No. 001: May-June 2019

This month, we are honored to feature an interview with Professor Rob Nelissen, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at Leiden University Medical Center. Professor Nelissen's career spans foundational research in artificial cardiac devices to leading contributions in joint arthroplasty outcomes and implant surveillance. As a founding architect of the Dutch Arthroplasty Register, he has shaped European standards for surgical quality assessment. His current investigations into induction heating for periprosthetic infection exemplify his commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered innovation within an international collaborative framework.

The clinical articles address several converging domains. The evolving role of robotic-assisted knee surgery is examined alongside the contributions of national joint registries, including reflections on the NJR, and the implications of the EU Medical Device Regulation on research and patient care. Conservative hip surgery is revisited through an evaluation of femoral osteotomy, while antibacterial hydrogel implant coating presents a surgical technique with broad applications across orthopedics and trauma.