Hip, Groin & Thigh Committee

Mission

Contribute to the overall education and research activities of ISAKOS as required and requested.

Body of Work: This committee will focus on hip problems, including FAI and hip instability, as well as peri-articular problems, such as sports hernia, adductor injury, psoas and hip abductor problems, along with thigh injuries, such as hamstring strains, quadriceps contusions, femoral neck and shaft stress fractures, and hip flexor injuries.

Composition

Chair, Deputy Chair(s), up to 15 members, staff liaison

Vikas Khanduja, MA(Cantab), MBBS, MSc, FRCS, FRCS(Orth), PhD

Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED KINGDOM

Peter D'Alessandro, MBBS (Hons), FAOrthA, FRACS

Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
AUSTRALIA

Tomas Rafael Vilaseca, MD

Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
ARGENTINA

Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCSC CANADA	Matthew J. Brick, MBChB, FRACS NEW ZEALAND
Robert Leon Buly, MD, MS UNITED STATES	Joshua D. Harris, MD UNITED STATES
Nanne P. Kort, MD, PhD NETHERLANDS	Ajay Malviya, PhD, FRCS (T&O), MSc, MRCS Ed, MS (T&O), MBBS UNITED KINGDOM
Marcelo Queiroz, MD, MsC BRAZIL	Anil S. Ranawat, MD UNITED STATES
Marc R. Safran, MD, Prof. UNITED STATES	André Sarmento, MD PORTUGAL
Andrea Spiker, MD UNITED STATES	Vehniah K. Tjong, MD, FRCSC UNITED STATES
Hajime Utsunomiya, MD, PhD JAPAN	Michael Lee Voight, DHSc, PT, ATC, FAPTA UNITED STATES

Charges

The following charges are the 2025 - 2027 committee term.

Congress
- Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented at the 2027 Congress in Sydney.
- Develop scientific session proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Hip, Groin & Thigh; Committee will be responsible to propose topics, session chairs and a balanced faculty, in collaboration with the Program Committee and ISAKOS Office
- Review and grade abstracts for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Hip, Groin and Thigh
Global Link
- Assist in the management, review, and organization of ISAKOS Global Link content related to Hip, Groin & Thigh, to maximize value of this education portal for ISAKOS members and subscribers.
Journal of ISAKOS
- Provide articles to the Journal of ISAKOS, as requested by the JISAKOS Editorial Board.
- Serve as article reviewers for Journal of ISAKOS as requested.
Publications
- Prepare and submit at least one article, annually, for the ISAKOS eNewsletter; for possible inclusion within the 2026 and 2027 calendar years.
Strategic Plan
- Advance the fulfillment / achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives, how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.

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