Femecot 2026

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Arthroplasty

Joint replacement surgery in which a damaged knee, hip or shoulder surface is resurfaced with metal, ceramic and polyethylene components. At a FEMECOT exhibition this is the product family behind primary and revision implant systems, trial sets and cemented or cementless fixation platforms.

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Osteosynthesis

Surgical fixation of a fracture using plates, screws, intramedullary nails or wires so the bone heals in correct alignment. Trauma exhibitors at the congress present locking plate systems, cephalomedullary nails and titanium or stainless-steel screw ranges.

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Traumatology (Traumatologia)

In Mexican and Latin American practice, the specialty branch covering fractures, dislocations and musculoskeletal injuries, usually practiced together with orthopedics under the title Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia.

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Arthroscopy

Minimally invasive joint surgery performed through a camera and instruments inserted via small portals. The exhibition floor typically shows arthroscopy towers, shaver consoles, radiofrequency probes, fluid management pumps and meniscal or ligament repair kits.

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Polytrauma

A patient with multiple simultaneous injuries, usually from road traffic crashes or falls. Congress content and exhibitor demonstrations often focus on damage-control orthopedics, external fixation and staged fracture management.

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External fixation

A frame of pins and bars placed outside the limb to stabilise fractures, commonly used in open fractures, infected non-unions and polytrauma. Suppliers show monolateral, circular and hybrid frame systems with associated pin and wire sets.

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Spine instrumentation

Implant hardware used in spinal fusion and deformity correction, including pedicle screws, rods, interbody cages and lateral access systems. Exhibitors use the congress to present thoracolumbar and cervical fixation platforms.

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Orthobiologics

Biologic adjuncts to musculoskeletal repair such as bone graft substitutes, demineralised bone matrix, platelet-rich plasma and growth-factor concentrates. These products appear alongside graft harvesting and bone void filler systems.

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Patient-specific instrumentation (PSI)

Cutting guides or implants manufactured from a patient's imaging data, usually through 3D printing, to improve alignment in joint replacement and complex deformity cases. Exhibitors present planning software plus the printed guide or custom implant itself.

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Proximal femur fracture care

The treatment pathway for hip fractures, most often in older patients, covering cephalomedullary nailing, hemiarthroplasty and total hip replacement. It is a recurring theme in Mexican orthopedic training given the ageing population and fall-related trauma load.

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Resident rate

A reduced congress registration tier for physicians in postgraduate orthopedic training. For the 2026 FEMECOT congress the resident fee is published at MXN 1,000, with discounts available until 18 October 2026.

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Continuing medical education (CME / educacion medica continua)

Accredited learning hours that physicians record for professional recertification. Delegates should confirm with FEMECOT whether a specific session or workshop carries accredited hours before counting it toward their record.

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Commercial exhibition (exposicion comercial)

The supplier area running alongside the academic programme, where implant manufacturers, instrument distributors and equipment companies meet surgeons between sessions. Badge access rules for non-clinical trade visitors should be confirmed with the organiser.