The European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (E.M.S.O.S.) was founded on September 27th, 1987 at Villa Cornér della Regina - Cavasagra di Vedelago, Treviso - Italy.

Founding members

• Gaetano Bacci
• Mario Campanacci
• José Canadell
• Genevieve Contesso
• Leonardo Gennari
• Rainer Kotz
• Zdenek Matejovsky
• Ulf Nilsonne
• Piero Picci
• Jacques Rouessé
• Mechtild Salzer-Kuntschik
• Adam Schreiber
• Rodney S. Sneath
• Oyvin Solheim
• Robert Souhami
• André Trifaud
• Jan W. Van der Ejken
• Kurt Winkler
• Virginio Zucchi