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17/02/2026 OTWorld: A stage for real life changes This story is a prime example of what OTWorld – the world's leading trade show and international exhibition – will showcase in Leipzig from 19 to 22 May 2026: individualised orthopaedic treatment and care opens up new possibili-ties for people and improve their quality of life. Stephan Scherzer (61) has lived with complete foot drop since the age of 12. He has compensated for this limitation for many years through intensive sports. For a good four years now, he has been relying on a customised polymer orthosis from a 3D printer. Or-thopaedic technology specialists from Berlin and Rosenheim developed this unique device especially for him and demonstrate how the interplay of first-class skilled trades and modern technology enriches the orthopaedic treat-ment and care. Continue reading

16/02/2026 Orthopaedic treatment and care in times of crisis As the world's most important meeting place for modern orthopaedic treatment and care, OTWorld 2026 will put key future issues in healthcare on the agenda. From 19 to 22 May 2026 in Leipzig, the OTWorld World Congress will address the question of how orthopaedic treatment and care can be reliably provided in times of crisis and conflict. The focus will be on supply chains that enable people to remain mobile, self-determined and involved even under exceptional circumstances. Continue reading

11/02/2026 Rehabilitation as the key to orthopaedic treatment and care Rehabilitation plays a decisive role in determining how independently and actively people can live after illness, accident or surgery. OTWorld 2026 – from 19 to 22 May in Leipzig – is therefore placing a special focus on orthopaedic and trauma surgery rehabilitation in its World Congress and International Trade Show. Current figures underscore the relevance of this topic: according to the 2024 Rehabilitation Atlas published by the German Pension Insurance Fund, nearly 994,000 people received medical rehabilitation services in 2023. Around 352,000 of these cases were for orthopaedic indications alone, making this the largest single area of medical rehabilitation. Continue reading

04/02/2026 Training ensures orthopaedic treatment and care for tomorrow The quality of care that people will receive tomorrow with medical aids such as prostheses, orthoses or wheelchairs is already being determined today in training. That is why OTWorld 2026, with its World Congress and International Trade Show, is focusing on promoting young talent, qualifications and future technologies. OTWorld is the world's most important meeting place for modern orthopaedic treatment and care. It will take place in Leipzig from 19 to 22 May 2026. Continue reading

28/01/2026 OTWorld 2026: Ticket shop of the Youth.Academy for Technical Orthopaedics now open Quality-assured orthopaedic treatment and care requires well-trained specialists. In order to specifically promote young talent and involve them in professional exchange at an early stage, OTWorld – World Congress and International Trade Show – offers an independent programme for trainees and students with the Youth.Academy TO. The ticket shop for the Youth.Academy TO is now open. Continue reading

20/01/2026 OTWorld 2026: Congress programme and ticket shop online - World Congress with live AI translation for the first time According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 2.5 billion people are dependent on medical aids. Under the motto "You make the difference," OTWorld will show at its Trade Show and World Congress from May 19 to 22, 2026, how professionals can provide even better care for people with medical aids – for a better quality of life, mobility, and participation. To enable visitors to prepare for their participation in Leipzig in the best possible way, the complete congress programme and the ticket shop for the world's largest meeting place for modern orthopaedic treatment and care are now available online. Continue reading