Medical Education Program: Foot and Ankle
East Coast Foot and Ankle Summit

Friday and Saturday, January 12-13, 2024
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL
DESCRIPTION
 
This technique-oriented program is designed to expose physician attendees to the latest surgical concepts in lower extremity surgical techniques. Practical, hands-on lab and training sessions maximize physician exposure to the latest tools and techniques.
FACULTY
Michael Downey, DPM     

Precision Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Fort Worth, TX

Fellowship: Jefferson Health, Aria 3B Orthopedic Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Eric Giza, MD

Team Physician, Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento, CA

Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA
Christopher W. Hodgkins, MD

Baptist Health Medical Group
Coral Gables, FL

Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Fellowship: Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, FL
Anish R. Kadakia, MD

Northwestern Medicine, 
Chicago, IL 

Fellowship: Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

 
James R. McWilliam, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY

Fellowship: American Sports Medicine Institute
Birmingham, AL
David I. Pedowitz, MD

Chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Private Practice of Roger A. Mann, MD
Oakland, CA
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM

Logan Regional Orthopedics
Logan, UT

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Sarasota Orthopedic Associates
Sarasota, FL
Norman E. Waldrop III, MD

Orthopedic Consultant: New Orleans Saints, University of Alabama, Auburn University, Troy University, Samford University, University of West Alabama, and Birmingham-Southern College

Fellowship: The Steadman Clinic
Vail, CO

AGENDA
 
Friday, January 12, 2024
6:30 AM Breakfast Available 
7:15 AM Registration
7:45 AM Opening Comments – Medical Education
Didactic Session I: Ankle Instability
8:00 AM
 		 Brace Yourself: InternalBrace™ Ligament AugmentationRepair in 2024
8:10 AM
 		 ATFL InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure 2.0
8:20 AM Ankle Instability Case Discussion
Didactic Session II: Trauma
9:00 AM IM Nail for Fibula Fractures?  But Plates Are So Easy!
9:10 AM
 		 How Can I Be Sure the Syndesmosis Is Accurately Reduced?
9:20 AM Dealing With the Deltoid 
9:30 AM The Low-Energy Lisfranc: Optimizing Management 
9:40 AM Trauma Case Discussions 
Didactic Session III: Achilles Pathology
10:20 AM How Should a Midsubstance Rupture Be Fixed?
10:30 AM
 		 Pull It Together! Three Pearls for a Better PARS SpeedBridge™ Repair 
10:40 AM Enthesis Thesis: Why a Double Row Makes Sense 
10:50 AM Achilles Pathology Case Discussion 
11:30 AM Foot and Ankle Innovation: What’s Arthrex Up to Now?
11:40 AM Biologic Innovations for Foot and Ankle: What’s New? 
11:50 AM Prelab Announcements 
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM ArthroLab Session: Ankle Instability, Achilles, and Trauma
4:00 PM Reception
5:00 PM Adjourn
Saturday, January 13, 2024
7:00 AM Breakfast Available
7:50 AM Opening Comments – Medical Education
Didactic Session IV: Flatfoot
8:00 AM
 		 Push or Pull? The Rationale for Spring Ligament Repair in Adult‐Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
8:10 AM Spring Ligament Predicament: An Augmented Solution
8:20 AM
 		 Fighting for Flatfoot Fusion: Emerging Technologies for Stage III 
8:30 AM Flatfoot Case Discussions
Didactic Session V: Forefoot
9:10 AM Keep It Down! Simplifying Plantar Plate Repair 
9:20 AM Lesser Toe: Dealing With the Bigger Problem
9:30 AM
 		 Interposition Proposition: Outcomes of Motion-Sparing Solutions for Rigidus 
9:40 AM Go Low: Pearls for Plantar Lapidus Success 
9:40 AM Hallux Valgus Case Discussions 
Didactic Session VI: Arthroscopy and Endoscopy
11:00 AM Emerging Technologies in Foot and Ankle Surgery 
11:10 AM The OCD Sea: Navigating Options for Cartilage Repair
11:20 AM
 		 Endoscopic Topic: EndoBlade™ Gastrocnemius Recession and Plantar Fascia Release
11:30 AM OCD Case Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM
 		 ArthroLab Session II: Arthroscopy and EndoBlade System
2:00 PM ArthroLab Session III: Flatfoot and Forefoot (Open)
3:30 PM Adjourn
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