GOS provides an ideal forum for exchange of information on all of the above topics and more, in various formats: full length and letter length research papers, survey papers, work-in-progress reports on promising developments, case studies / best practice articles written by industry experts, and tutorials on up-and-coming technological breakthroughs that will be of general interest to a broad range of surgeons and surgical researchers. Submissions do not have to be novel or unusual, but need to reflect best practice.