PROGRAM BOOK

GENERAL INFORMATION
WELCOME TO THE ORS 2016 ANNUAL MEETING
March 5 – March 8, 2016
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort | Orlando, FL
Dear Fellow ORS Members, Colleagues, and Guests,
On behalf of the Orthopaedic Research Society’s Board of Directors, I would like to
welcome you to the ORS 2016 Annual Meeting – our 62nd Annual Meeting.
The ORS Annual Meeting serves as the home to all of us that are in the field of
musculoskeletal research; whether we are surgeons, biologists, engineers, veterinarians,
research administrators, etc. we all share a passion for research.
Recently, the ORS Board of Directors established ORS 2020, which outlines our strategic
mission for the next five years. Serving our members and the field in general is key, and
the ORS Annual Meeting helps us to accomplish our mission. Many of the innovations
introduced in the field of orthopaedics were once presented at the ORS Annual Meeting,
where we have presented approximately 64,000 scientific abstracts since 1955.
We congratulate those of you who will be presenting your work at this meeting, and
encourage you to seek collaborations with others here at this meeting. The ORS Annual
Meeting provides many opportunities for us to network, to learn, and to be inspired.
Thank you to all of our many dedicated volunteers and to our members. The success of
the society and of the Annual Meeting would not be possible without your support! We
hope that you find many opportunities to collaborate, communicate, and be inspired at
this year’s meeting. Enjoy your time in Orlando!
Mathias P.G. Bostrom, MD
President, Orthopaedic Research Society
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