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Abstracts

Abstract Submission

The Scientific Committee invites you to actively participate to this congress that will be an extraordinary opportunity to exchange thoughts and experiences. We look forward to receiving abstracts for consideration and inclusion in the programme as oral or poster presentations.

The two best presentations in "Scientific contents" and "Innovation", after due evaluation by the Scientific Committee, will receive an award granted by Hip International respectively of 1.500 € and 1.000 €. The awarded abstracts will be published as full original article/review in a forthcoming issue of Hip International. All selected abstracts will be included in a regular issue of Hip International available at the Congress.

Submission Guidelines and Deadlines

The abstract submission is only possible on-line through the congress web site dedicated section.
Abstracts submitted by fax or air-mail will not be considered.

Please follow the instructions before submitting an abstract carefully. Each author will receive a password and the abstract will be on-line for review by the author until the submission deadline. All abstracts received by the indicated deadline will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee.
Acceptance for oral or poster presentations will be notified only to the submitting Author by 25 MAY 2012.

Registration to the Congress is compulsory to present the abstract and must be completed by 31 May 2012.

Submission Style

Please take good notice of the following details:

• Abstract texts can only be uploaded as files with .doc .odt .rtf. docx. extensions.
• It will not be possible to write the text on-line directly.
• Please follow the on-line instructions to upload the file correctly.
• Abstracts should be structured into five paragraphs: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
• It is possible to submit the abstract only in English.
• The text should not contain more than 2.000 characters including spaces.
• Tables and/or figures are not permitted.
• Abbreviations are not allowed in the title and at their first appearance in the text, they should be written in full and immediately followed by the abbreviation.
• One author can not present more than one abstract but can be co-author in other abstracts.
  
  

Topics

Please follow the on-line instructions to upload the file correctly and according to the following
available scientific topics:

• Pediatrics
• Conservative Surgery
• Arthroscopy
• Tribology/materials
• Primary THA/RA
• Revision
• Trauma
• Tumours
• Basic science
• Others
  
  

Oral and E-Poster Presentations

Oral Presentations

Only Power Point presentation will be admitted in the scientific sessions.
Authors will deliver their presentations to the slide preview room at least one hour before the beginning of the session or the day before in case of an early scheduled session.
Allotted time and length of the presentations will be indicated in the acceptance letter to the authors.

E-Poster Presentations

Posters will be divided into sessions and displayed through the modern e-poster electronic system in a prominent spot of the congress venue.
Specific technical instructions will be included in the acceptance letter to the authors.

Language

The official language of the congress is English.

Other information

For more information please contact the Organising Secretariat and Help Desk

O.I.C. Srl - Viale G. Matteotti, 7 - 50121 Florence, Italy
Phone: +39 055 50351
Fax: +39 055 5001912
Email: Abstract@EHS2012.org