The Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association (BOTA) is the national lead partner for medical doctors with a special interest in the musculoskeletal trauma-care.

The Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association has been founded in the summer of 1990. The founders were René Verdonk (Gent), Peter Reynders (Leuven) and Jan Vanmelkebeek (Antwerpen). During the next years our organisation enlarged under the presidency of Pierre Opdecam (Brussel), William de Groote (Brugge), René Verdonk (Gent), Piet Reynders (Leuven-Bruxelles), Guy Putzeys (Kortrijk), Olivier Cornu (Brussels) , Gerrit De Wachter (Hasselt), Dan Putineanu (Brussels) and Wim vandesande (Geel).

The current president is F. Carlier and vice-president is B. Molenaers.

Our purpose is still promotion of an evidenced based treatment plan for orthopaedic trauma. Every year we organise a national congres but we also organise casuistic meeting where every-one can present there ‘case-reports’ with a peer review. These case-reports can be very interesting, also for residents.

The need to position the orthopaedic trauma surgeon as a major partner of the trauma care has pushed our Society to become since 2016 an institutional member of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency (ESTES).

President: F. Carlier
Vice-President: B. Molenaers
Past President: W. Vandesande

Secretary: Christophe Marchal
Treasurer: Christophe Marchal
ESTES - IOTA Liason: Guy Putzeys
BTRI vice president: Guy Putzeys
Communication officer: J. Van Meirhaeghe

Bonnevie Fergus
Caracudovici Ionut
Carlier François
Charles Tatiana
Cornu Olivier
De Wachter Gerrit
De Weerdt Wim
Herregodts Jan
Herteleer Michiel
Hulsman Heinz
Jacobs Ruben
Jayankura Marc
Marchal Christophe
Manon Julie
Molenaers Ben
Putineanu Dan
Putzeys Guy
Reul Maike
Vandesande Wim
Van Meirhaeghe Jan

Eric De Groof
Piet Reynders
Frederic Schuind

B.O.T.A. vzw
Korte Meer 18
9000 Gent