title: [History of orthopedics in Germany 1945-1990].
abstract: Presentation of a brief history of the scientific society from the end of World War II until the fall of the Iron Curtain, taking into consideration the milieu inside and outside the field of orthopedics. Throughout, the intention was to provide facts and sufficient references for further reading, with special emphasis on the biographies of the public figures mentioned. Attention should be directed in particular to the history of the society published in 1963.
authors.affiliation: DG00C-Frankfurt@t-online.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holfelder
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration