SORG Trauma Section
Trauma was the initial starting point of SORG and remains one of the group's central areas of focus to this day. Although, particularly in Europe, the number of trauma cases has declined, patients' increasing functional and aesthetic expectations, together with growing cost pressures, require surgeons to engage in meticulous preoperative planning and to achieve rapid, uncomplicated postoperative recovery. Nevertheless, substantial differences in the quality of patient care still exist depending on the geographical region in which the surgical team is based. Therefore, alongside research and development, education and training continue to be among SORG's highest priorities.
Research and development focus on the following subjects:
- Basic science on bone healing as well as on biomechanics
- Stress shielding after conventional versus locking plate treatment
- Diagnostics, visualization and imaging as well as preoperative surgical planning
- Instrumentation and surgical equipment for surgical practice
- Material science on biocompatible implant materials
- Autogenous vs. alloplastic tissue repair
- Resorbable materials
- Application of software, instrumentation and new elements which can incorporate into our clinical practice