Mission

The primary objective of ARTOF (Association for the Rationale Treatment of Fractures) is to advance understanding of different treatment strategies of fractures.

 

The aforementioned shall be achieved by:

Education & mentoring

Encouraging professional education and mentoring of orthopedic and trauma surgeons in the field of non-surgical and surgical treatment strategies of fractures.

Exchange of knowledge

Promoting evidence based approaches in the treatment of fractures and encouraging the exchange and knowledge of ideas via scientific meetings and conferences, newsletters and personal communication among ARTOF members and beyond.

ABOUT ARTOF

Five European orthopedic and trauma surgeons set up the organization on 29th of June 1995 in Amsterdam. The founding members were Jeffrey Hallett (United Kingdom), Arnbjorn Rodt (Norway), Cees van der Jagt (Netherlands), Ove Fasting (Norway), and Kurt Brulhart (Switzerland). In late 1995, on a second meeting, it was the unanimous decision to invite Augusto Sarmiento to be first president of the organization. Professor Sarmiento accepted this position in December 1995. Only on a third meeting in 1996 the name of the organization was finalized to be Association for the Rationale Treatment of Fractures (ARTOF).

In 1996, the Constitution and Bylaws were outlined, ARTOF was then registered

on 13th of August 1997 in London as Limited Company based in the UK. In December 2002 ARTOF was registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Aim of the society was to build an independent platform of discussion to identify the optimal therapeutic strategy for patients following trauma. In this respect, the focus was set on scientifically proven concepts following the strict criteria of evidence based medicine. Knowledge concerning non-surgical and surgical treatment of fractures is carried into the community of orthopedic and trauma surgeons via educational courses.

ARTOF Company Number (03418954) & ARTOF Charity Number (1094981).

Five European orthopedic and trauma surgeons set up the organization on 29th of June 1995 in Amsterdam. The founding members were Jeffrey Hallett (United Kingdom), Arnbjorn Rodt (Norway), Cees van der Jagt (Netherlands), Ove Fasting (Norway), and Kurt Brulhart (Switzerland). In late 1995, on a second meeting, it was the unanimous decision to invite Augusto Sarmiento to be first president of the organization. Professor Sarmiento accepted this position in December 1995. Only on a third meeting in 1996 the name of the organization was finalized to be Association for the Rationale Treatment of Fractures (ARTOF).

In 1996, the Constitution and Bylaws were outlined, ARTOF was then registered on 13th of August 1997 in London as Limited Company based in the UK. In December 2002 ARTOF was registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Aim of the society was to build an independent platform of discussion to identify the optimal therapeutic strategy for patients following trauma. In this respect, the focus was set on scientifically proven concepts following the strict criteria of evidence based medicine. Knowledge concerning non-surgical and surgical treatment of fractures is carried into the community of orthopedic and trauma surgeons via educational courses.

ARTOF Company Number (03418954) & ARTOF Charity Number (1094981).

STEERING COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT
Marc Hanschen
Munich, Germany

Peter Biberthaler

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT
Peter Biberthaler
Munich, Germany

James Waddell

PAST-PRESIDENT
James Waddell
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Keating

GENERAL SECRETARY
John Keating
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Samuel Molyneux

TREASURER
Samuel Molyneux
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Steffen Ruchholtz

TRUSTEE BOARD
Steffen Ruchholtz
Marburg, Germany

Jeffrey Hallet

MEMBER AT LARGE
Jeffrey Hallett
Ipswich, United Kingdom

Chlodwig Kirchhoff

MEMBER AT LARGE
Chlodwig Kirchhoff
Munich, Germany

MEMBER AT LARGE
Arindam Banerjee
Kolkata, India

MEMBER AT LARGE
Jason Strelzow
Chicago, USA

MEMBER AT LARGE
Nando Ferreira
Cape Town / Tygerberg, South Africa

NETWORK MEMBERS

136

Currently Network
Members worldwide

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NETWORK MEMBERS

136

Currently Network
Members worldwide

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trauma and orthopedic surgery!

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