The scientific and practical conference with international participation, “New Concepts in Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty”, held on 30–31st May 2025, in Bukovel, became a significant forum in the field of orthopaedics in Ukraine.

The event was organised by the Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, under the European Hip Society (EHS) patronage and in collaboration with SICOT. It brought together over 180 participants, including orthopaedists, anaesthesiologists, psychologists, representatives of medical companies, and international experts. Simultaneous translation was provided, and participants received 10 certification credits.

30th May

After the opening ceremony and participant survey, four symposia were held:

• Primary arthroplasty: clinical aspects, complication prevention, pain management, and practical experience.
• Preoperative planning: modern tools, mixed reality, and standards.
• Psychological aspects: postoperative adaptation.
• Highlights from EHS: REAL classification, robotics, revision approaches, and infection management.

At the end of the day, a survey on arthroplasty trends in Ukraine was conducted. A consensus was reached on establishing the Ukrainian Arthroplasty Association, and the winners of the competition were announced.

31st May:

A Live Surgery session was held, presenting European and international experience in revision arthroplasty, 3D printing, robotic technologies, and customised implants. Topics also included new materials, digital planning, and defect management.

Special focus was given to the management of patients with comorbidities and modern rehabilitation after arthroplasty.

The event concluded with a summary, the awarding of winners (1st–7th place), and the official announcement of the intention to establish the Ukrainian Arthroplasty Association — a platform for coordinating scientific activity, innovation, training, and international collaboration.

The conference confirmed the high scientific standards and growing integration of Ukrainian orthopaedics into the global context.

Dear EHS friends,

On 28th February 2025, the 6th Edition of the European Combined Meeting EHS-SECCA was held in Madrid. As you may know, this is a one-day course organised to share knowledge among European and Spanish colleagues with special interest in hip surgery. This course aims to update the current state-of-the-art for different topics in a practical way with lectures and clinical-case discussions.

This year’s main topic was the controversy between the introduction of new technologies and the basics for the surgical technique in both primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA). Recent interest in digital learning, robotics, and navigation was discussed in the morning leading to hot questions and answers raised by the audience. Thereafter, the gold standard for uncemented acetabular component fixation was reviewed for, so-called, routine THA, highly porous-coated and monobloc dual mobility cups. Hot topics in the other sessions included the use of collar or not in uncemented femoral components and other well-performing stems in primary THA. The afternoon session on revision THA was focused on 3D planning in revision surgery and we enjoyed an excellent discussion on tough cases with the use of augments, custom-made acetabular components and pelvic discontinuity. Importantly, six clinical cases presented by Spanish surgeons were actively discussed.

European speakers were Profs Theofilos Karachalios (current EFORT President), Luigi Zagra (EHS SciCom Chair and EHS Past President) and Sebastién Lustig (Hip and Knee French Society Vice-President). They participated with lectures in all sessions and encouraged questions and answers during moderations with all Spanish delegates. This year’s edition successfully ended with an increasing number of participants and sponsoring from industry.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge all the support from EHS and SECCA for the meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you next year!

Sincerely,

Eduardo García-Rey, MD, PhD, FEBOT
EHS EduCom Vice-Chairman
SECCA Vice-President

EHS President Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis did a fantastic test run of the EHS 16th Congress (2025) venue this year for the EHS-organised MAST 11 Course (Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery Thessaloniki), held in conjunction with the 80th Congress of the Hellenic Orthopaedic & Traumatology Society’s Congress (HAOST), for which Prof Tsiridis is also President.

Over 1,500 delegates enjoyed the fantastic, top quality scientific sessions, as well as the beautiful seafront of Thessaloniki – home to Alexander Great and his teacher, Aristotle.

Fifty faculty members from abroad attended in person, with many more joining seamlessly via the TedEx format live TV studio.

It was a wonderful success!

Thanks to everyone who presented their amazing cases and latest data, as well as all the delegates who breathed life into the science with their exciting debates on hot hip topics and top tips for difficult decisions.

We heard from the experts of today from Europe, USA, Japan, India, Australasia, South America, Hong Kong and more. Topics included but were not limited to:

1. Personalised arthroplasty
2. Robotics / Navigation / New technologies
3. Complexities for primary & revision arthroplasty
4. Complications including infection & periprosthetic fractures
5. New implant designs: 3D & customised
6. Νational & local registry data
7. New PROMS & outcome measures

Meanwhile, the HAOST congress featured more English-language symposia than ever before with an enrichened international faculty joining our distinguished Hellenic experts, plus a wonderful and memorable 80th Gala Dinner with outstanding key note speakers.

Thanks to all who came. I was delighted to welcome you all to Thessaloniki and we were lucky with the weather – ideal for staying a few days and exploring the myriad cultural attractions including UNESCO sites in this beautiful ancient city and surrounding area, as one Dutch member did.

See you all next year 16th EHS Congress Thessaloniki 16-17 October 2025.Visit the MAST 11 website

Dear Members of European Hip Society, Dear friends,

European networking in hip surgery has been steadily growing over the past few years and we were delighted to hold the V European Joint Meeting in Madrid this month. Since the first combined meeting in January 2020, and despite holding a virtual meeting during the difficult year of 2021, the course continues to grow and each year we welcome more participants. Both the Spanish Hip Society (SECCA) and the European Hip Society (EHS) collaborate passionately with the shared purpose of improving quality on sharing scientific knowledge and education for hip surgeons. Traditional lectures on specific topics from experts were combined with clinical cases sessions and video-surgical techniques, and this evolution in the way orthopaedic surgeons interact is very popular.

This year´s meeting, held on 8th March, included a scientific programme with different sessions. First, a session with regard to “hot topics” on primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) such as the importance of patient reported outcomes, modern hip resurfacing, robotic surgery, enhanced recovery, dual mobility cups, or direct anterior approach; a session on complex primary THA including the challenge of modern cementation, severe congenital hip disease and femoral deformities; and, a session about revision THA from implant removal to reconstruction with bone grafting or other complex femoral reconstructions.

Prof Andrew Manktelow (EHS Nat Rep for United Kingdom) and Dr George Macheras (EHS Past President and former Nat Rep for Greece) were the International Speakers.

During this edition, there were two clinical cases sessions with a total of six presentations form six different Spanish surgeons. All moderators from the SECCA ExCom, Dr Jorge Albareda (SECCA President), Dr Ricardo Terré (SECCA Past President), Dr Miguel Suárez and Dr Jesús Moreta, Prof Jose Cordero (EHS Nat Rep for Spain), and the International Speakers did an excellent (albeit tough) job of encouraging discussion throughout the whole day. The participants highly appreciated this interaction.

As always, both EHS and SECCA technical secretaries closely collaborated with enthusiasm for the success of the event. Lastly, I would like to acknowledge the support from the EHS and SECCA Boards, and particulary the EHS EduCom, for giving us the opportunity to continue with this excellent combined meeting.

Sincerely,

Eduardo García-Rey, MD, PhD, FEBOT
Vice-Chair EHS EduCom

Huge congratulations to everyone involved in the (Hybrid) International Conference “Complications & Mistakes in Total Joint Arhtroplasties (Prevention & Management).

The EHS co-organised Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery Thessaloniki (MAST) celebrated a decade, having now run for ten consecutive years!

The MAST Founder and President, Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis (EHS President), invited a distinguished panel of experts selected from all over the world to present their centre’s best research data of the year with video surgery presentation throughout Friday and Saturday, while Sunday was dedicated to the popular hands on workshops.

Delegates were technically educated by the top names giving their invaluable insights in: Personalised arthroplasty; Robotics / Navigation; Complexities for primary & revision arthroplasty; Complications; New implant designs: 3D & customised and Joint preservation.

According to the tradition, the learning was intense, including excellent talks on: COMPLEXITIES AND COMPLICATIONS IN PRIMARY THA, CHALLENGES AND OUTCOMES INCLUDING YOUNG AGE IN PRIMARY ARTHROPLASTY & NEW CONCEPTS, DESIGNS AND TECHNIQUES IN PRIMARY & REVISION JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, with a fantastic keynote lecture on “Femoroacetabular Impingement: Indications and technique for treatment: My experience on 1600 cases” by Prof Javad Parvizi, USA (EHS Member).

Attendees were inspired on COMPLEXITIES & COMPLICATIONS IN REVISION ARTHROPLASTY & UPDATES ON THE FUTURE OF HIP ARTHROPLASTY, where the EHS President Elect, Prof Fares Haddad, addressed: “Τhe expanding evidence base for robotic arm assisted THA”. Following this, ROBOTICS included presentations by 5 colleagues from USA: Antonia Chen, Mike Berend, Matthew Deren, Peter Surace & William Hozack.

EHS speakers included:

• Argenson Jean-Noel (France)
• Board Tim (UK)
• Brumby Scott (Australia)
• Buttaro Martin (Argentina)
• Chahine Assi (Lebanon)
• Chan Lewis (Hong Kong)
• Cobb Justin (UK)
• Dantas Pedro (Portugal)
• Drosos Georgios (Greece)
• Ezechieli Marco (Germany)
• Epinette Jean-Alain (France)
• Farrington Bill (New Zealand)
• Garcia-Rey Eduardo (Spain)
• Gikas Panos (UK)
• Goodman Stuart (USA)
• Goto Koji (Japan)
• Grammatopoulos George (Canada)
• Haddad Fares (UK)
• Hiroshi Fujita (Japan)
• Huddleston James (USA)
• Karachalios Theofilos (Greece)
• Kenanidis Efstathios (Greece)
• Khanduja Vikas (UK)
• Lilikakis Anastasios (Greece)
• Lombardi Adolph (USA)
• Loppini Mattia (Italy)
• Lustig Sebastien (France)
• Macaulay William (USA)
• Marin Pena Oliver (Spain)
• Maziar Mohaddes (Sweden)
• Megaloikonomos Panayiotis (Canada)
• Nasser Rima (UK)
• Pidgaiska Olga (Ukraine)
• Poultsides Lazaros (Greece)
• Reina Nicolas (France)
• Schreurs William (The Netherlands)
• Schwarzkopf Ran (USA)
• Thorey Fritz (Germany)
• Topalis Christos (Greece)
• Tosounidis Theodoros (Greece)
• Trebse Rihard (Slovenia)
• Vendittoli Pascal-Andre (Canada)
• Vigdorchik Jonathan (USA)
• Zagra Luigi (Italy)

On Day 2, Australian EHS Member, Scott Brumby, started the Saturday @ MAST 10 with his brilliant “10yr National Registry analysis of my decision making of implant selection”. Additional topics included TKA: THE NEW ERA OF PERSONALIZED ALIGNMENT USIANG OR NOT ROBOTICS as well as CHALLENGING THA & NEW APPROACHES & then ARTHROPLASTY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES: CURRENT & FUTURE with talks from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Pakistan Portugal, Slovenia, Spain & UK.

The afternoon moved onto NEW CONCEPTS IN JOINT ARTHROPLASTY FROM EUROPE & USA followed by HIP PRESERVATION: CURRENT CONCEPTS & CONCERNS, where speakers from Canada joied the mix.

On Day 3, delegates enjoyed the practical Hands on Workshops and went home happy to rest their tired brains after this (as ever) encompassing Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery in Thessaloniki.

Congratulations to all involved & huge thanks to all our speakers & delegates alike.

More info on MAST website HERE.

The EHS co-organised Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery Thessaloniki (MAST) ran for the 9th consecutive year, from 16th – 18th December 2022.

The MAST Founder and President, Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis (EHS President Elect), invited his worldwide orthopaedic peers to bring their professional perspectives from Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK, USA and of course Greece. USA alone had teams from Stanford (California), Mayo Clinic (Minnesota), Rush (Chicago) and NYU Langone (New York).

This vibrant international faculty offered invaluable insights into orthopaedic technicalities for joint arthroplasty and revision by presenting their best research data of the year and showing video surgeries on the topic “Advances in Arthroplasty – What’s new in complex adult reconstruction & new technologies?”.

As always at MAST, there was a competitive spirit. At MAST 8, the Ortho Olympics were held. At MAST 9, the esteemed faculty battled it out in teams to win the “Aristotle MAST Award 2022” prize, with the most senior presenter of the winning team being named Visiting Professor by the Dean of the Aristotle University Medical School of Thessaloniki. Also, the inaugural “MAST “Endoxa” Consensus Report” was established, which will lead to a multi-centre publication.

Attendees experienced exciting presentations and big debates throughout Friday and Saturday, while Sunday was dedicated to the popular hands on workshops. The course was hybrid and delegates could register to join from anywhere.

Please click here to rewatch MAST 9

Read our report on MAST 8 (2021)

Dear Members of European Hip Society, Dear friends,

Last 10th February, the IV European Joint Meeting was celebrated in Madrid. This is a combined meeting organised by the Spanish Hip Society (SECCA) and the European Hip Society (EHS). Many colleagues are involved in both Societies and share Hip International as official Journal.

Since the first edition, on 24th January 2020, the main purpose has been to share knowledge between different international speakers linked to both societies in a dynamic way to encourage discussion and participation. The original idea was to include current and hot topics related to hip artrhoplasty in three different sessions. A further session is related to clinical cases presented by Spanish surgeons in a practical and interactive manner for all participants. The Meeting was on-line in 2021 and again face-to-face last year.

During this last edition, Profs Johan Karrholm, Theofilos Karachalios and Luigi Zagra participated as international speakers with different lectures about “revisited” options for the femoral component in total hip arthroplasty, congenital hip disease and revision surgery. Their active discussion with all participants was greatly appreciated.

National speakers linked to both societies like Drs Ana Cruz, Miquel Pons, Fernando Marques, Jose Cordero (EHS Nat Rep for Spain) and myself also presented lectures about these topics and other challenging situations in hip surgeries. Moreover, the clinical cases session presented by Spanish surgeons, Drs Gomez-Vallejo, Moreta and a further open case, was also lively debated and proved extremely interesting.

All attendees also appreciated the moderation by Prof Enrique Gomez-Barrena (EFORT President), Jorge Albareda (SECCA President) and Ricardo Terre (SECCA Past-President) throughout the day.

Finally, I would like to thank the support from SECCA and EHS technical secretary for the successful meeting.

All the best,

Eduardo García-Rey, EHS EduCom and SECCA Secretary General

We are delighted to report that the inaugural Global Experts Hip Symposium on Friday 27th May 2022, was a huge success. The organisers were EHS & Cleveland Clinic London, lead by Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis, Prof Howard Ware and Prof Alister Hart, and the whole event was perfectly coordinated by Mr Panagiotis Gikas.

Over 150 attendees of this fantastic one-day virtual conference were treated to 40 hip leaders from US, UK, Europe & Australasia giving in depth reviews and analyses of current concepts in primary and revision hip arthroplasty. The entire EHS Executive Committee took part, as well as EHS members: Dr Marco Ezechieli, Assistant Prof Stathis Kenanidis, Assoc Prof Mattia Loppini, Prof Sebastien Lustig, Dr Oliver Marin-Pena, Prof Javad Parvizi, Prof John Skinner, Prof Fritz Thorey and Prof Luigi Zagra.

Our statistics showed an average 5/5 star rating for the webinar and an 80% interest rate.  Attendees came from far and wide, including Greece, Hong Kong, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Ukraine, Iraq and of course USA.

Attendees learned how to:-

• Identify how orthopaedic services can improve their efficiency by focusing on sustainability & how this applies to orthopaedic pathways
• Prepare orthopaedic consultants & senior trainees on the latest advances on robotic surgery, artificial intelligence & VR applications in the field of arthroplasty
• Provide an update on the latest advancements in terms of diagnosing & managing periprosthetic joint infection
• Provide an update on the surgical planning, approaches & implant choice of complex hip revision surgery with significant associated bone loss

Plus there was accreditation for all attendees from ACCME & ACPE to ANCC, AMA & CME.

For the full programme, CLICK HERE.

Thank you to everyone who was involved and who joined the excellent meeting. We really look forward to updating you on the date of next year’s Global Experts Hip Symposium!

On May 21 at the Annual Meeting of the Bulgarian Orthopaedic and Trauma Association in Varna, we had an EFORT FORA with the contribution of the immediate EHS Past President, Dr Jean-Alain Epinette.

The faculty also included EHS Member Prof E Sariali from Paris and EHS members from Bulgaria Dr Jordan Valeshkov from the Medical University of Pleven and EHS National Representative for Bulgaria, Prof Plamen Kinov from Sofia.

The topic of the symposium was joint replacement in high developmental hip dysplasia and we presented cases and discussed in depth some very interesting treatment approaches. The highlight of the programme was the use of mini approach with custom made stem for treatment of complex hip cases, demonstrated by Prof Sariali.

As agreed by all participants, complex hip surgery needs extensive training and a devoted team approach.

At the event we had a closed meeting of the EHS members from Bulgaria. Dr Epinette talked about activities and initiatives of EHS and possibilities for joint initiatives were discussed. Orthowave joint registry was presented and the start of a pilot Bulgarian chapter was agreed. Five joint replacement centres were selected to participate in the new project. The aim is the future development of Bulgarian joint replacement register.

Prof Plamen Kinov
EHS National Representative for Bulgaria
EHS SciCom member 

Dear Members of European Hip Society, dear friends,

During the III European Joint Meeting in Madrid, the EHS & SECCA (Sociedad Española de Cirugía de Cadera) organised a combined scientific session (EHS Co-Organised). It was the first face to face event after the pandemic. Speakers from both the European Hip Society (Fares Hadddad, UK Nat Rep; George Macheras, Greece Nat Rep; Luigi Zagra, SciCom Chairman), and the Spanish Hip Society (Ricardo Terré, President; Jorge Albareda, Vice-President; Fernando Marqués, ExCom; and Basilio de la Torre) presented and discussed different topics and clinical cases related to new technologies in total hip replacement.  The meeting was a great success in terms of scientific content and friendship.

During the meeting we had the opportunity to discuss the current situation in Ukraine. As you know our Ukrainian colleagues have been supporting our society for many years and recently we rewarded them by electing Prof Stanislav Bodarenko as our EHS Secretary General. We also elected a member of the EduCom from Ukraine, Dr Olga Pidgaiska and have had two EHS Fellows in 2016 & 2017.

Prof George Macheras gave a short presentation during our meeting, showing previous moments of our visits to Kharkiv in 2019 and 2021, for the EHS-organised conference at the Sytenko Institute, as well as other visits related to Ukrainian hip surgeons. Ukraine was the 10th most popular attendee at our EHS Congress in Lille worldwide. All of us are very much shocked by the images from Ukraine and took a unanimous decision to send a letter calling for peace.  We look forward to the end of this nightmare.

All the best,

Eduardo García-Rey, EHS EduCom and SECCA Secretary General

For more info on the EHS-organised Kharkiv course in October 2021, click HERE.

Read the EHS letter calling for peace in Ukraine

Programme summary

NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE REVISION PTC

NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN REVIEW THA CASES

CLINICS / CLINICAL CASES

The MAST 8 (Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery Thessaloniki) “Ortho Olympics” was a great success and took place 17-19th December 2021.

During the 3-day EHS-organised conference, our 385 delegates gleaned expert opinions, solutions and advice on the latest arthroplasty surgery techniques in an amazing total of 88 stunning international presentations of data and videos from our top teams. 74 delegates were on site in person at our congress venue in Thessaloniki, while 311 joined us online from 27 countries: Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, Ukraine and USA.

The inaugural Larry Dorr Gold Medal Award was presented to the best team, decided by the MAST 8 SciCom, and announced in the digital presence of Mrs Marilyn Dorr, Dr Dorr’s son and his esteemed colleague Dr Callaghan. The winners were the Mayo Clinic’s Prof Daniel Berry and Prof Matthew Abdel. Congratulations to them of course, but in the true spirit of the Olympics, congratulations also go to every team that took part. The quality of the data presentations and videos was excellent. World class. Thanks enormously to all our speakers, who are pictured below, along with the scientific programme. And thanks of course to all our delegates.

For more information, please visit the MAST website HERE.

To read our report on MAST 9 (2022), please click here

Testimonials

Argentina
Prof Martin Buttaro
Thank you so much! Deeply honoured and grateful to participate.

France
Prof Sébastien Lustig
Congratulations again for having such a great event organized in a challenging time. Looking forward to our next collaboration in 2022.
Prof Jean-Noël Argenson
Congratulations for putting up such a great meeting and for including me.

Germany
Marco Ezechieli
Thank you very much for inviting me to the event! It was a very nice congress, well organized and a truly nice program!
Fritz Thorey
Thank you for inviting us to the wonderful meeting.

Hong Kong
Prof Lewis PK Chan
Thanks for inviting us to join the prestigious meeting. It is our great honour. 

Portugal
Prof Pedro Dantas
It was a pleasure and honour to participate.

Russia
Prof Rashid Tikhilov
The main principle of the Olympic Games is not victory, but participation! Nice idea, perfect Participants, Thanks a lot! It was not an easy year due to the Covid and restrictions for travelling. We did not have a chance to see each other personally, face to face. Nevertheless we are still in touch and this is the main thing in my point of view.

Slovenia
Prof Rihard Trebse
You really did a great job… focused all the time, with well prepared questions for everybody, really perfect job. The event is becoming some sort of an upgraded European answer to Current Concepts. I liked the stage, too. 
Rene Mihalič
Congrats on an incredible and professionally managed event. Again, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be a part of such great names.

UK
Dr Rima Nasser
It was a pleasure, and I would like to thank you and the committee and of course Professor Cobb for this wonderful opportunity. It was a very interesting meeting and your organizing team did an excellent job.

Ukraine
Dr Ahmed Badnaoui
Thank you very much for the possibility to take part in such a high-level event.

USA
Dr Adolph Lombardi
It was a pleasure and an honour to participate. Thank you for inviting me.
Prof William Jiranek
It was wonderful to be involved. 
Dr Jeffrey Lange
It was a pleasure and an honour to participate! It was a wonderful meeting, and looking forward to more in the future.
Dr Antonia Chen
We had a wonderful time participating – we only wish we could do it in person! Bravo for an incredibly well organized course. It’s a true feat to bring so many people together. Thank you for inviting us.
Dr Benjamin Wooster
Thank you for the invitation to speak at this prestigious conference.
Mrs Marilyn Dorr
The entire meeting and presentation were so special and meant a great deal to me.

Dear members and friends of the European Hip Society,
On November 25^th and 26^th, 2021, the “XXV International Course of Osteoarticular Reconstructive Surgery – Hip Surgery”  was held in Madrid – a great two-day scientific and educational event organized by The Hip Unit of Hospital La Paz (Madrid – Spain) in cooperation and with the support of the European Hip Society (EHS). Many thanks to everyone who took part.

The course was organized and co-directed by Dr Gil Garay (The Head of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) and Dr Ana Cruz Pardos (The Chief of The Hip Unit) and was divided into several round tables whereby numerous topics were discussed:

• Approaches
• Morbi-mortality of THA
• Registry Data
• Friction couples in THA
• Cemented THA in young patients
• Results of primary THA in complex cases
• Acetabular and femoral revision surgery
• Complications in THA: instability, dislocation, infection and periprosthetic fractures.

Similarly, debates relating to specific hip pathologies were made possible thanks to three clinical case round tables.

There were 120 delegates and 20 faculty members. Thanks to the patronage of the EHS we were able to count on the excellent participation of Prof Theofilos Karachialos (Greece), co-editor of Hip International and Dr Maziar Mohaddes (Sweden); as well as other esteemed EHS members such as Dr Wim Rijnen (The Netherlands), Prof José Cordero Eduardo (Spain), Dr García-Rey (Spain), Dr Jenaro Fernández-Valencia (Spain); Dr Thorsten Gehrke (Germany); the EHS International Member Prof Martín Buttaro from Argentina and the EHS Emeritus Member Dr Eduardo García-Cimbrelo (Spain).

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Martin Buttaro and Dr Wim Rijnen participated via online connection to participate in the various round tables.

Likewise, other important European hip surgeons kindly participated: Prof Bizot (Hopital Lariboisiere, France), Dr Jonathan Howell (Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Exeter, UK), Dr Laurent Jacquot (Clinique D´Argonay, France) and Prof Lee Jeys (The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, UK).

The scientific sessions were presented in Spanish but with simultaneous translation into English which allowed non-Spanish delegates to participate in the course.

We enjoyed two days of excellent presentations and very engaging discussions where we exchanged our knowledge, shared our ideas and clinical experiences on the basics, as well as the current and future practice of our surgical specialty.

Once again, I would like to thank the EHS for its patronage of this Course; a society that continues to be a firm reference in the field of hip surgery. I am proud to be its member.

Many thanks once again. We hope to count on you in future editions.

Best regards,

Dr Ana Cruz Pardos                                                                                   

The Chief of The Hip Unit                                

Hospital La Paz, Madrid (Spain)       

Member of the European Hip Society                                                Read reports from recent hip courses

Friday 15th – 16th October 2021 Kharkiv, Ukraine

A great two-day scientific and educational event organized by Sytenko Institute of Spine & Joint Pathology, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons in cooperation with the European Hip Society (EHS) and with the support of The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). Thanks to everyone who took part.

180 orthopaedic surgeon delegates joined together in Kharkiv, Ukraine, for the 2nd International Conference “Advanced Treatment of Hip, Knee & Shoulder Pathology” with 38 high-profile Ukrainian and international experts, who lead symposia and sessions on innovative approaches to treating major joint pathologies – from reconstructive surgery to revision arthroplasty, discussions of complex cases associated with complications of total joint replacement, diagnosis and treatment options for periprosthetic joint infection, including shoulder joint pathologies, plus practical workshops.

For the first time in Ukraine, the AO Foundation (Switzerland), under the AO PEER (Program for Education and Excellence in Research) – a programme for training and upgrading in research – ran a theoretical online course Principles of Clinical Research aimed at comprehensive teaching of research methods in the medical field, in particular in orthopaedics and traumatology. The training covered all components of the research – from developing the idea to publication of the results. The knowledge gained will enable the preparation of articles for publication in accordance with the requirements of evidence-based medicine in the journals included in Scopus and Web of Science scientific databases.

Congratulations to Dr Ahmen Amine Badnaoui, winner of the Best Paper Award for Young Scientists was EHS Young Member Ahmed. His prize is a Fellowship to Lille, in France, to be organised by EHS Past President Dr Jean-Alain Epinette.

Thanks to all who came to Kharkiv, the beautiful and hospitable city in Ukraine, to make this event such a great success.

Visit the Conference website HERE

Friday 11th December

The e-Conference was launched with an excellent introduction by the EHS President, Dr Jean Alain Epinette, who praised the long standing success of the MAST Course and the collaboration with EHS, which has been successful for the last 7 years. The MAST President and Host, Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis, introduced the 3-day programme and satellite lectures, and described the new concept of the virtual studio, introducing the co-anchor man, Prof Theofilos Karachalios.

The first satellite lecture was given by Dr Christof Berberich, a very interesting approach regarding the antibiotic protection against the periprosthetic joint infection. Dr Berberich with a long standing experience as a microbiologist, supported the view that antibiotic impregnated cement can protect against infection in a primary or a revision setting.

The highlight of the day was the subsequent satellite symposium on TKA new designs and bearing surfaces in relation to ROSA Robotics. Prof Tsiridis introduced the current concept of soft tissue balancing and stability, as well as the newer concept of kinematic alignment. Thereafter, Prof Francesco Binazzo introduced the Persona® Knee tibial plateau and bearing design, as well as the function of ROSA® Robotic Arm, with an amazing video presentation of the whole technique. Thereafter Professors Tsiridis and Benazzo had an interactive discussion deploying the forthcoming advantages of robotic surgery and their vision to expand the use of robotics in arthroplasty surgery.

The programme continued with 3 distinguished lectures and case presentations by Professor Panagiotis Megas, presenting the reconstruction of acetabular defects using tantalum augments and bone graft, Prof George Babis presented a wonderful video of a high DDH THA with shortening osteotomy and Dr Vasilios Bitounis presented a post traumatic complex TKA needing re-revision.

The programme continued with an excellent key note presentation by Prof Konstantinos Malizos regarding the diagnosis and management of infected versus non infected hip revisions with particular interest in Alval mimicking infection.

The programme continues with the USA perspectives. Prof Javad Parvizi and Dr Maxwell Courtney gave us the current perspectives on diagnosis and management of periprosthetic joint infection. They presented the next generation sequencing technique and they discussed briefly the one versus two stage revision.

Prof Craig Della Valle gave us a wonderful presentation of his published algorithm for the management of the unstable hip. He presented the 5 different classes of instability and revisited the constrained liners, comparing them with dual mobility sockets.

Prof Antonia Chen from Harvard gave us a thorough review on robotic technology in total joint arthroplasty. She has published extensively on this field and gave us a balanced overview of the promising early results versus steep learning curve, high cost and big footprint of the existing systems.

Prof Ran Schwarzkopf – after he received Prof Tsiridis’ congratulations for his very recent promotion to the professorial rank at NYU – presented a very thorough comparison between the mini anterior and the mini posterior approach for the hip. He told us that there is some recent concern about certain complications related to the anterior approach and concluded that there is no difference in the outcome between the two. He presented his personal approach to this issue, saying that he prefers the mini posterior approach in his practice, as this can be used for any patient, any implant, any deformity, it is extensile for revision and has a very low learning curve.

Saturday 12^th December

The congress started early in the morning with Prof Theofilos Karachalios presenting his approach on acetabular reconstruction in congenital hip disease treated with THA, followed by Dr George Macheras who presented his significant experience in femoral reconstruction and shortening osteotomies for DDH.

The time in California was 22:30 when we had the honour to have Prof Stuart Goodman from Stanford giving his keynote presentation on juvenile idiopathic arthritis and revision joint arthroplasty. He told us that he now prefers uncemented implants, whereas in the past he was treating these patients with cemented implants. He gave us an overview of complexities during the revision of these cases and presented a selection of his experiences, some of which are at some stage non reconstructable. His presentation was received with great enthusiasm from the audience, as this cohort remains very challenging for all of us.

Following this presentation, the European perspective group started on time. Prof Jean-Noël Argenson gave us a thorough overview between single versus two stage revision for infected TKA. He supported the one stage with specific protocols and he stressed the need for a multidisciplinary approach when dealing with these complex cases.

The President of EFORT, Prof Klaus Peter Gunther, presented an amazing overview of his experience on pelvic discontinuity and the treatment options. He told us that cage alone is not enough. He presented his technique using augment and cage, and he told us that acute discontinuity can be plated, while chronic is a different animal, and the cap-cage technique is best.

The EHS President, Dr Jean Alain Epinette, presented his huge experience on dual mobility from the last 20 years, especially for young individuals, and he presented the amazing cohort from the Orthowave and international arthroplasty registry he founded many years ago, that holds thousands of arthroplasty data. He told us that dual mobility is here to stay and it is an amazing solution not only for specific cases, but also for the highly demanding young patients.

Prof Wim Schreurs from Nijmegen in The Netherlands – the famous impaction grafting centre of excellence – presented his vast experience in this kind of surgery with amazing radiographs and follow-up of 25 years demonstrating complete bone reconstruction both in acetabular and femur. Prof Schreurs now leads the Dutch arthroplasty registry was in the position to tell us that impaction grafting is demanding, however, it is the best solution for the young.

Dr Oliver Marin-Peña presented arthroplasty registry data for the bearing couple in young THA patients. He told us that MoM has specific indications nowadays, CoC can be demanding and CoP is probably the best in the current literature.

Prof Justin Cobb from Imperial College London, with a vast experience in new technologies, robotics, resurfacing and uni-compartmental TKA from the MSK laboratory he runs, presented his new philosophy for TKA called “Compartmental Approach”. His vision is revolutionary and his promise for the future is very exciting.

Prof Sebastien Lustig from Lyon gave us his amazing paper on why revision TKA fails. The main reason he found in his enormous cohort of patients was infection, followed by loosening of the implants. He described a two stage revision technique and presented some amazing examples of the cases he has operated on recently.

The session ended with Dr Charles Riviere presenting the new concept of kinematic alignment in TKA. The new philosophy using the primary and the secondary femoral axis of a single cylinder crossing along the posterior femoral condyles and the acceptance of varos tibil cut and vulgas femoral cut to mimic their “physiological” knee joint.

Sunday 13^th December

A full day of amazing surgical case presentations with live video surgery from the whole Hellenic faculty. Prof Panayiotis Papagelopoulos presented an amazing reconstruction using 3D printed prosthesis. Prof Karachalios presented his philosophy in individualised TKA. Dr Efstathios Kenanidis gave us 4 video surgeries of impressive re-revisions for failed TKAs and THAs, with a lot of surgical tips and tricks to approach and reconstruct the joints. Dr George Macheras gave an overview of treatment for periprosthetic femoral fractures in 2020. Prof George Drosos presented an infected periprosthetic femoral fracture that was treated with a 2-stage revision. Dr Lazaros Poultsides gave us an example of conversion arthrodesis to THA via an anterior approach. Prof Tsiridis presented several videos of complex hip and revision cases treated with custom made or modular revision implants, including the combination of partial bone replacement using tumour prosthesis.

Visit the MAST 7 website HERE

Testimonials

Congratulations on the high level provided by MAST 7

Prof Stanislav Bondarenko, EHS Nat Rep for Ukraine

A fantastic conference

Prof Antonia Chen, USA

The program was excellent and I must congratulate you for bringing together so many speakers from US and Europe – I learned a lot.

Klaus-Peter Gunther, President of EFORT

It was an excellent virtual meeting

Prof Theofilos Karachalios, EHS SciCom, Hellas

It was my pleasure to participate in your fantastic meeting that it is actually a “must” in the hip meetings calendar… Congrats for such a great success!!

Dr Oliver Marin-Pena, EHS Ambassador, Spain

MAST 7 was an excellent course, with such a great amount of outstanding orthopaedic surgeons and a high level of presentations and performed studies. The course was technically very well-organized: it was possible to see the moderators and presenting author and slides. It was one of the best virtually organized events. Many thanks for such awesome course

Prof Olga Pidgaiska, EHS Ambassador, Ukraine

MAST 7 was a great e-Conference. You guys did a great job!

Prof Ran Schwarzkopf, USA

Please click the video link HERE to replay the course from the live webinar which took place on Saturday 28th November 2020 organised by SICOT PIONEER and EHS

The Hip Symposium Bern is organized every two years by Prof Klaus Siebenrock, EHS President Elect, and co-organized with the EHS. It took place from February 27 – 29, 2020. Despite the upcoming Corona crisis worldwide we were more than happy to have reached the highest number of registrations for the Symposium ever (267 participants). Due to increasing national restrictions not all registered doctors finally could make it to Bern. Lucky enough the Symposium just ended two days before the official shutdown for scientific meetings in Switzerland. Faculty and participants all could safely travel back to their homes.

There was a most highly ranked international faculty of 30 dedicated specialists. New insights were gained about hip instability, hip dysplasia and surgical techniques and results for hip joint preservation. The guest of honor was Michael B. Millis from Harvard University in Boston, USA. Professor M. Millis is one of the most outstanding experts worldwide in the field of hip joint surgery. He summarized his life-time experience in his lecture: “Hipology 2020: Science, Philosophy and Craft”. The Symposium included one live surgery from Bern (reversed periacetabular osteotomy). A video commented surgery (anterior THA in DDH) transmitted from the Rothman Institute (Philadelphia, USA) was commented by J. Parvizi.

Further highlights were future guided presentations addressing the questions whether we can create living joints and how digital tools may influence hip surgery tomorrow. The Symposium was rounded up by experts’ presentations in two sessions about challenges in hip joint reconstruction in the adolescent and young adult. Lively and controversial case discussions among the faculty members were well received by the audience.

All presentations were video-recorded and can be followed on our website. In addition, videos from the live surgery and case discussions are present on the website. You are also welcome to watch media impressions from the meeting and social event.

See website www.hip-symposium-bern.ch or facebook @HipSymposiumBern

Prof Martin Thaler (EHS Treasurer) & Prof Michael Nogler (EHS EduCom), course organisers

The 2nd Annual European Direct Anterior Approach THA Course took place in Innsbruck from 29 January- 1 February 2020. An international well-known faculty of opinion-leaders and masterminds in the direct anterior approach from Europe and the US promoted the highest standards of orthopaedic practice by educating practitioners, supporting research, and by encouraging communication between the faculty and community-based surgeons. Among others the faculty consisted of pioneers of the direct anterior approach like Michael Nogler, Joel Matta and Frederic Laude and the new generation of direct anterior approach surgeons like Cristoff Korten, Martin Thaler and Boris Holzapfel.

The conference brought together 74 surgeons from 18 countries from all over the world. The three-day meeting included presentations and discussions around the surgical and patient processes associated with the direct anterior hip approach, from patient selection through patient recovery and follow-up.

Design rationales, specialized instrument tables and surgical tables have been compared and evaluated. Patient selection criteria have been discussed for both primary and revision surgery including identification of contraindications as well as perioperative treatment and clinical outcomes.

The program was rounded off by two live surgery transmissions and a hands-on cadaver workshop with strong interaction with the expert faculty. Most European and US faculty members are members of the EHS. The meeting was organized in cooperation with the EHS and the course fee was reduced for members of the EHS.

In accordance with the EHS’s mission to provide the best scientific knowledge to orthopaedic surgeons throughout Europe, the EHS is cooperating in more and more national orthopaedic meetings and courses.

On 24th January 2020, EHS cooperated with the Spanish Hip Society (SECCA) for a specialist meeting in Madrid.

The theme was to penetrate deeply in to three specific topics:-

• Various bearings
• Complex THAs
• Methods for dealing with major bone defects in Acetabular revision

The meeting was a success with many intense and dedicated discussions. The hospitality was also great.

These kind of short meetings, attended by dedicated specialists, penetrating deep in to some single subjects, is a most needed link for hip surgeons and a concept that should be repeated in the future.

Nobody could say it wasn’t intense. But it was, after all, a Masterclass, and if you were not passionate about Advanced Arthroplasty Surgery, you wouldn’t have been there. The world experts were firing out talks on current concepts one after the other in Thessaloniki, Greece, at the EHS-organised meeting. High praise all around for this excellent non-stop meeting organised by Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis and Dr Jean-Alain Epinette, Secretary General and President of EHS respectively, and their teams.

With over 300 delegates, and more than 100 presentations by 46 distinguished national and international experts, this EFORT-supported course enjoyed great success and is now in its 6th year.

From 6^th – 8^th December, many EHS faces gathered in Thessaloniki. Prof Kjærsgaard-Andersen (EHS Ambassador and Past President of EFORT) gave a key note speech on, “The Dilemma when THA is the only option left in the adolescent, young patient” and Prof George Bentley on, “The Quest for Prevention and Cure for Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Hip”.

EHS Past Presidents Dr Macheras (2010), Prof Tokgözoĝlu (2006) and Prof Ullmark (2014) were there, as well as EHS EduCom member Prof Atilla and EHS Ambassador Prof Mohaddes, not to mention EHS Nat Rep for Ukraine, Prof Bondarenko.

Most presentations were video-based, the primary aim being to technically educate Orthopaedic Specialists with an interest in joint arthroplasty and revision.

State-of-the-art lectures, video demonstrations and hands-on workshops were all delivered by world-class faculty. The intimate meeting size of the workshops allowed everyone to network with faculty and exchange opinions and experiences, as well as try out the Virtual Reality Training Platform.

As always, EHS had a booth at the EFORT annual congress, the 19th, which took place in Barcelona.

Thanks to all who came along to visit us with your ideas for the future of the EHS. All the ExCom was there. It was great to see you all!

We are pleased to announce the 37^th Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society which will take place in Helsinki, Finland, 6-8 September 2018.
The programme will cover the topics:

• Prosthetic joint infection: diagnosis, treatment, prevention
• Traumatology – treatment of bone infection in tibia, pelvis, ankle and calcaneus
• Plastic Surgery – role of flap reconstruction in bone and joint infections, reconstruction of tissue defects after prosthetic joint infection of the knee
• Biomaterials – role of bone substitutes in the treatment of infected bone

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 20 April 2018

Early registration deadline: 29 June 2018

The registration and abstract submission is OPEN! 
Find more information on the conference website: www.ebjis2018.org.

We hope the scientific programme will be of value to increase your knowledge, improve your future clinical work and build your friendships in the Society.

We look forward to welcoming you to Helsinki.

On behalf of the local organising committee and EBJIS board,

Nina Lindfors, Local chair
and Martin McNally, President of EBJIS

Abstract submission is OPEN for next year’s 2nd World Arthroplasty Congress (19th-21st April 2018) in Rome, which takes place in collaboration with EHS, EKS & ICJR.

Programme vice-chairman for Hip is Prof Luigi Zagra, (pictured here, SciCom Chairman of EHS), and course director from France is Prof Jean-Noël Argenson (EHS Member).

Click here for the PDF of the promotional flyer: WAC_2018

Our inaugural World Arthroplasty Congress held in Paris in 2015 was a great success with over

1,200 attendees representing over 68 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East,

North America, Oceania, Russia and South America.

The second World Arthroplasty Congress in Rome will feature a 3-day interactive agenda with

international faculty and including podium and ePoster presentations from abstract submissions.

Course Directors

Jean-Noël Argenson

Marseille, France

Andrea Baldini

Florence, Italy

Arlen Hanssen

Rochester, USA

Norman Scott

New York, USA

Program Chairmen

Program Chairs:-

Andrea Baldini Knee / Arlen Hanssen Hip

Vice-Chairs:-

Henry Clarke Knee / Luigi Zagra Hip

Invited Faculty

Matthew Abdel, USA

Paolo Adravanti, Italy

Josè Cordero Ampuero, Spain

Jean-Noël Argenson, France

Andrea Baldini, Italy

Gabriel Baron, Chile

Robert Barrack, USA

David Barrett, UK

Johan Bellemans, Belgium

Francesco Benazzo, Italy

Dan Berry, USA

Michel Bonnin, France

Nicolaas Budhiparama, Indonesia

Martin Buttaro, Argentina

John Callaghan, USA

Claudio Castelli, Italy

Fabio Catani, Italy

Julia Cesar Garcia, Columbia

David Choon Siew Kit, Malaysia

Henry Clarke, USA

Justin Cobb, UK

Chris Dodd, UK

Mike Dunbar, Canada

Jean-Alain Epinette, France

Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann, Germany

Kevin Garvin, USA

Klaus Peter Guenther, Germany

Fares Haddad, UK

George Haidukewych, USA

Arlen Hanssen, USA

Robert Hube, Germany

Henrik Husted, Denmark

Richard Iorio, USA

Ching-Chuan Jiang, Taiwan

Theofilos Karachalios, Greece

Johan Karrholm, Sweden

Raymond Kim, USA

Per Kjaersgaard Andersen, Denmark

Viktor Krebs, USA

Myung Chul Lee, Korea

David Lewallen, USA

William Maloney, USA

Shuichi Matsuda, Japan

Steve McDonald, Canada

Michael Meneghini, USA

Arun Mullaji, India

Douglas Padgett, USA

Mark Pagnano, USA

Wayne Paprosky, USA

Sébastien Parratte, France

Carsten Perka, Germany

Chris Peters, USA

Ashok Rajgopal, India

Sergio Romagnoli, Italy

Wim Schreurs, The Netherlands

Norman Scott, USA

Werner Siebert, Germany

Jasmeet Singh Saren, Malaysia

Evert Smith, UK

Bryan Springer, USA

Aree Tanavalee, Thailand

Samih Tarabichi, UAE

Emmanuel Thienpont, Belgium

Mazhar Tokgozoglu, Turkey

Anders Troelsen, Denmark

Eleftherios Tsiridis, Greece

Gosta Ullmark, Sweden

Gijs Van Hellemondt, The Netherlands

Jan Victor, Belgium

William Walter, Australia

Bruce Warwick, Australia

Ate Wymenga, The Netherlands

Luigi Zagra, Italy

Yixin Zhou, China

Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society

On Wednesday 27th September, the EHS presents: Hip Developments from All Over Europe

08:30-08:45 h. What have we learned at 30 years of clinical experience with HA-coated hip arthroplasty?Professor Jean Alain Epinette (France).

08:45-09:00 h. Total hip arthroplasty instability. Professor Theofilos Karachalios (Greece).

09:00-09:15 h. Indications and Results of Dual Mobility Cups in Primary Hips. Professor Jean Alain Epinette (France).

09:15-09:35 h. Periprosthetic fractures around acetabulum, femur and knee an overview. Professor Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece).

09:35-09:50 h. Management strategies for severe femoral defects in revision total hip arthroplasty. Professor Theofilos Karachalios (Greece).           

09:50-10:00 h. Removing acetabular implants and socket reconstruction in revision hip surgery. Professor Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece).

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IMUKA 2017 meeting on Trans-Atlantic Current Concepts in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

The objective of the Transatlantic Current Concepts in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Congress in collaboration with the Dutch Hip Society and Dutch Knee Society is to equip orthopaedic surgeons and collaborating providers, institutions, manufacturers, payers and patients with the knowledge they need to ensure best practices in hip and knee arthroplasty now and in the future. The ultimate goal is to ensure safety and quality for patients.

EHS President Prof Wim Schreurs is a member of the faculty.

Click here for the programme and info on how to register

The Hospital da Luz Learning Health will host the 3rd edition of the Lisbon International Hip Symposium on November 16 and 17, 2017, at the Hospital da Luz auditorium.

This event is a statement of our commitment to deliver excellence and innovation through the integration of patient care, research and advanced clinical education.

Organiser: EHS Member Dr Paulo Rego

CLICK HERE to see the programme

An EHS Course

Stockholm International Hip Revision Course

Theory and practices
Stockholm April 11-13 2018
In cooperation with European Hip Society

About The Course
The Stockholm International Hip Revision Course is an established hip course.
From 2018 the course is held in cooperation with Link Sweden AB and European Hip Society in accordance with the European Curriculum for Orthopedics and Traumatology and EFORT Educational Platform.
Responsibility for the course is held by Lars Weidenhielm, Per Wretenberg and Gösta Ullmark.

Topics include:
 Anatomy and surgical approaches.
 Painful THA, shall we revise?
 Revision methods, cemented, uncemented, Impaction Bone Grafting. Mega prostheses.
 Dislocation. Prevention and surgical options for revision.
 Periprosthetic fractures. Osteosynthesis or/and prosthetic revision?
 Infections. How to avoid, to diagnose and to treat them.
 Case discussions.
 Workshops: distal anchoring stems, extended trochanteric osteotomy and Impaction Bone Grafting in Femur and Acetabulum.
Who Should Attend?
Orthopedic surgeons to assess current practice and knowledge of avoiding THA complications and gain insight in revision options of failed THA´s.
Specialist Hip Surgeons who want to update knowledge in revision hip surgery.
Specialist registrars who wish to gain further knowledge in prevention and treatment of painful or failed THA.

Obligatory task for each attendee
Prepare as PPT one case for presentation during the course.
(Obligatory for course certificate).
Venue Facilities
The course is held at the Hotel C Stockholm. It is a Congress hotel in the very centre of Stockholm, located in the main business and shopping area. The hotel is located 50 meter walking distance from Stockholm central station. Shuttle train from Stockholm Arlanda airport takes 20 minutes to Stockholm central station.
Both the course and the dinners will take place in the Hotel, providing the perfect opportunity to network.
Click here for course home page and application
Day one – Wednesday April 11
(Coffee & sandwich for morning arrivals)
10.00-10.15 Introduction Per Wretenberg.
10.15-10.30 Reasons for revision Per Wretenberg.
10.30-10.55 Hip pain – what to operate and not Theofilos Karachalios.
10:55-11:15 Future reasons for revision Theofilos Karachalios.
11.15-11.45 Preoperative analysis and approaches Lars Weidenhielm.
11.50-12.30 Extraction of cement and components Per Wretenberg.
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15-14.15 Distal anchoring prostheses Rudiger Weiss.
14.15-17.00 Workshop; distal anchoring stems and extended trochanteric osteotomy.
17.00-18.30 Case presentations and Discussion
19.00 Dinner for all attendees and faculty.
Day two- Thursday April 12
08.00-08.45 Cemented revision, any indication? Per Wretenberg.
08.45-09.30 Uncemented stem, advantages and disadvantages
using various models. Rudiger Weis.
09.30-10.15 Uncemented cup, which one is best? Harald Brismar.
10.15-10-45 Coffee
11.45-12.30 Infection, how to deal with our greatest threat?
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment options. Bo Söderqvist.
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15-14.45 Which revision method is best? Results from registers. Geir Hallan.
13.45-14.05 Impaction Bone Grafting. Graft stability,
repair of major cortical defects, healing mechanism.
Clinical, histological and PET results of IBG. Gösta Ullmark.
14.05-14.20 Bone graft as antibiotic carrier in infected revisions. Gösta Ullmark.
14.20-14.40 Video. Graft preparation and IBG method in Acetabulum and Femur
14.20-16.00 Workshop IBG in plastic bone. Faculty.
16.30-18.30 Case presentations and Discussion Faculty.
19.30 Dinner for all attendees and faculty.
Day three- Friday April 13
08.00-08.30 Dislocated THA How to prevent, and successfully treat. Gösta Ullmark.
08.30-09.00 Periprosthetic fracture an increasing problem. Which are the risk factors for receiving a fracture? When is osteosynthesis enough and when is revision required? Per Wretenberg
09.00-09.45 Coffee
09.45-10.15 Salvage prostheses (tumor model). Otte Brosjö
10.15-10.45 Why shit happens? Historical orthopedic disasters, will we repeat them? Richard Wallensten
10.45-11.15 Gould standards of revision methods, conclusions. Faculty
11.15 Grab & Go (Sandwich meal)

Click here to download the Programme

Course sponsored by Waldemar Link

18TH ANNUAL ISK SPORTS MEDICINE AND TOTAL KNEE & HIP COURSE

This course is designed to meet the needs of orthopaedic surgeons, allied healthcare professionals, fellows, residents, and mid-level providers whose scope of practice includes sports medicine and hip and knee arthroplasty.

Course Chairmen

Prof Jean Noël Argenson, EHS member from France, and W Norman Scott, NY

Click here to go to ICJR congress website

Click here to see the Electronic Brochure for the course

Host, EHS Nat Rep for Switzerland,  Prof K A Siebenrock
and distinguished international faculty

Bernese Hip Symposium
February 1 – 3, 2018
Venue: Berne, Switzerland
Registration available from September 2017
e-mail: ortho@insel.ch
www.hip-symposium-bern.chFor the 2nd Announcement, please click here

Dear Friends,

The team of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of The Institute of Musculoskeletal ILM device center Pierre Paul Riquet Purpan invites you to participate in the new meeting that we organize in Toulouse on 21, 22, 23 September 2017. We wish these days to take stock of the state of the art of current issues with internationally recognized experts. The program run on one site presentation conferences and communications allow monitoring of the meeting and its unity. Permanent Simultaneous translation is done in French and English.

HIPToulouse 2017 is a forum for interactive exchange and contradictory on the various themes of hip surgery among which we focused this year:

– Anatomy and hip surgery: what does one need to know?

– The particular hip fractures

– The conditions of the femoral and acetabular pressfitt

– Short stems are they safe

– Infrequent pathologies: Arthritis, synovitis …

– The necrosis of the femoral head

– How to optimize the time factor in the operating room.

– Short stems: are they safe?

– Youth Price orthopedic (free communications)

– Free communications.

HIPToulouse 2017 beyond its contribution thematic information wants to be a meeting place where everyone benefits from the experience of all. The charm of our good resolutely southern “Pink City” , the September sun , its welcoming lifestyle should encourage you to share these many times. We put all our energy to make a convivial informative and memorable event.

See you soon in Toulouse!

Le président, Professeur Philippe Chiron

Le vice président, Professeur Paul Bonnevialle

The Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course strives to improve current practice and promote clinical excellence as the faculty present their views on outcomes, new procedures, materials, bearing surfaces, design, primary and revision hip replacement and complications and issues valid to a hip practice. It is CME approved.

REPORT: Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course 2017
The Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course (BHAC) is an established annual international hip meeting which was initiated as ‘Debates about Total Hip Replacement’ in the late 1980s. Evert Smith (European Hip Society (EHS) Nat Rep for the UK) assumed responsibility for the course in 2003 and it has since grown in stature and reputation. It is now co-convened by Evert Smith, Anthony Ward, Richie Gill, Richard Baker and Mez Acharya.

The BHAC held on the 2nd  and 3rd  of November 2017 was a great success. The objectives of this popular course are to improve current practice and promote clinical excellence. The BHAC is well known for its end of session debates and delegates are encouraged to carry the discussion forward during the informal aspects of the course.

This year, a strong, distinguished EHS faculty was present with UK members including Evert Smith, Anthony Ward, Richard Baker, Mez Acharya, Tim Waters and Simon West.

Some other European faculty members were (from left to right) Maziar Mohaddes, Theofilos Karachalios, Gösta Ullmark, Evert Smith, Tim Waters, Jean-Alain Epinette, Simon West, Johan Kärrholm, Mazhar Tokgözoglu and Ian Stockley.

Evert opened the proceedings and the first EHS speaker to address the conference was Tim who updated the forum on treatment of femoral AVN in session one, which was dedicated to The Young Adult and Arthroscopy of the Hip. Gösta provided his view on the use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Ian talked about infection and tantalum, and Maziar discussed differences in RSA migration pattern of TM and cemented cups in impaction grafting in the session on Biomechanics and Research. Jean-Alain informed the audience about where we are now in the young THA, in the first of two sessions dedicated to primary THA, while Theo and Mazhar approached the femur and the acetabulum, respectively, for CDH.

In the second Primary THA session, Simon first talked about the complex primary and Maziar enlightened us as to the role of dual mobility cups and the risk for revision due to dislocation according to registry data. Tim went on to discuss management of femoral neck fracture and Mazhar told us how to avoid leg length discrepancy. Session five was dedicated to Revision THA and this was a session where all presentations were given by EHS members. Here, Maziar walked us through the risk of revision using TM cups in primary and revision surgery according to a collaborative international register study. Simon presented on trabecular acetabular cup fixation, Gösta enlighted us as to results of impaction bone grafting with the Lubinus SP II and Richard finished the session with a talk on long stemmed femoral components for severe bone stock loss. Session six was our popular Radiographic Forum, where Mez, Richard and Tony discussed some interesting cases with the audience.

Our first session of day two was entitled Acetabular and Pelvic Surgery and this was another session where EHS members held the podium. Tony and Mez discussed the new approach to THA following Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course – 2 to 3 November 2017 acetabular fractures and revision of the THA with periprosthetic fractures. During the session on Critical Orthopaedic Issues, Simon informed the forum whether he considered that the painful THA could be resolved and Johan looked at the Nordic Hip Arthroplasty Register to view the risk of revision due to dislocation according to femoral head size. In the final session on Infection of the Hip, Theo discussed functional outcomes of cemented or cementless revision THA and Ian presented on changing algorithms in infection management. The closing presentation was given by Johan who again looked to registry data on infection in the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.

The BHAC closed on a high note with some fantastic feedback and its superb reputation amongst the orthopaedic hip fraternity intact – we go from strength to strength year on year.

Dear Colleagues,

This was a high-profile event organized with participation of AAHKS and EHS. We  honored to have prof. Theofilos Karachalios from Greece, prof. Stefano Bini, Ass. Prof. Ran Schwarzkopf, Ass. Prof. Jonathan Vigdorchik, Ass. Prof.Brett Levine from USA, Prof. Rodrigo Mardones from Chile, Prof. Andrej Trampuz from Germany, Ass. Prof. Muhammad Andry Usman from Indonesia, Ass. Prof. Sujit Kumar Tripathy from India, Ass. Prof.  Igor Shubnyakov, Ass. Prof. Alexander Kazemirskiy, Prof.Vadim Dubrov from Russia as invited speakers. It was the state of the art presentations of newest trends in total hip and kneee arthroplasty. It was unique chance for hundreds of surgeons from Ukraine ad all over the world to exchange opinions and best practices.

Yours sincerely,

Stanislav Bondarenko
MD, PhD

National Representative of Ukraine for EHS, Ass. Prof. Dept of Joint Pathology, Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology, National Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences

World’s 1st Virtual Reality Training Course in Arthroplasty

The 4th Masterclass in Arthroplasty Surgery, which focused on MIS Hip & Knee Arthroplasty CURRENT CONCEPTS and related technology, was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came. It was a pleasure to welcome you all to Thessaloniki.

Berend Willem Schreurs, President of EHS, was the Guest Speaker. 

The event was co-organised by EHS and under the auspices of EFORT and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki.

Venue: Concert Hall, Thessaloniki

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Saturday 2nd December 2017 was THE HIP ARHTROPLASTY DAY

This was the programme…

08.30-09.00

Welcome & Housekeeping: F. Sayegh, E. Tsiridis

Introduction The Legacy of MAST conference: A. Christodoulou

Brief Introduction The Hague EHS 2018: President Β. W. Schreurs

09.00-09.45

MIS THA: Video Steps for Success
Chairs: Β. W. Schreurs, J.A. Epinette, S. Overgaard, S. Sturridge

MIS Direct Anterior G.Macheras

MIS Anterolateral G. Digas

MIS Superpath G. Drosos

MIS Direct Superior E. Tsiridis

MIS THA and Anaesthesia: E. Goutziomitrou, M. Varveri

09.45-10.45

Total Hip Arthroplasty: Modern Era of Hip Surgery
Chairs: G. Macheras, G. Diga, G. Drosos, A. Christodoulou

Advantages of MIS THA A. Gianakos

Complications MIS THA S. Sturridge

Robotic Navigation MAKO-plasty THA current concepts L. Poultsides

Monoblock Vitamin E sockets for primary THA E. Chronopoulos

VR training in MIS THA the way forward E. Kenanidis

FEA Modeling Analysis and THA M. Moazen

PANEL DISCUSSION

10.45-11.30

Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Removing Implants & Dual Mobility Concept
Chairs: L. Poultsides, Β. W. Schreurs, S.Overgaard, E. Chronopoulos

Dual mobility in young patients and revision cases J.A. Epinette

Classification Paprosky for socket and femur S. Sturridge

Tricks to remove the socket E. Tsiridis

Tricks to remove the stem G Tsikandylakis

PANEL DISCUSSION

12.00-12.45

Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Reconstruction Techniques TM vs Graft
Chairs: S. Sturridge, S. Overgaard, L. Poultsides, G. Tsikandylakis

Reconstruction using TM augments for socket G. Digas

Reconstruction of the femur: IG or Uncemented long Β. W. Schreurs

THA reconstruction after acetabular fractures: S. Darmanis

Cement in cement revision J. Charity

PANEL DISCUSSION

12.45-14.00

THA Complications & Registry Data
Chairs: G. Macheras, G Digas, S. Darmanis, S. Sturridge, A. Beletsiotis

Immunoallergy and ALVAL in modularity J.A Epinette

Periprosthetic fractures acetabulum and femur J. Charity

Risk factors for deep infection in THA and the prognosis S. Overgaard

Dutch Registry Results (Hip) Β. W. Schreurs

Danish Registry Results (Hip) S. Overgaard

Arthroplasty Registry Thessaloniki- Registry Results E. Kenanidis

Nursing View of fast Track THA Κ. Papadimitriou, S. Mavromatidis, V. Papadopoulos

PANEL DISCUSSION

Chairs for Workshops III, IV, V, VI: G. Macheras, Th. Koukoumbis, F. Sayegh, G. Ioannides, G. Drosos, V. Nikolaou, E. Chronopoulos, L. Poultsides, G Tsikandylakis, A. Gianakos, S. Adam, M. Potoupnis, J. Charity, S. Darmanis, S. kenanidis, S. Sturridge, C. Topalis, V. Makris

WORKSHOP III 15.00-18.00

Customised Spacers Course: Stage I Infection Revision

WORKSHOP V 15.00-18.00

THA Revision Course: Augments, Cup-Cage, ETO, Modular Tapered Stems, Impaction Grafting, Figure of 7

WORKSHOP VI 15.00-18.00

TKA Revision Course: Augments, stem & offset

WORKSHOP IV 15.00-18.00

Virtual Reality: THA & TKA Course

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

• Charity John
• Gianakos Arianna
• Epinette Jean Alain
• Moazen Mehran
• Overgaard Soeren
• Poultsides Lazaros
• Schreurs Berend Willem
• Sturridge Sebastian
• Tsikandylakis Georgios

GREEK FACULTY

• Adam Stergios
• Beletsiotis Anastasios
• Christodoulou Anastasios
• Chronopoulos Efstathios
• Darmanis Spyros
• Digas George
• Drosos George
• Gkoutziomitrou Evangelia
• Ioannides George
• Kapetanos George
• Kenanidis Efstathios
• Koukoumbis Theodosios
• Macheras George
• Makris Vasileios
• Mavromatidis Savvas
• Nikolaou Vasileios
• Papadimitriou Konstantinos
• Papadopoulos Vasileios
• Petsatodis George
• Potoupnis Michael
• Sayegh Fares
• Topalis Chris
• Tsiridis Eleftherios
• Varveri Marianna

Master Course in “Joint preserving hip surgery”

During lectures and hands-on-workshops, the participants can learn basic and advanced treatment principles of hip deformities (i.e. femoral and pelvic osteotomies, hip arthroscopy, arthroscopically assisted procedures, surgical dislocation).

Prof Klaus-Peter Günther

Click here for the Dresden Programme

Eurasian Federation of Oncology (www.eafo.info)

Uniting continents in fighting cancer

May 26–28, 2017 at Hypercube, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow Region, Russian Federation

II Eurasian Musculo-Skeletal & Secondary Tumors Forum

Moscow Regional Traumatology & Orthopaedics Society Meet 2017

“Hip & Knee Symposium”

XXXI EAFO Oncopathology Seminar “Bone & Soft Tissue Tumors”

Preliminary registration now available.

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 1, 2017

EHS Nat Rep for Russian Federation, Prof Victor Voloshin (see below), will be a Forum Chairman at the meeting.

ORGANIZERS:

Eurasian Federation of Oncology

Moscow Regional Research & Clinical Institute (MONIKI)

Russian Hip Society

International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (SICOT)

European Hip Society

Dear EHS Members,

• Lyon Hip Arthroplasty 13-14 April 2017

Thank you for your attention.

On behalf of:-

Jean-Alain Epinette M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

EHS National Delegate for France

EHS President Elect

Dear EHS Members,

I want to inform you about an International Meeting about Hip Surgery in Young Adults

on: Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd of March 2017 

at: University Hospital Infanta Leonor (Madrid-Spain)

This is the IX Edition and as in previous years, many EHS members will attend this meeting.

It will be a two day meeting and there will be one live surgery of Total Hip Replacement through less invasive approach.

There will be different talks about multiple topics regarding total hip arthroplasty and hip preserving surgery in young adult.

The complete program is on the website (www.institutodecirugiadecadera.com).

Thank you for your attention.

Active EHS Member,

Óliver Marín-Peña  MD
Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology

Hip-Knee Orthopedic Department
University Hospital Infanta Leonor 

C/ Gran Vía del Este, 80 . 28031 (Madrid)