Orthogeriatric Research Center
Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
University Hospital Bern, Inselspital
CH-3010 Bern
Switzerland
E-mail: info@orthogeriatrics.ch
Persons authorised to represent the company: Prof. Dr. med. Johannes D. Bastian
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Bern 01.01.2024
