The trade show profile of OTWorld

OTWorld is the sector’s largest get-together and most important meeting place for all manufacturers, dealers and service providers in the field of modern medical aids and equipment. Its unique combination of trade show and congress brings together experts and stakeholders from all five continents and, as a core forum for innovation and exchange, sets standards for customised, patient-oriented treatment.

THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW: THE MOST IMPORTANT FORUM FOR INNOVATION AND NETWORKING

Every two years, the world's leading trade show of OTWorld attracts international manufacturers, dealers and service providers to present their products and services circling around technical orthopaedics. Hence, it is the ideal platform to present new products and innovations, expand industry networks and find future business partners. During the last face-to-face event in 2022, around 440 exhibitors welcomed more than 18,800 visitors from over 86 countries.

Additional formats in the programme ensure that the participation becomes a true experience for all visitors. They can get an overview of the sectors newcomers at the Start-Up-Zone. Guided trade-show-walks shine a light on different topics and show the highlights on the market.

KEY EXHIBITION AREAS

  • Prosthetics and orthotics
  • Orthopaedic footwear technology
  • Technical rehabilitation
  • Workshop fittings, furnishings, and equipment
  • Raw materials, aids and consumables
  • Surgical retail stores and medical technology
  • Compression therapy
  • Shop fitting and equipment
  • Research and development
  • Education and advanced training
  • Services, publishing houses
  • Professional associations and organisations

TARGET GROUPS

  • Prosthetists and orthotists
  • Orthopaedic footwear professionals and podiatrists
  • Retailers for healthcare supplies and medical retailers
  • Rehabilitation technicians
  • Engineers
  • Doctors and physiotherapists
  • Suppliers and manufacturers
  • Employees of funding organisations

JOIN O&P PROFESSIONALS AT THE SECTOR’S WORLD-LEADING EVENT

The OTWorld 2022 numbers speak for themselves:

  • 18,800 visitors from more than 86 countries
  • 440 exhibitors from 36 countries
  • 2,100 congress delegates from 51 countries
  • 300 internationally recognized speakers from 29 countries

THEME WORLDS

Prosthetics and Orthotics
Come and learn about new innovations and the latest scientific findings on optimal treatment and care in the fields of prostheses, orthoses, corsets and other medical aids.
Orthopaedic Footwear Technology
As an orthopaedic footwear professional, experience product premieres, discover innovative technologies for pedorthists and take part in numerous events around the topic of healthy feet.
Rehabilitation Technology
Mobility is the word. From wheelchairs to stair-lifts or mobility aids, find out all about the most important trends in optimal personalised treatment and care for people with severe disabilities.
Retail Surgical Stores
Take a look at the retail surgical store of the future. Find inspiration for new products, management approaches, best practice processes, as well as concepts for in-store furnishing and presentation.
Medicine
If you are a physician, surgeon, rehabilitation doctor or sports physician, you can take advantage of our certified educational events as well as from intensive interdisciplinary exchanges.
Education & Research

Trainees and students, as well as professionals interested in continuing education and training, can discover a lot at the Jugend.Akademie Technische Orthopädie and the OTWorld Campus 2024.

TREATMENT AREAS

THE FOCUS IS ON PEOPLE - OUR TREATMENT AREAS

An optimum supply of medical aids gives patients and people with disabilities the greatest possible independence, mobility and participation in everyday life. In the nine different treatment areas at OTWorld, visitors can obtain comprehensive information about solutions for their patients.

MOBILITY LIMITATIONS

  • Residual limb care
  • Foot deformities
  • Neurological diseases
  • Ligament instability
  • Foot injuries
  • Rheumatic diseases
  • Ligament injuries
  • Foot disorders
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • etc.

DIABETES AND VASCULAR DISEASES

  • Wound care
  • Treatment after an amputation
  • Compression therapy
  • Oedema therapy
  • Diabetic foot
  • PAOD
  • Venous disorders
  • Lipoedema
  • Lymphoedema
  • etc.

OSTEOARTHRITIS AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES

  • Osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Osteoarthritis of the hip
  • Osteoarthritis of the thumb
  • Osteoarthritis of the shoulder, foot and spine
  • etc.

STROKE

  • Drop foot
  • Incontinence
  • Care (bedding, positioning, systems for upright positioning)
  • Mobility limitations
  • etc.

SPORTS PROPHYLAXIS AND INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENTS

  • Ligament injuries
  • Ankle joint injuries
  • compression therapy
  • Whiplash injury
  • Treatment after an amputation
  • Paraplegia
  • Ligament instability
  • Ligament injuries
  • Fractures
  • Stoma care
  • etc.

BACK

  • (Chronic) back pain
  • Foot deformities
  • Lower back pain
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rheumatic diseases
  • Scoliosis
  • Kyphosis
  • Torso instability
  • etc.

MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND PARALYSIS

  • Paraplegia
  • tetraplegia
  • incontinence
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Neurological diseases
  • Spasticity
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Muscular disorders
  • Trunk instabilities
  • Partial paralysis
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • etc.

CANCER DISEASES

  • Treatment after amputation of limbs
  • Treatment after amputation of the breast
  • compression therapy
  • stoma care
  • incontinence
  • etc.

PREVENTION

  • Pain prophylaxis
  • Prevention of injuries
  • Thrombosis prophylaxis
  • Prophylaxis of postural and strain injuries
  • etc.