HEMOSTASIS CONTROL (bleeding/thromboembolism) 1 Modern blood management in arthroplasty -- 2 How to reach 0% transfusion rate in TKA -- 3 Antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stent undergoing orthopedic surgery: is it still no man's land?.- 4 Controversy: Are LMWHs still the gold standard in arthroplasty? Arguments in favour.- 5 Controversy: Are LMWHs still the gold standard in arthroplasty? Arguments against -- 6 Controversy: A low hemoglobin transfusion trigger is not dangerous. Arguments in favour.- 7 Controversy: A low hemoglobin transfusion trigger is not dangerous. Arguments against -- 8 Controversy: Detection of DVT: all patients need pre and postop ultrasound screening -- 9 PAIN CONTROL What works and what does not work for pain control in arthroplasty -- 10 Patient mental preparation to the arthroplasty procedure -- 11 Optimized pain control protocol -- 12 Cost-effectiveness of the various modalities for pain control -- 13 How to avoid chronic pain after hip and knee arthroplasty -- 14 Pain management in total knee arthroplasty: a surgeon-anesthesiologist cooperation -- 15 Dealing with pain in a "Fast track" protocol: the experience of a European professional -- 16 Dealing with pain in a "Fast track" protocol: the experience from USA -- 17 Perspectives: Best technique for local wound infiltrations -- 18 INFECTION CONTROL Prevention of infection: the host factors -- 19 Prevention of infection: the wound factors -- 20 Prevention of infection: the environmental factors.- 21 The fight against the slime: can we ever win? -- 22 Anti-biofilm agents: where are we? -- 23 The best prophylaxis for primary arthroplasty -- 24 Perspectives: How to deal with 38.5°C fever after arthroplasty. The infectivologist's point of view -- 25 Perspectives: How to deal with 38.5°C fever after arthroplasty. The surgeon's point of view -- 26 Perspectives: Prolonged wound drainage (7 days) after hip arthroplasty.