This eleventh volume in the EUROPEAN INSTRUCTIONAL LECTURES series continues the format of educational chapters from across Orthopaedics and Traumatology contributed by distinguished Orthopaedic Educators in Europe. It provides up-to-date material and major advances covering a range of topics including: General Orthopaedics Basic Science and Technology Musculo-skeletal Tumours Infections Paediatric Orthopaedics Trauma Spine Upper Limb Hip Knee Leg Ankle and Foot. All the lectures were presented at the 12th EFORT Congress in Copenhagen Denmark. The lectures are an authoritative source of information illustrated by radiographs MRI and CT Scans operative photographs tables and line drawings. They are a valuable source of instruction for Surgeons and Trainees alike.