Free Papers

Oral presentation of Free Papers should correspond to complete studies with outstanding results and innovative conclusions.

The free paper sessions includes topics on:

• Femoroacetabular Impingement
• Extrarticular impingement
• Peritrochanteric pathology
• Deep gluteal syndrome 
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Sport injuries in the hip
• Groin pain
• PAO Periacetabular Osteotomy
• Alteraçoes morfologicas extremas - Osteotomias femurais e acetabulares
• Pelvic trauma
• Hip trauma
• Total Hip Replacement
• THA revision
• Metal on metal hip replacement
• Hip resurfacing
• Dual mobility hip replacement

The work needs to be scheduled for 5 minutes of presentation (maximum 10 slides). A discussion of 10 minutes will be held after each 4 presentations.

• Speakers must adhere strictly to the scheduled times according to the programme.
• Only computer projection will be available. No overhead or slide projectors will be available in the meeting rooms, and it will not be possible to use personal laptops.
• Speakers are kindly requested to use PowerPoint Office (Windows or Mac) with slide size set as Widescreen 16:9. Presentations prepared with Keynote and Prezi can also be accepted but additional technical support might be required on-site. Authors in this situation should anticipate an earlier upload of the material at the Speakers Preview Center. The uploading of DVD movies is NOT supported.
• We recommend using “.gif” and “.jpg” formats for images. Other types of extension are accepted but prior advice from our technical team on-site is required. Please send a detailed request to portohipunit@gmail.com before preparing the presentation.
• MPEG2 is the preferred format for embedded movies, but *.avi, *.wmv are also accepted. If Codecs are used, the Code package DivX in the current version should be chosen. This can be found at www.divx.com.
• Confirm that all the necessary files are in the SAME FOLDER as your presentation.
• Use large fonts (the minimum font size should be 18 points). If you cannot fit all your subjects on a slide without moving to a smaller font, break the points up onto separate slides.
• Limit each slide to one main idea with three to six points. If more than six points (bullets) are included in one slide, your audience will have difficulties to read it. We recommend 5 to 7 slides for a five-minute free paper.
• The use of USB pens or memory sticks is advisable to upload presentations easily at the Speakers Preview Centre.
• Enclosure of a disclaimer at the bottom of the ending slide (Acknowledgment, Summary, or Question & Answer Session slide) is recommended. One of the following disclaimers should be stated in the presentation, depending on the situation of the authors:
  - The author declares that the research for and communication of this independent body of work does not constitute any financial or other conflict of interest, or
  - The author declares that a conflict of interest exists in respect of this work owing to his/her duties as [position] for [company name], and the potential subsequent financial ties arising from this position (including payment for current or future research, ownership of stock and stock options, fees for advice or public speaking, consulting, service on advisory boards or for medical training companies, and receipt of patents or patents pending).