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In the course of the last two hundred years or so the Place de la Concorde and the– buildings that surround it have witnessed a fair number of events, some happy, others tragic.1 But on the evening in question for a particular group of men there was occasion only for joy, enthusiasm and hope; indeed, for orthopaedic surgeons all over the world. The Event was taking place. Twenty-one men, inspired by courage and good will — and heaven knows, they needed it — were combining their resources to create the means to promote orthopaedic surgery and unite those who, the worl over, devote their energies to this branch of surgery.
Manuscript received for publication: April 1st, 1978.
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Vander Elst, E. (1978). Foundation. In: Vander Elst, E. (eds) Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02302-0_2
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