Sept. 2 — (PRNewswire) — > Materialise is inviting orthopaedic surgeons attending the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) annual meeting being held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, September 8-10^, 2011 to join their expert sessions and product demonstration sessions.

Materialise provides Orthopaedic surgeons with virtual surgery planning via engineering and software, 3D model generation, and surgical guide design.  This solution is being used by surgeons worldwide when faced with challenging surgeries ranging from malunions, non-unions, or instances of congenital deformities.

Leading surgeons, including Prof. Stockmans (KU Leuven Campus Kortrijk), Dr. Medoff (Castle Medical Center, Hawaii), and Dr. Seitz (Cleveland Clinic, Ohio), will be providing testimonial of their experience utilizing Materialise's surgery planning and guide design services.  See below for times:

Expert Session Testimonials to take place at the following times (at Booth 303):

Thursday, September 8^th 12:00-12:20 p.m.
Friday, September 9^th 12:00-12:20 p.m.
Saturday, September 10^th 9:30-9:50 a.m.

In addition, surgeons may take part in a one-on-one product demonstration where they can experience the drilling and cutting through patient specific guides to get a personal feel for the product and potential benefits.

Product Demonstrations to take place at the following times (Room Surf B at Mandalay Bay):

Friday, September 9^th 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Friday, September 9^th 12:30-1:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 10^th 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Materialise will be exhibiting at Booth #303.  For more information, visit www.materialise.com/ortho or email at Email Contact

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