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THE GOAL AND MISSION
OF THE HIP SOCIETY SHALL BE:
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To advance knowledge of the hip joint in health and
in distress.
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To provide a forum to stimulate the exchange of knowledge
concerning education, research, and treatment of disorders of the
hip.
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The Hip Society has an open meeting that has wide geographic
distribution. It is open to orthopaedic surgeons and engineers who
have an interest in hip surgery. The ratio is 96% orthopaedic surgeons
who attend the meeting. There are orthopaedists from many countries
who attend the annual meeting.
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The Hip Society presents a full-day program which is
divided into symposia and a session of award papers. The Summer Meeting
consists of papers that are presented from a local community to the
membership of The Hip Society. There are a total of two meetings per
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