title: Steindler award lecture. Cross the borders.
abstract: The orthopaedic scientists of today, whether a clinician or a basic scientist, must cross both interdisciplinary and national borders to advance the field. Examples derived from the author's own experience of such border crossings are given, mainly as they relate to research in spinal disorders.
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000628:therapy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008511:Medicine; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013038:Specialization