Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie

SICOT
Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie
AbbreviationS.I.C.O.T.
Formation1929 (1929)
Founded atParis, France
TypeNonprofit organization
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
  • Rue de la Loi 26 - b.13, 1040 Bruxelles
  • Belgium
Membership1958 (December 2025)
Official language
English
Secretary General
Marc Patterson
President
Vikas Khanduja
President Elect
Hatem Said
Websitewww.sicot.org

The Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) is an international non-profit organization in the field of orthopaedics and traumatology.

History

The foundations of the Society were laid during its first Congress in Paris at the Hotel Crillon on October 10, 1929.[1]

The group of founders who attended included: from Austria, Erlacher and Spitzy; from Belgium, Lorthioir, Delchef[2] and Maffei; from Spain, San Ricart; from the United States, Albee, Baer and Meyerding;[3] from France, Ombrédanne, Rocher, Sorrel and Nové-Josserand; from Great Britain, Fairbank;[4] from Germany, Bielsalski; from Italy, Galeazzi and Putti; from Holland, Murk Jansen; from Romania, Frans Jiano; from Sweden, Haglund and Waldenström; from Switzerland, Machard; and from Czechoslovakia, Zahradníček.

Presidents of SICOT

1929-1930 Sir Robert Jones (United Kingdom)
1930-1933 Willem Murk-Jansen[5] (Netherlands)
1933-1948 Louis Ombredanne (France)
1948-1954 Sir Harry Platt (United Kingdom)
1954-1960 Jean J. Delchef[2] (Belgium)
1960-1963 Bryan McFarland[5] (United Kingdom)
1963-1966 Matthias Hackenroch (Germany)
1966-1969 Sten Friberg[6] (Sweden)
1969-1972 Robert Merle d’Aubigné (France)
1972-1975 Floyd Jergesen[7] (United States)
1975-1978 Calogero Casuccio (Italy)
1978-1981 Keti T. Dholakia (India)
1981-1984 Maurice E. Müller (Switzerland)
1984-1987 Robert de Marneffe[8] (Belgium)
1987-1990 Sir Dennis Paterson[9] (Australia)
1990-1993 Leonardo Zamudio[10] (Mexico)
1993-1996 Takao Yamamuro[11] (Japan)
1996-1999 Charles Sorbie[12] (Canada)
1999-2002 Rainer I.P. Kotz (Austria)
2002-2005 John C.Y. Leong[13] (Hong Kong)
2005-2008 Chadwick F. Smith[14] (United States)
2008-2011 Cody Bünger[15] (Denmark)
2011-2014 Maurice Hinsenkamp[16] (Belgium)
2014-2016 Keith Luk[17] (Hong Kong)
2016-2018 Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran[18] (India)
2018-2020 John Dormans[19] (United States)
2020-2022 Ashok Johari[20] (India)
2022-2024 Philippe Hernigou[21] (France)
2022-2024 Vikas Khanduja[22] (United Kingdom)

Educational activities

SICOT organises a range of educational activities aimed at orthopaedic surgeons and trainees worldwide, including webinars, a face-to-face and online Diploma Examinations, virtual learning programmes and fellowships, and cadaver courses. The SICOT Diploma Examination is designed to assess core knowledge in trauma and orthopaedics against an international standard.[23]

PIONEER

In 2020 the organisation launched the Programme of Innovative Orthopaedic Networking, e-Learning, Education and Research (PIONEER), a digital platform that offers live webinars, an online video archive and other virtual learning formats. Under the PIONEER umbrella, SICOT has developed structured virtual education, training and fellowship initiatives that combine online modules with opportunities for supervised clinical or surgical experience.[24]

Publications

SICOT also supports education through its scientific journals, including International Orthopaedics and the open access journal SICOT-J, as well as textbooks and training manuals for orthopaedic trainees.

International Orthopaedics

International Orthopaedics is an official journal of SICOT. The Journal is published monthly by Springer Verlag, and is distributed to 50,000 surgeons in electronic format and in 3,200 printed issues for libraries and special subscribers. It has an impact factor of 2.7 (2022).[25]

SICOT-J

SICOT-J is an official journal of SICOT founded in 2014. It is a peer-reviewed open access journal. Its focus is on clinical, basic and transnational research in the field of orthopaedics surgery and traumatology.[26][27][28]

Books

  • Current Progress in Orthopedics 1: An Educational Initiative of SICOT[29]
  • Current Progress in Orthopedics 2[30]
  • Gopalan's Evidence Based Orthopaedic Principles - A SICOT India Initiative[31]
  • Early Onset Scoliosis[32]

References

  1. ^ "Early days of the first international orthopedic association".
  2. ^ a b "Jean Delchef" (PDF).
  3. ^ Wright, Ian P. (2003). "Who Was Meyerding?". Spine. 28 (7): 733–735. doi:10.1097/01.BRS.0000051927.97973.66. ISSN 0362-2436. PMID 12671365.
  4. ^ W.-J., R. (1961). "Harold Arthur Thomas Fairbank". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume. 43-B (3): 595–596. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.43B3.595. ISSN 0301-620X.
  5. ^ a b Le Vay, David (1990). The history of orthopaedics : an account of the study and practice of orthopaedics from the earliest times to the modern era. Carnforth, Lancs, UK: Parthenon Pub. Group. ISBN 0-940813-81-5. OCLC 20530012.
  6. ^ Hierton, Tor; Jansen, Knud (1977). "In Memoriam: Sten Frtberg". Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 48 (4): 431–432. doi:10.3109/17453677708992021. ISSN 0001-6470. PMID 335777.
  7. ^ Kaarlela, Corinna (23 February 1990). "Orthopedic surgery pioneer and UCSF Professor Floyd Jergesen, MD, dies". UCSF News. p. 2.
  8. ^ Hinsenkamp, Maurice (2008). "In Memoriam Robert de Marneffe". Acta Orthopaedica Belgica. 74–3: 433.
  9. ^ "Sir Dennis Paterson". www.surgeons.org.
  10. ^ Zamudio Villanueva, Leonardo (1997). "Ayer, hoy y mañana". Revista Mexicana de Ortopedia y Traumatología. 11: 291.
  11. ^ The Bone-biomaterial interface. J. E. Davies, Bone-Biomaterial Interface Workshop. Toronto [Ont.]: University of Toronto Press. 1991. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-4426-7150-8. OCLC 244768151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ "Charles Sorbie Faculty Research Day | Department of Surgery | School of Medicine | Queen's University". surgery.queensu.ca.
  13. ^ The Europa world year book. London, England: Europa Publications Limited. 2005. p. 395. ISBN 1-85743-253-3. OCLC 826126841.
  14. ^ The Europa world year book : 2008. Europa Publications Limited, Taylor & Francis Group (49 ed.). New York: Routledge. 2008. p. 436. ISBN 978-1-85743-451-4. OCLC 237188729.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ Kraks blaa bog (in Danish). Krak. 2011. p. 202.
  16. ^ Dormans, John P. "A report from SICOT". AAOS Now.
  17. ^ "Keith DK Luk". Spinal News International. 2017-06-22.
  18. ^ "World Orthopaedic Concern.Advisory Board" (PDF). 2016.
  19. ^ The Europa directory of international organizations 2000. Europa Publications Limited. London: Europa. 2000. ISBN 978-1-000-32635-2. OCLC 1190723608.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ "IOF-ESCEO-SICOT collaboration to enhance educational outreach to orthopaedic surgeons | International Osteoporosis Foundation". www.osteoporosis.foundation.
  21. ^ "History | SICOT". www.sicot.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  22. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  23. ^ "Exhibitors List 2025 - EFORT Congress Lyon 2025 - EFORT". efortnet.efort.org. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  24. ^ Thevendran, Gowreeson; Khanduja, Vikas (April 2022). "SICOT PIONEER (Programme of Innovative Orthopaedic Networking Education and Research): Re-inventing global orthopaedic education, training and research". International Orthopaedics. 46 (4): 669–676. doi:10.1007/s00264-022-05354-9. ISSN 0341-2695. PMC 8907392. PMID 35267073.
  25. ^ "International Orthopaedics". Springer.
  26. ^ "SICOT-J | Scholars Portal Journals". journals.scholarsportal.info. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  27. ^ "Directory of Open Access Journals". doaj.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  28. ^ "ISSN 2426-8887 (Online) | SICOT-J | The ISSN Portal". portal.issn.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  29. ^ Current Progress in Orthopedics 1: An Educational Initiative of SICOT. Waddel, James; Johari, Ashok; Luk, Keith. Kothari Medical Subscription Services Pvt. Ltd. 2014. ISBN 978-9383989027.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  30. ^ Current Progress in Orthopedics Volume 2. Waddel, James; Johari, Ashok; Luk, Keith. TreeLife Media. 2017. ISBN 978-9383989164.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  31. ^ Gopalan, Hitesh (2015). Gopalan's Evidence Based Orthopaedic Principles. Paras Medical Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789383124664.
  32. ^ Early-onset scoliosis : guidelines for management in resource-limited settings. Alaaeldin Azmi Ahmad, Aakash Agarwal. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 2021. ISBN 978-0-429-35241-6. OCLC 1201695990.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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