19 - 22 May 2026 OTWorld

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Disaster conference at OTWorld 2026: Learning from mistakes – submit treatment cases now!
The programme committee is developing a new and deliberately unusual format for the OTWorld 2026 World Congress (19–22 May in Leipzig): the Disaster Conference. The focus will be on treatment cases that have taken an unexpected turn – and precisely because of this offer valuable insights for practical care.
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Call for Papers – Become part of the OTWorld Congress Programme 2026 – You make the difference!
Whether innovative studies, groundbreaking research results, technical innovations or exemplary treatment cases - your expertise counts!
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New ideas for orthopaedic treatment and care: Dr Doris Maier and Thomas Münch shape the world congress of OTWorld 2026 as congress presidents
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Paralympics: On course with the canoe
The 2024 Paralympics will take place in Paris from 28 August to 8 September. For the participating athletes, this is both a great honour and a challenge. Abel Aber, France's most successful para-athlete in the canoeing discipline, has one big goal: to win the gold medal at the Paralympics.
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OTWorld World Congress 2024: Over 2,500 participants from 61 countries organised a global exchange of knowledge in orthopaedic treatment and care
Over 300 international speakers, 360 lectures, 50 poster presentations and 33 practical workshops provided visitors of the OTWorld World Congress from 14 to 17 May 2024 with inspiration for orthopaedic treatment and care of tomorrow. With 2,550 participants from 61 countries, the OTWorld World Congress once again emphasised its global significance. For the first time, participants arrived also from New Caledonia, South Korea and Guadeloupe.
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Positive Response to OTWorld 2024
OTWorld 2024 in Leipzig has once again confirmed its position as the world's leading trade show with world congress for manufacturers, distributors and service companies providing modern orthopaedic treatment and care. Numerous exhibitors gave us enthusiastic feedback on the high quality of professional dialogue and the in-depth conversations they had with visitors.
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Exhibiting Together: Special Areas at a Glance
Stronger together! Start-ups, first-timers and educational institutions have the exclusive opportunity to introduce themselves to a global audience of experts at a special, discounted rate in the special areas at OTWorld 2024.
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Travel Stipends: Open for applications until the end of October
Attendees from low-income countries can still submit their applications for a travel stipend to OTWorld 2024 until the end of October. Congress organiser Confairmed GmbH will award three scholarships of €1,000 each for travel and accommodation expenses.
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New Dual Leadership of the world congress at OTWorld 2024
Uniting medicine with prosthetics and orthotics: The new dual leadership for the world congress reflects the interdisciplinary and inter-professional orientation of OTWorld 2024. Bringing together both sectors with their professional expertise, the two congress presidents, Prof Dr Thomas Wirth, Medical Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic in Stuttgart and Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ingo Pfefferkorn, master prosthetist and orthotist, will be creating a platform for open professional dialogue.
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