Director: Mr. Prof. D. Máximo Francisco Fraga Rodríguez
Address: Edificio Monte da Condesa. Campus Vida.
15782 Santiago de Compostela
Telephone number: 34 881 811 000 e 34 982 820 000
Fax: 981 52 80 04
E-mail: maximo.fraga@usc.es
This institute was created by the Decree 205/1999 of July 2 nd, D.O.G. August 16 th, of the Department of Education and University Coordination. Its main objectives are: scientific and technical research promotion and development in orthopaedics; completion of teaching and research activities through the corresponding education programs; technical counselling to industries related to musculoskeletal diseases; and the dissemination of information of interest for orthopaedic surgery and traumatology.