Treatment of the Aging Spine

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European Instructional Lectures

14th EFORT Congress Istanbul, Turkey Edited by George Bentley (UK)

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European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

European Instructional Lectures Volume 13, 2013

European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Committees and Task Forces EFORT Executive Committee

Standing Committees EAR Committee

Executive Board Prof. Dr. Pierre Hoffmeyer, President Dr. Manuel Cassiano Neves, Vice President Ass. Prof. Dr. Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, Secretary General Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendröi, Immediate Past President Mr. Stephen R. Cannon, Treasurer Prof. Dr. Enric Cáceres Palou, Member at Large Dr. George Macheras, Member at Large Prof. Dr. Philippe Neyret, Member at Large Co-Opted Members Mr. John Albert Prof. Dr. Thierry Bégué Prof. Dr. George Bentley, Past President Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Böhler, Past President Dr. Marino Delmi Prof. Dr. Karsten Dreinhöfer Prof. Dr. Pavel Dungl Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Günther Prof. Dr. Norbert Haas Prof. Dr. Karl Knahr Prof. Dr. Maurilio Marcacci Prof. Dr. Jean Puget Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Puhl, Past President Prof. Dr. Nejat Hakki Sur Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren, Past President

Scientific Coordination 14th EFORT Congress, Istanbul 2013 Chairman Prof. Dr. Nejat Hakki Sur

Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Böhler Education Committee Prof. Dr. Maurilio Marcacci Ethics Committee Prof. Dr. Jean Puget EA & L Committee Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Puhl Finance Committee Mr. Stephen R. Cannon Health Service Research Committee Prof. Dr. Karsten Dreinhöfer Portal Steering Committee Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Günther Publications Committee Prof. Dr. George Bentley Scientific Congress Committee Prof. Dr. Enric Cáceres Palou Speciality Society Standing Committee Dr. Marino Delmi Prof. Dr. Pierre Hoffmeyer

Task Forces and Ad Hoc Committees Awards & Prizes Committee Prof. Dr. George Bentley Fora Prof. Dr. Thierry Bégué Travelling & Visiting Fellowships Prof. Dr. Philippe Neyret Musculoskeletal Trauma Task Force Prof. Dr. Norbert Haas EFORT Foundation Committee Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren

European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

European Instructional Lectures Volume 13, 2013 14th EFORT Congress, Istanbul, Turkey

Edited by

George Bentley

Editor George Bentley Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Stanmore Middlesex United Kingdom EFORT Central Office Technoparkstrasse 1 8005 Zürich Switzerland

ISBN 978-3-642-36148-7 ISBN 978-3-642-36149-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-36149-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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