Internationale Kooperationen

The Chinese Orthopaedic Association (COA) was founded in 1980 in Tianjin. COA is one of the specialty societies under Chinese Medical Association. Aiming at promoting scientific exchange, providing orthopaedic education, and improving the orthopaedic health service level.

„Berlin-Declaration“: Kooperationserklärung zwischen der DGOU und der COA

The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Trauma (EFORT) works on behalf of the European orthopaedic and traumatology community to restore and secure mobility, musculoskeletal health and quality of life.

The European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) was founded 2007 in Graz following the merging of EATES (European Association for Trauma & Emergency Surgery) and ETS (European Trauma Society) and registered in Brussels 2007.

The Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe (FORTE) began life at the trainees session of the EFORT Congress in Lisbon 2005. At the outset, our aims are the following: friendship and fellowship, outreach to orthopaedic surgeons (trainee and consultants), links with industry, reference point for Orthopaedic Training matters, teaching and training, exchange of ideas and communication.

SICOT is an international non-profit association incorporated under Belgian law with the aim to advance the science and art of orthopaedics and traumatology at an international level and to foster and develop teaching, research and education. 

The World Orthopaedic Alliance (WOA) is an international non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of high quality and cost effective musculoskeletal care in developing countries.

Die Veranstalter des Deutschen Kongresses für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DKOU) laden seit 2010 in jedem Jahr Gastländer ein. Diese sind auf dem Kongress mit ihren Fachgesellschaften und einem vielfältigen Veranstaltungsangebot vertreten.