The Nordic Orthopaedic Federation is the

orthopaedic Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

federation for the

Nordic Nordic most commonly refers to: * Nordic countries, the northern European countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and their North Atlantic territories * Scandinavia, a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern ...

and other Northern European countries. It was founded 1919. The current president is

Richard Wallensten Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...

Karolinska University Hospital The Karolinska University Hospital () is a teaching hospital affiliated with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities of Solna and Huddinge. The hospital network is the second largest in Sweden, after ...

. Member countries were Denmark, The Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden as of June 2021. The federation consists of the following national orthopaedic associations: * Danish Orthopaedic Society * Finnish Orthopaedic Association * Icelandic Orthopaedic Society * Norwegian Orthopaedic Association * Swedish Orthopaedic Association * Dutch Orthopaedic Association * Estonian Orthopaedic Society

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{{authority control International medical associations of Europe