British Orthopaedic Association

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British Orthopaedic Association
AbbreviationBOA
Formation1918;106 years ago (1918)
Founder Harry Platt
Registration no.3482958
Location
  • 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership (2013)
4,000
President
Deborah Eastwood
Website www.boa.ac.uk

The British Orthopaedic Association is a professional association in Britain for doctors who specialize in orthopaedic surgery.

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History

The British Orthopaedic Association was founded in 1918. [1] One of the founders was Harry Platt, who went on to serve as its president in 1934-1935. [2]

As of 2013 the organisation reports having 4,000 members with most based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [1] The BOA represents 40% of the total surgical workforce in Britain. [1]

In 1919 the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery became the official journal of the British Orthopaedic Association in addition to the American Orthopedic Association.[ citation needed ]

Projects

In 2012 Royal College of Surgeons of England and the British Orthopaedic Association called for increased regulation of implants to prevent implant failure. [3]

In association with the BGS, the BOA set up the national hip fracture database for England and Wales.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "About BOA". boa.ac.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. Duthie, R. B. (September 2010) [2004]. "Platt, Sir Harry, first baronet (1886–1986)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40077 . Retrieved 20 July 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. Watt, Holly; Newell, Claire (24 October 2012). "Faulty medical implants investigation: Patients failed by poor implant regulation, say surgeons - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph . London. ISSN   0307-1235. OCLC   49632006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.