The Nordic Orthopaedic Federation (NOF)   The NOF is the federation of the national orthopaedic societies of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden and was founded in 1919. The NOF represents more than 4.600 orthopaedic surgeons.   Mission statement of the NOF The NOF wants to raise the level of orthopaedic care in the Nordic countries and to make this orthopaedic care available to all patients and thus improve the quality of life (mobility) in the Nordic countries. < read more >   Members Danish Orthopaedic Society (DOS), Dutch Orthopaedic Association (NOV), Estonian Orthopaedic Society, Finnish Orthopaedic Association (SOY),Icelandic Orthopaedic Society, Norwegian Orthopaedic Association (NOF), Swedish Orthopaedic Association (SOF).   Affiliated organisations & activities and associate memership European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Bone& Joint Initiative. In the General Assembly of the EFORT in 2013 the NOF was accepted as associate member of the EFORT			Congresses, Courses and Meetings   Coming events NOF Congresses & Events: •   57th NOF Congress - 07-09 May, 2014 - Finland •   58th NOF Congress - 2016 - Sweden •   59th NOF Congress - 2018 - Iceland •   60th NOF Congress - 2020 - Norway   Past events •   NOF Congresses < read more >   NOF Member Countries Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland The Netherlands Norway Sweden		NEWS Acta Orthopaedica, current issue < read more >   NOF accepted as associate member of the EFORT < read more >   Göran Bauer's grant and NOF fellowship awarded during the 56th NOF Congress in Tallinn < read more >   NOF Best Papers awarded during the 56th NOF Congress in Tallinn < read more >