Overview

ISHA – the international hip preservation society is delighted to be hosting its 17th Annual Scientific Meeting in the city of Fukuoka, Japan on 2 to 4 October 2025. Taking place at Fukuoka International Congress Center, the Meeting will bring together worldwide arthroscopic and open hip surgeons, sports physicians, orthopaedic trainees, rehabilitation experts, allied health professionals and researchers to present and exchange their knowledge, best practice and important results from their research.

The 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting marks ISHA’s first in-person congress in the Asia-Pacific region since its 2018 Meeting in Melbourne, Australia, and will be the first Annual Scientific Meeting to take place in East Asia. Located on Kyūshū, the southern- and westernmost of the main islands, Fukuoka City is considered a gateway to the world, reachable within just 3 hours from most major East Asian cities and offering international direct links from over 20 international airports, as well as excellent connectivity through other Japanese transport hubs via air and high-speed rail. 

Having a long history as a place of trade, the city of Fukuoka is the perfect place for the international hip preservation community to come together to exchange ideas and collaborate, in order to advance hip preservation worldwide. With that in mind, the theme of the ISHA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting has been selected as:

Elevating Hip Preservation Worldwide: Exchange, Engage, Excel

More specifically, the scientific programme will focus around 6 key topics:

1. Basic Science/Cadaveric Studies
2. Extra Articular Conditions & Management
3. Post Operative Management & Rehabilitation Strategies
4. Technology Enhancing Outcomes/Research/Patient Education
5. Innovative Approaches: Techniques & Interventions
6. Clinical Outcomes Research

ISHA looks forward to collaborating with the Japanese Society of Hip Arthroscopy (JSHA) and Asia Society of Hip Arthroscopy & Preservation (ASHA) in order to benefit from the expansive expertise in the region, and encourages members of the hip preservation community from around the globe to get involved by submitting their research and contributing to the discussion. Abstract and ICL submission open in January 2025.

For more information please visit the official event page.