Guidelines in orthopedics. Alliance of German Orthopedists. University Clinic of Orthopedics, Heidelberg

Guidelines are systematically developed statements of the actual knowledge in order to assist doctors and patients by the decision of appropriate health care. Since 1998 the DGOT has published 22 well structured guidelines, 20 guidelines are under construction. The AWMF as the coordinator of guideline constructing of all scientific medical societies has published 629 guidelines since 1995. The publication of guidelines of the DGOT and the BVO is the first step for dissemination, next steps should be implementation und evaluation. Then it will be evident whether change in medical practice will occur.

Published by Der Orthopade, 1999. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1007/s001320050343