Belfast - 27th & 28th of February 2003

Welcome to Belfast - Professor James Nixon

Session 1: Allografting. Chairman: Ian Stockley

Richard Power, Andrew Hamer, Deidre Fehilly (National Blood Transfusion Service)
Acetabular Revision Using Freeze-Dried Allografts P Bobak, B M Wroblewski, P Siney, P Fleming The John Charnley Research Institute Abstract
Femoral Head Culture Results: Are They Important to the Donor? L A James; T Ibrahim; C N Esler Abstract
Medium Term Results of Impaction Allografting with Gamma Irradiated Donor Bone S Buckley, A Hamer, R Kerry, I Stockley Abstract
Late behaviour of morcelised acetabular graft in revision hip surgery Wall OR, Duffy D, MacDonald DA Abstract

Session 2: Acetabular Osteotomies. Chairman: Johann Witt

John O'Hara, Martin Gargan
Peri-Acetabular Rotational Osteotomy: The Stoke Experience B Kapoor, C Wynn-Jones Abstract
Morphologic Features of Acetabular Dysplasia P Li, R Ganz, J Forder Abstract
The Modified Tonnis Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in the Young Adult; Early Results N de Roeck, A Hashemi-Nejad Abstract
Preliminary Results of the Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy at a UK District Hospital M H A Malik, F Alvi, A D Clayson Abstract
Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in the Treatment of DDH AI Adair, A Cosgrove Abstract
Bill Darling from the National Joint Registry

Session 3: Infection/Genetics

The Accuracy of Hip Joint Aspiration in Radiology Department for the Preoperative Diagnosis of Sepsis in Revision Hip F Ali, R M Kerry, R Cooper, J M Wilkinson, P A Norman, I Stockley Abstract
Can a Serological Marker be used to differentiate between Septic and Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Replacements? V Prasad, T Worthington, D J Dunlop, R B C Treacy, P A Lambert, Prof T S J Elliott Abstract
Genetic Susceptibility toTo Deep Infection and Aseptic Loosening of Cemented Total Hip Replacement. The role of all known Polymorphic Variations in the Tnf-Alpha Gene M H A Malik, F Jury, F Salway, H Platt, E Zeggini, W E R Ollier, P R Kay
Polymorphism at +3954 In The Il-1b Gene and Risk of Aseptic Loosening after Total Hip Arthroplasty A Gordon1, A G Wilson2, I Stockley3, A J Hamer3, D A Macdonald4, R Eastell1, J M Wilkinson1 Abstract

Session 4: WEAR. Chairman: Steven Krickler (Coventry)

Pilot Study of Gait Patterns of Custom THR Patients at 10 year Review – The Influence of Walking Patterns on Wear Rates. D Bennett1, D Beverland1, B Mockford1, S O'Brien1, J Orr2. Abstract
The Influence of Pre-Revision Gait Pattern and Material Degradation on the Wear Of UHMWPE in Total Hip Replacement S M Davey, D B Bennett*, J R Nixon*, J F Orr, F J Buchanan, G Bailie* Abstract
High Wear v Low Wear of the Cup in Charnley LFA in patients under the age of 51 years B M Wroblewski, P D Siney, P A Fleming Abstract
A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism At –238 in the Tnf Gene Influences Promoter Response to Polyethylene Particles In-Vitro A Gordon1, E Kiss-Toth2, A G Wilson3, I Stockley4, A J Hamer4, R Eastell1, J M Wilkinson Abstract
Blood Loss in Total Hip Arthroplasty – The Effect of Anaesthetic Technique A P Molloy, H Hennessey, C Hopkins, D J Pegg Abstract
The Use of Scoring Systems in Prioritising Patients for Joint Replacement Surgery A Wrate, J Haines, P Kay Abstract
Differing Migration Patterns of Four Femoral Stems Measured using Radiostereometric Analysis M R Downing, P Ashcroft, D Lawrie, J Hutchison, D Knight, W Ledingham, P Gibson Abstract
Long Term Results of a Cementless Self-Locking Tapered Femoral Stem in Total Hip Replacement in Young Patients G Bailie, E Doran, J Nixon Abstract
Minimal Invasive Surgery for Hip Replacement using the SE Hip System E Sherry, M Egan, A Henderson, P Warnke Abstract
"How To Do 4 Hips Before Lunch (Or 8 BeforeDinner)!" David Beverland (Belfast); Dr J Murray (Anaesth)
Guest Lecture: Prof Siegfreid Hofmann Austria
"Management of Dysplasia in the Young AdultHip"

Session 6: Bone Cement. Chairman:- Peter Kay (Wrightington)

Does It Work? Is It Dangerous? 20-24 Year Results John Older Surrey
"The Recipe". Past Present And Future N Watkins, (Polymer Scientist)
Antibiotics And Cement - Sensitivities and One Stage Revision P R Kay
Antibiotic Elution From Cement and Mechanical Effects R Spencer Bristol
Use of the Prostalac Spacer in Staged Revision for Infection of the Total Hip Arthrolpasty S Griffin (Oswestry)
Assessment of Cement Introduction and Pressurisation Techniques used in Total Hip Arthroplasty N J Dunne1, J F Orr2, D E Beverland3
The Effect of Distal Femoral Centralisers on the Cement Mantle C R Evans, N A Steele, L Jeys,R Spencer Jones

Session 7: Revision. Chairman: Hugh Phillips (Norwich)

The Short Term Outcome of the Huckstep Hip Prosthesis G R Aspinall, A Nicholls, R M Kerry, A J Hamer, I Stockley
Revision Hip Surgery – Realm of the Specialist or the Opportunist G M Mundy, C N A Esler, W M Harper

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