title: The Küntscher Society: the South American perspective.
abstract: This paper reviews the beginning of the South American Council of the Küntscher International Society, a group of enthusiastic South American Orthopaedic Surgeons committed to teach the principles and advances of intramedullary nailing technique in this part of the world. The goals, current and future educational activities are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Asunción, Paraguay. AlvaroCallizo@Hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Callizo
mesh_terms: D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013020:South America