HIP International is the official journal of the European Hip Society. It is the only international, peer-reviewed, bi-monthly journal dedicated to diseases of the hip. HIP International considers contributions relating to hip surgery, traumatology of the hip, prosthetic surgery, biomechanics, and basic sciences relating to the hip. HIP International invites reviews from leading specialists with the aim of informing its readers of current evidence-based best practice.
The journal also publishes supplements containing proceedings of symposia, special meetings or articles of special educational merit.
HIP International is divided into six independent sections led by editors of the highest scientific merit. These sections are:
• Biomaterials
• Biomechanics
• Conservative Hip Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Primary and Revision Hip Arthroplasty
• Traumatology

Advisory Editor
Mr Richard P. Baker
North Bristol NHS Trust; Avon Orthopaedic Centre, UK
Editors in Chief
Mr James R. Berstock
Royal United Hospitals Bath, UK
Prof. Theofilos S. Karachalios
University of Thessalia, Greece
Associate Editors
Dr Jacques Tabutin
Centre Hospitalier de Cannes, France
Prof. George C. Babis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Thomas Ilchmann
Hirslanden Klinik Birshof, Switzerland
Mr. N. Amir Sandiford
Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand
Mr Michael C. Wyatt
Massey University Manawatu, New Zealand
Section Editor: Arthroplasty - Primary & Revision
Michael R. Whitehouse
University of Bristol, UK
Section Editor: Biomaterials
Susanna Stea
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy
Section Editor: Biomechanics
Dennis Janssen
Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Section Editor: Conservative Hip Surgery
Mr Asim Rajpura
Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK
Section Editor: Paediatrics
Mr James Barnes
Bristol Hospital for Children, UK
Section Editor: Traumatology
Christos Garvanos
Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece
Minos E. Tyllianakis
University of Patras, Greece
Editorial Board
Dr Harlan C. Amstutz
St Vincent Medical Center, USA
Dr Tony Andrade
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Vasileios Athanasiou
University General Hospital of Patras, Greece
Dr Bülent Atilla
Hacettepe University, Turkey
Dr Paul E. Beaulé
University of Ottawa, Canada
Prof. David E. Beverland
Musgrave Park Hospital, UK
Mr Michael Bishay
Royal United Hospital, UK
Mr Martin E. Blakemore
University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, UK
Dr Rolf M. Bloem
Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Netherlands
Mr Peter P. Bobak
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Stefan B.T. Bolder
Amphia Hospital, Netherlands
Dr Stanislav Bondarenko
Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology, Ukraine
Dr Arne Borgwardt
Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
Mr Luke R. Brunton
North Devon District Hospital, UK
Dr Martin Buttaro
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr Claudio C. Castelli
United Hospitals of Bergamo, Italy
Mr Martin J. Davison
University Hospital Wishaw, UK
Dr Enrico De Visser
Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Netherlands
Dr Marco Ezechieli
Orthopedic Clinic Vincenz Krankenhaus Paderborn, Germany
Prof. David Finlayson
University of Stirling, UK
Mr Martin F. Gargan
University of Toronto, Canada
Mr Paul Gaston
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Federico Giardina
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy
Mr Nicholas Gormack
Middlemore Hospital, New Zealand
Prof. Allan E. Gross
University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. James Harty
University College Cork, Ireland
Dr Henri E. Houben
Sint-Augustinus Hospital, Belgium
Dr Niraj V. Kalore
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Centre, USA
Mr Stephen J. Krikler
Kettering General Hospital, UK
Prof. Martin Krismer
Innsbruck Medical School, Austria
Prof. Ian D. Learmonth
University of Bristol, UK
Dr David T. T. Love
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
Dr George A. Macheras
KAT General Hospital, Greece
Prof. Luiz S. Marcelino Gomes
Santa Casa de Batatais, Brazil
Mr Sanchit Mehendale
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Marc W. Nijhof
Sint Maartenskliniek, Netherlands
Dr Vasileios S. Nikolaou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dante Parodi
Fundación Medica San Cristobal, Chile
Dr Suresh S. Patil
New York Hospital for Joint Diseases, USA
Dr Dominique G. Poitout
Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Marseille Nord, France
Prof. Arkan S. Sayed-Noor
University of Umeå, Sweden
Dr Vijay D. Shetty
Hiranandani Hospital, India
Prof. Dr Werner Siebert
Vitos Orthopädische Klinik Kassel, Germany
Mr Evert Smith
Spire Bristol Hospital and The Lister Hospital, UK
Dr Nikolaos A. Stavropoulos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr. A. Mazhar Tokgözoglu
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Mr David J. Woodnutt
Sancta Maria Hospital, University of Swansea, UK
Prof. Piers J. Yates
Freemantle and Kaleeya Hospitals, Australia
Prof. Luigi Zagra
Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi IRCCS, Italy