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ISHA - The Hip Preservation Society

Our vision is to be the premier international society for education and research in hip preservation

ISHA – The Hip Preservation Society is an international organisation which is focused on hip preservation surgery to enhance patient care and outcomes, through the delivery of training, education, support of research, sharing of knowledge and best practice, fostering global collaboration and provision of patient and professional information to improve hip care. Our mission is to create “healthy hips” by bringing hip preservation, prevention and treatment to all people regardless of age, social status, gender or economic situation. Our vision is a world with equitable access to quality treatment and the best achievable patient outcomes through improved access to appropriate treatment, early intervention, prevention and education, with the goal of us living in a world where hip joint replacement is only an occurrence of old age. ISHA’s purpose is to advance, enhance, and raise awareness of the field of hip preservation, to facilitate early intervention to improve patient outcomes.

02/01/2026

Title of Study: Femoral Derotational Osteotomy Alone or Combined With Hip Arthroscopy Is Superior to Arthroscopy Alone in Patients With Femoral Retroversion

Authors: Hayden P Baker, Mason E Uvodich, Alex Capitano, Brian T Muffly, Robert Buly, Bryan T Kelly, Anil S Ranawat, Danyal H Nawabi.

Journal Reference: Arthroscopy. September 2025: S0749-8063(25)00630-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2025.07.047

Key Takeaways⁣
Comparing patient-reported outcomes in patients with femoral retroversion (

01/01/2026

The ISHA 2026 website is now LIVE!

Check it out to keep up to date with the initial info about our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting in Bruges, Belgium on 8 – 10 October 2026.

*Please note that abstract submission opening has been delayed slightly to allow for a refresh of the submission and review guidelines by our Education, Research and Scientific Programme Committees in line with best practice. Keep an eye out on the website and social media for further updates when the call is launched.

https://oaandgap-isha-2026-website.eventsair.site/

31/12/2025

As we prepare to welcome 2026, we wish our members, colleagues, and the global hip preservation community a year filled with progress, collaboration, and shared success.

We look forward to another year of strengthened fellowship, continued innovation, and meaningful progress in research, education, and patient care.

Wishing you a healthy, happy and successful 2026! 🎉

30/12/2025

📸 The year in pictures 2025 ✨⁣
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What was your ISHA highlight this year?⁣
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29/12/2025

ISHA is greatly looking forward to getting involved in the action in Phoenix AZ next year with a partner symposium at the Annual Meeting of ISHA Partner Society Arthroscopy Association of North America on May 14-16.

The topic will be “25 Years of FAI and Hip Preservation Science” and we look forward to having some brilliant speakers from both ISHA and AANA.

Outline programme ⤵️
https://airdrive.eventsair.com/eventsairwesteuprod/production-oaandgap-public/42dbb43710cc44a2a0b3244149dfabc9

AANA Future Annual Meetings ⤵️
https://www.aana.org/education/future-annual-meetings/

26/12/2025

Title of Study: Interportal Capsulotomy Closure Does Not Improve the Results After Hip Arthroscopy at 1-Year Follow-up: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Authors: Bjarne Mygind-Klavsen, Otto Kraemer, Bent Lund, Michael Krogsgaard, Per Hölmich, Martin Lind, Torsten G Nielsen, Lene Lindberg Miller, Marc Philippon, Christian Dippmann.

Journal Reference: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2025, Volume 13 Issue 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251363604

Key Takeaways⁣
Randomized controlled trial, multicenter study in Denmark

Evaluate the effect of capsular closure on subjective postoperative outcomes and revision rates in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAIS

200 patients with FAIS were randomly assigned to either closure or no closure of the interportal capsulotomy at termination of the arthroscopic procedure.

The capsular closure was performed with 2 to 3 absorbable sutures, using the "Quebec City Slider" knot technique.

The primary outcome was the HAGOS Sport/Recreation subscale.

The secondary outcomes were the other HAGOS subscales, iHOT-12, HSAS, pain during rest and activity (NRS), and EQ-5D

Both cohorts had significantly improved scores 1 year after surgery, with no difference between the 2 groups, except for the HSAS

Conclusion: No effect on clinical outcomes (HAGOS, iHOT-12, EQ-5D, and NRS) 1 year after hip arthroscopy for FAIS of closure of the interportal capsulotomy at termination of surgery.

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25/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to wish our members and friends around the world a restful and joyful holiday period. Thank you for your continued engagement, collaboration, and commitment to advancing hip preservation.

We hope this time offers a chance to recharge and reflect.

Warm wishes,
ISHA

24/12/2025

Don’t forget about our fantastic patient resources, available free of charge on the ISHA website for you to link to from your website or print and hand out to patients.

The resources now encompass 16 different conditions and are available in 10 different languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, French, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Chinese and Korean!

https://www.ishasoc.net/patient-information/

23/12/2025

Title of Study: Return to Sport After Hip Arthroscopy With Full-Thickness Acetabular Chondral Defect Treated With Microfracture

Authors: Javier Sanz-Reig, Jesus Mas-Martinez, Marc Tey-Pons, Ana Castel-Oñate, Oliver Marin-Peña.

Journal Reference: American Journal of Sports Medicine. Volume 53, Issue 13, November 2025, Pages 3215-3222. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251381784

Key Takeaways⁣
Retrospective multicenter study from arthroscopy database of patients undergoing acetabular microfracture for full-thickness chondral lesions.

Evaluated outcomes in patients with chondral damage aged between 18-50 years undergoing microfracture for full-thickness chondral lesions versus a matched age and s*x cohort without chondral lesions.

Included 33 patients met the inclusion criteria and were matched with 33 patients without chondral damage.

Significant improvement from preoperative PROs to 5-year follow-up on both group

Sixteen patients (66.7%) in the microfracture group changed the type of sport they participated in, compared with 9 patients (34.6%) in control group

Conclusion
Recreational athletes with full-thickness chondral lesions treated with arthroscopy acetabular microfracture experienced similar return to play to recreational athletes without chondral lesions at the 5-year follow-up.

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22/12/2025

Please click the link below for a full list of meetings and courses run by members, partner societies and external organisations that have been approved by ISHA.

Thank you!

https://www.ishasoc.net/upcoming-meetings-and-courses/

19/12/2025

We’d like to recognise several long-standing members whose dedication to ISHA and to advancing excellence in hip preservation has spanned many years...

An ISHA Member since 2013, Dr Asim Kayaalp is a surgeon at Çankaya Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Dr Kayaalp graduated from the School of Medicine at Ankara University in 1985 and completed his compulsory public service at Gaziantep SSK Hospital Orthopaedics Clinic.

He joined Dışkapı SSK Hospital (II.) Orthopaedics Clinic and completed his residency in 1991. In the five years following his residency training, he continued to work as a consultant surgeon at the clinic with a focus on joint surgery.

During this time, he attended various CME courses and clinical studies in the United States and Europe. In 1996, Dr. Kayaalp decided to continue his career in the private healthcare sector and founded the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics of Gaziantep SANKO Hospital and Ankara Çankaya Hospital.

Thank you, Asim!

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Özel Çankaya Hastanesi
Ankara Üniversitesi

18/12/2025

Role of Interlocking Pelvic Osteotomy by Dr Jessica Lee

Periacetabular osteotomy is a well-recognised treatment of symptomatic hip dysplasia in adults.

Dr Omer Mei-Dan has made improvements with the technique and developed the CU-PAO which has the advantages of a traditional PAO with low risk.

Dr Jessica Lee gives a comprehensive overview of the CU-PAO in this talk...

View ⤵️
https://www.vumedi.com/video/role-of-interlocking-pelvic-osteotomy/

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