Precourse (April 19, 2023)

In 2020, for the second time in the long history of the Hip Symposium Bern, we successfully organized a preliminary course for German-speaking residents and interested physicians from Switzerland, Germany and Austria. This course will be continued and will become an integral part of the subsequent symposium.

In 2023 the pre-course will be held in English.

The aim is to provide the necessary basics for the understanding of the pathomorphologies of the hip that results in osteoarthritis.
The course offers a compact overview of the most important findings in joint-preserving hip surgery - for daily practice, as preparation for the specialist examination or simply as an introduction to the subsequent hip symposium.

The course is very practice-oriented with patient demonstrations of typical findings, a systematic analysis of the pelvic radiograph and an introduction to reading findings on MRI. In addition, real specimens are used to demonstrate the relevant anatomy of the hip. The participant will receive a treatment algorithm, which will be used to discuss specific cases in a relaxed atmosphere.