EFORT: from its foundation to the present time
EFORT was founded over the period 1989–1992. All those who were then European national society presidents or their representatives agreed to take this step in 1991 at a meeting in Marentino (Italy) arranged under the auspices of COCOMAC (Comite de Coordination des Societes d’Orthopedie du Marche Commun) The 20th anniversary of this meeting will be commemorated in 2011 in Copenhagen. We now provide an account of the founding events (originally described in the first EFORT Bulletin in 1994 (see the EFORT portal, www. efort.org and the December 2002 EFORT Bulletin)) followed by a short description of the events since then.