Event
Materialise Hip Forum
June 11 – 12, 2026
Leuven, Belgium
About this event
From complex cases to success stories — we're bringing together leading hip experts from across Europe for the first-ever Materialise Hip Forum. Spend two days gaining in-depth knowledge and engaging in collaborative discussions.
The focus is exclusively on complex hip arthroplasties, from tackling massive bone loss and pelvic discontinuities to managing infections, fractures, and re-revisions. You'll take away insights from peer-reviewed evidence and real-world clinical outcomes.
The Hip Forum blends scientific sessions, immersive surgical case reviews, and interactive technology demos. Hosted at Materialise headquarters, you'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at how pioneering personalized implant solutions transition from virtual plan to patient care.
Program
Time (CEST) / Session
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Registration
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome and opening keynote
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Networking lunch
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Acetabular Reconstruction: My Decision Tree
Mr. Mark Higgins, Nottingham University Hospitals
1:15 – 1:30 pm
Femoral Reconstruction: My Decision Tree
Dr. Phillippe-Alexandre Faure, CHU de Lille
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Q&A
1:45 – 2:00 pm
Achieving and Maintaining Stability with Personalized Implants
Dr. Anne Guro Vreim Holm, Oslo Universitetssykehus
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Osseointegration in aMace Implants
Prof. Martin Clauss, Universitätsspital Basel
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Q&A
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: What to Fix, When to Revise?
Dr. Martin Lamm, Aarhus Universitetshospital
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Managing Acetabular Fractures in the Revision Setting
Mr. Mark Higgins, Nottingham University Hospitals
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Q&A
3:15 – 3:45 pm
Coffee break
3:45 – 4:00 pm
High-Volume Practice: 5-Year Functional and Clinical Results
Dr. Marc Nijhof, Sint Maartenskliniek
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Extensive Experience: Lessons from Over 40 Complex Hip Revisions
Prof. Jacek Gągała, Medical University of Lublin
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Q&A
4:30 – 4:55 pm
One-Stage or Two-Stage? Which Path Would You Choose for Infected Hip Revisions?
Dr. Phillippe-Alexandre Faure, CHU de Lille; Mr. Tim Harrison, Northern General and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals
4:55 – 5:15 pm
The Unified PJI Definition
Prof. Martin Clauss, Universitätsspital Basel
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Q&A
7:00 pm
Networking dinner
Meet the speakers
Mr. Mark Higgins
Dr. Philippe-Alexandre Faure
Mr. Tim Harrison
Dr. Marc Nijhof
Prof. Jacek Gągała
Prof. Martin Clauss
Dr. Martin Lamm
Dr. Anne Guro Vreim Holm
Dr. Simen Sellevold
Prof. Douglas Dunlop
Dr. Luk Verhelst
Moderators
Prof. Martin Clauss
Mr. Mark Higgins
Prof. Douglas Dunlop
Event details
June 11 & 12 — Day program
Materialise HQ
Technologielaan 15
3000 Leuven
Belgium
June 11 — Evening program
De Hoorn
Sluisstraat 79
3000
Leuven
L-105017-01