1 Mehmet Mesut Sonmez1, Figen Yilmaz2, Yunus Oc1, Ramazan E. Erturer3, Mustafa F. Seckin4, Bekir Eray Kilinc5, Irfan Ozturk6 1Department of Orthopaedics, Hamidiye Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, 2Department of Physical Theraphy, Hamidiye Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, 3Department of Orthopaedics, Istanbul Liy Hospital, İstanbul, 4Department of Orthop...

1 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Tees University Hospital, Stockton-on-Tees, UK 2 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester. UK Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland. UK Address of Correspondence

Rami Madanat1, Tatu J. Mäkinen1, Daniel Ryan2, Gazi Huri3, Nikolaos Paschos4, Joao Vide5 1. Helsinki Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital 2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, United Kingdom 3. Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumato...

OBJECTIVE To determine the attitude of cleft care specialists working in Africa towards pre-surgical orthopaedics. DESIGN A cross sectional study. SETTING Pan-African conference on cleft lip and palate in Nigeria. SUBJECTS Sixty cleft care specialists working in Africa. RESULTS The general attitude towards pre-surgicalorthopaedics was positive. Majority of the specialists employ pre-sur...

Marcus Jäger,1,2 Catharina Chiari,3 Joern W.P. Michael,4 Sandro F. Fucentese5 1Department of Orthopaedics, HeinrichHeine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; 2Orthopaedic Department, DuisburgEssen University, Essen, Germany 3Department of Orthopaedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 4Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; 5Department of...

1Master Student in Anatomy, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 2Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 3Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 4Professor & Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sci...

As pediatric orthopaedics has grown in size and scope, standardization of training is being considered as a way to ensure unform standards. Competency the knowledge, skill, judgment successfully complete task, but one that trainee not yet demonstrated they can achieve on their own. Proficiency occurs when task be accomplished independently. Defining standards for competency proficiency are need...