Message of the congress president

Annual Meeting December 5/6, 2025
Osteosynthese International
&
3rd Military Meeting on Bone Reconstruction and Orthoplastic Surgery
“Küntscher meets Ilizarov” in BERLIN

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this year's congress “Osteosynthesis International 2025 - Küntscher meets Ilizarov” of the Küntscher Society in conjunction with the 3rd Military meeting on Bone reconstruction on December 5/6, 2025 in Berlin. We warmly invite you to the historic hall of the Federal Academy for Security Policy.
“Küntscher meets Ilizarov” enables us to bring together the ideas of two brilliant minds, whose discoveries and innovations continue to shape the field of bone reconstruction to this day. Especially today, with the high incidence of war-related extremity injuries, both reconstruction techniques can still develop considerable innovative potential, even decades after their establishment. Injuries to the extremities are a topic that goes back to the roots of military medicine. G. Küntscher also treated such injuries on the Eastern Front. His technique only gained worldwide recognition after the treated prisoners of war had returned home. Now, civilian hospitals in Germany are also increasingly confronted with such injuries. To ensure optimal patient-oriented care, all reconstructive elements from orthopedics/trauma surgery and plastic surgery must be closely and seamlessly interlinked. This concept is not new and represents a milestone. It will also prove useful in the treatment of non-war injuries. We will hear key lectures from pioneers in this field and hope to make a small contribution to the further development and integration of orthoplastic surgery.

We warmly welcome you! 

Become part of this community for reconstructive surgery! You will be confronted with new ideas and experience inspiring discussions.

Sincerely

Dr. med. Dennis Vogt
Military Hospital Berlin 

Dr. med. Steffen Langwald
BG Bergmannstrost Halle 

Prof. Dr. med. Nikolai Spranger
Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin 

Dr. med. Jacob Spinnen
Charite Berlin