Medical Education Training Program: Foot and Ankle
 
Immersive Lab Experience: First Ray Masterclass
Saturday, January 9, 2027
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL
DESCRIPTION
 
Delivered in a fully immersive lab environment, the ILE: First Ray Masterclass course offers a unique learning experience where participants actively engage with our expert faculty through focused didactic presentations, live surgical demonstrations, and hands-on lab experiences. The lab setting allows participants to test and refine their skills, ensuring a dynamic learning experience.


FACULTY
 
Michael C. Aynardi, MD

Penn State Bone and Joint Institute
Hershey, PA

Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Edward T. Haupt, MD

Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA



 
Kaitlin Neary, MD

Catalyst Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Boise, ID

Fellowship: University of California, Davis
Davis, CA


 
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM

Logan Regional Orthopedics
Logan, UT

Fellowship: Sarasota Orthopedic Associates
Sarasota, FL


 


AGENDA
 
6:30 AM Breakfast Available 
7:30 AM Registration
7:55 AM Welcome
Didactic Session I: Osteotomies and Joint Preparation
8:00 AM Introduction to Immersive Lab Experience 
8:10 AM Live Demonstration I: First Ray Osteotomies 
8:30 AM Why Are You Choosing the Lapidus Technique? 
8:40 AM Live Demonstration II: I-Beam 
9:00 AM ArthroLab Session I: Lapidus I-Beam 
9:30 AM
 
BunionBrace™ Ligament Augmentation: Preventing Reoccurrence 
9:40 AM
 
Live Demonstration III: BunionBrace Augmentation Repair and Lesser Toe Correction 
10:00 AM

 
ArthroLab Session II: BunionBrace Augmentation and Lesser Toe Correction, Mini-TightRope® Implant and DMMO
11:30 AM Lunch
Didactic Session II: MTP Fusion and Bunions: When to Keep It MIS
12:30 PM Motion-Preserving Options in the MTPJ 
12:40 PM Live Demonstration IV: ArthroFLEX® Dermal Allograft Interpositional Arthroplasty 
1:00 PM
 
ArthroLab Session III: ArthoFlex, OATS® and Cartiform® Osteochondral Allograft Techniques
1:30 PM My Algorithm and Technique for MTP Joint Fusion
1:40 PM
 
Live Demonstration V: MTPJ NanoNeedle™ Arthroscopy With Joint Prep and MIS Fusion
2:00 PM
 
ArthroLab Session IV: MTPJ NanoNeedle Arthroscopy, MaxForce™ Plating
2:30 PM Live Demonstration VI: MIS Bunionectomy 
3:00 PM ArthroLab Session V: MIS Bunionectomy
4:30 PM Adjourn


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