Lecture topics are subject to change without notice.

A sampling of presentation topics:

FOOT, ANKLE, and LEG “BOOT CAMP”

• Vascularized Bone Grafts in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery:  What are my Options?  Does this Always Involve Microvascular Surgery?
• Bone Transport and Lengthening Over Nail (LON) vs Lengthening and then Nail (LATN): Does it Make a Difference?
• Supramalleolar Osteotomy for Ankle Arthritis and/or Deformity Correction:  Decisions that Influence Acute vs. Gradual Correction
• Osteointegration Limb Replacement

CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN FOOT AND ANKLE TRAUMA SURGERY

• Management of Syndesmotic Injuries
• Management of Pilon Fractures: What is the Threshold for Primary Fusion vs. ORIF?  How to Determine Incisional Corridors and Fixation Placement
• Management of Talar Fractures
• Basic Principles in the Management of Nonunions. Is it Always Infected?
• How to Take Accurate Lower Extremity X-rays for Deformity Planning

THE CHARCOT FOOT AND ANKLE

• ​​​​​​​Understanding the Complex Etiology and Pathophysiology of Charcot Neuropathic Deformity
   

• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Charcot Deformity Correction
   

• What’s a Flipper Foot?  How do I Make One?  When Should this Strategy be Used?
   

FOREFOOT RECONSTRUCTION

• ​​​​​​​Does Implant Arthroplasty have a place in Forefoot Reconstruction
• Decompression, Relocation, and Suspension vs. Excision of Morton’s Perineural Fibroma
• Factors that Influence Short and Long-Term Survival Rates
• The Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Other Digital Planning Strategies In Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery.

GENERAL SYMPOSIUM, INCLUDES LECTURES & SAWBONES WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY'S HANDS-ON CADAVERIC WORKSHOP (LIMITED TO 30 REGISTRANTS)

The Cadaver workshop will occur at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine @ 8th & Arch Streets in Philadelphia.