October 2026 Newsletter

It has been a very busy month with academic trips to Stockholm, London, New York, Munich for ISTA, Chicago for the Knee Society and Kyoto for SICOT.

I attended the British Orthopaedic Association meeting. I was honoured to give the Robert Jones Lecture at the British Orthopaedic Association’s annual congress in London (and to receive the Robert Jones Medal), and spoke on Data, Evidence and Decisions. We had a stand at the BOA and promoted our 17^th EHS Congress London, which will take place in a year’s time at the very same venue, Olympia Congress Centre, from 7-8^th October 2027. Make sure it is in all of your diaries! We expect your involvement and are creating an excellent international scientific programme. The call for abstracts will open in January.

Our Combined meeting with The Hip Society and the Swedish Arthroplasty Association in Stockholm last month was a wonderful event and we enjoyed a vibrant social and academic interexchange with our colleagues from North America. Dr Geert Meermans from our EHS EduCom provides the brief report HERE.

EHS members are extended a 15% discount on registration to the CCJR (Current Concepts in Joint Replacement) in Orlando, USA, this December (the annual educational meeting of The Hip Society and The Knee Society).

The EHS Instagram is taking off with 1.5 million views, thanks to our new young member Ms Irrum Azfal, UK, who tells us more below. Welcome also to our new full members Dr Kahlan Al Kaisi from UK, Dr Fabio Mancino from Italy, Mr Shahril Raizal Shaarani from Ireland, and Dr Jan Vanlommel from Belgium, young members Dr Naufel Al-Shakerchi from Germany and Mr Saumil Shah from UK, and last but not least, International Member Dr Khoshbin Amir from Canada.

Thanks to all who registered for our Hip Surgery Masterclass webinar 24-part series, which is now up and running. Next session is 8^th October @ 20:45 CEST: Acetabular Fractures: Fix & Replace, Fixation & Cones with Miss Sarah Gill and Mr Owen Diamond and 22^nd October @ 20:45 CEST: Periprosthetic Fractures with Mr Philip Mitchell and Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis. (More info below.)

Prof Perka and I are moderating our EHS session at the German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DKOU) in Berlin on Thursday 22^nd October 14:30-15:30:-

Planning the perfect THA: hip-spine assessment, 3D imaging and patient-specific target zones

Jean-Noel Argenson (France)

What defines the “perfect” primary THA in 2026?

Sébastien Lustig (France)

Which patients benefit from resurfacing? Criterias for patient selection?

Andrew Manktelow (UK)

Femoral fixation in 2026: cemented, cementless or short stem – what does the evidence really support?

Sebastian Hardt (Germany)

Approach and technology: Direct anterior approach, navigation and robotics – is there a real benefit?

Fares Haddad (UK)

Can AI predict the outcome for each individual?

Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe (Germany)

Hope to see many of you there.

With best wishes,

Prof Fares Haddad
EHS President 2025-2027

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Over 1.5m Instagram views in 30 days, a fantastic milestone for EHS

🔗europeanhipsociety.com

Social media has become an increasingly important way for professional communities to communicate, connect and share knowledge. Through our social media channels, we can share the latest EHS news, highlight educational opportunities and events, celebrate the work and achievements of our members, promote upcoming meetings and encourage discussion and engagement across our society and far beyond.

Our digital presence also gives us an important and exciting opportunity to connect with the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons and healthcare professionals. By maintaining an active and engaging presence online, we can introduce more people to our work and encourage them to become involved in our educational, scientific and professional society.

This milestone represents real engagement with the EHS. Every view, like, comment, share and follow helps our content reach a wider audience. When our members share an EHS post with their own networks, contribute to a discussion or highlight the Society’s activities, they help us connect with colleagues who may not yet be part of EHS.

A huge thank you to everyone who follows EHS, engages with our posts, shares our content and helps spread the word. This milestone belongs to the whole EHS. If you see an EHS post that interests you, please share it with your colleagues, trainees and professional networks, and encourage them to join the conversation.

Together, we can continue to grow the European Hip Society community, strengthen connections across our specialty and share the work of EHS with an ever-growing international audience. This is only the start. Our ambition is to make EHS the digital home for the European hip community connecting surgeons, sharing knowledge and creating opportunities throughout the year.

Ms Irrum Azfal, EHS Young Member

Upcoming hip courses

Throughout the year we will cover (in 24-sessions):-

Trauma

Neck of femur and femoral head fractures, atypical fractures, acetabular fractures, periprosthetic fractures, failed fixation of proximal femoral fractures, and registry/biostatistical evidence)

Non-Arthroplasty Hip Pathology

Greater trochanteric pain and abductor pathology, FAI and labral pathology, dysplasia, sports-related hip conditions, rotational deformities, and the borderline hip)

Complex Primary Arthroplasty

Preoperative planning, acetabular abnormalities, complex femoral anatomy, high-risk primary THR, stiff or ankylosed hips, post-traumatic hips and case discussions)

Revision Arthroplasty

Revision planning, acetabular and femoral revision, infection management, instability, complications and complex revision case discussions.)

EHS Members can enjoy a discount HERE.

Don’t miss it.