Medical Education Program

MIS Around the Foot and Ankle
Thursday and Friday May 8-9, 2025
ArthroLab™ | Singapore

DESCRIPTION

The course presents strategies to equip surgeons with the highest level of diagnostic and treatment practice modalities specific to foot and ankle arthroscopy and open surgery. This course format has been specifically designed to address the more challenging aspects of foot and ankle pathologies and will highlight innovative surgical treatment options based on the newest clinical evidence. This course is designed for lower limb or foot and ankle surgeons with at least five years of foot and ankle arthroscopic experience.

FACULTY

Dr. Tan Ken Jin
OrthoSports Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Singapore

Dr. Tan is a dual fellowship trained surgeon under renowned Professor Hans Zwipp, Germany and Dr. Mark Myerson, USA. He has a keen interest in educating fellow doctors and his research includes lower limb biomechanics, foot and ankle injuries, bone grafting, and fusion biology.

Dr Dean Pepper
Port Macquarie Private Hospital / Port Macquarie Base Hospital, NSW, Australia

Dr Pepper is a Trauma Orthopedic surgeon with special interest in General and MIS Foot & Ankle Surgery with more than 20 years of experience. He has completed his fellowship in Foot & Ankle Surgery, Bristol, UK in 2002. To date, he has successfully hold three MIS Foot & Ankle course in Australia.

AGENDA

Day 1, Thursday, May 8

08:45AM	Arrival and Registration
08:55AM	Welcome and Introduction – Medical Education
	Didactic Session I: MIS Forefoot & MIS Hindfoot
09:00AM	Evolution of Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS Equipment
09:10AM	MIS without MIStakes
09:20AM	MIS Cheilectomy, My Evolution
09:30AM	MIS Bunionectomy: How did I get here?
09:40AM	Case Discussion
09:50AM	Minimally Invasive Calcaneal Osteotomy - Why?
10:00AM	Case Discussion
	ArthroLab Session I: MIS Forefoot
10:15AM	Technique Demonstration: MIS Bunionectomy
10:30AM	MIS Bunionectomy, MIS Hammertoe
12:15PM	Lunch
	ArthroLab Session Il: MIS Hindfoot
1:00PM	MIS Cheilectomy, MIS Calcaneal Osteotomy
4:00PM	Adjourn

Day 2, Friday, May 9

08:45AM	Arrival
	Didactic Session II: Trauma and Midfoot Fusion
09:00AM	My Approach for Syndesmosis Injuries
09:10AM	Achilles Injuries, from Open to MIS
09:20AM	Minimally Invasive Ankle Fracture Fixation: Fibula Nailing
09:30AM	Panel Discussion
09:40AM	1st MTP Fusion
09:50AM	Certificates
	ArthroLab™ Session III: MIS Fibula Fixation
10:30AM	Technique Demonstration: Fibula Nailing-FibuLock
10:50AM	Fibula Nailing - FibuLock
12:15PM	Lunch
	ArthroLab™ Session IV: Other MIS FA Repair
1:00PM	1st MTP Fusion, MIS Percutaneous Achilles Speedbridge™, Syndesmosis Repair with Tightrope XP, Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release
4:00PM	Adjourn

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