Reaching the Summit: Managing Sports Medicine Injuries of the Ankle & Foot - Surgical Skills - Recordings (CME)
Availability
On-Demand
3 Courses
Expires on Nov 20, 2028
Cost
Member: $299.00
Resident/Fellow Member: $299.00
Affiliate Member: $299.00
Non-Member: $399.00
Credit Offered
7.75 CME Credits
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 Reaching the Summit: Managing Sports Medicine Injuries of the Ankle & Foot - Surgical Skills - Recordings
 

An all-new surgical skills course focused on complex sports medicine pathology of the foot and ankle highlighting insights and techniques from around the world. Chaired by Eric Ferkel MD and Andrea Veljkovic MD, this two-day course will offer in-person didactic and cadaver lab focused on enhancing your surgical competency while expanding your indications for arthroscopic, endoscopic, and open management of ligamentous, tendon, chondral and bony injuries of the ankle and foot. The lab will be taking place in the state-of-the-art lab in Chicago, IL with master instructors guiding participants on the pearls and pitfalls of many of the procedures that will be demonstrated. Participants can then practice their skill set in the spacious state-of-the-art cadaveric lab at the Orthopaedic Learning Center.


This course provides CME Credit. If you are interested in purchasing the recordings without CME credit, click here

 

 

Session #1 

Course Chair’s Welcome and Introductions
 


Ankle Arthroscopy and Osteochondral Lesions 

Moderators: Eric Ferkel, MD & Ned Amendola, MD 
 
Anterior and Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy- Set up, Portals, Diagnostic Exam, Soft Tissue and Bony Impingement - Monika Volesky, MD 

Management of OCLs under 1 cm2, is there a role for bone marrow stimulation? Does Location Matter? - Ned Amendola, MD 


Does size matter? What is the management of medium to larger lesions in both the primary and revision settings? Eric Ferkel, MD 


Future treatment options for osteochondral lesions of the tibial plafond and talus. What is the role of Biologics? John Kennedy, MD 

Q&A and Case Discussions- Case Presenter: Eric Ferkel, MD & Ned Amendola, MD 

 

The Achilles 
Moderators: Nick Strasser, MD & Josh Metzl, MD 
 

20 yo football player with NIL deal with Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture; Open vs Percutaneous for surgical management of Acute Achilles Rupture - Kenneth Hunt, MD  


How do you manage the re-rupture in the elite athlete - James Calder, MD 


MIS vs Open Vs Zadek for Management of Insertional Achilles Tendinosis: How do you decide when to do what - Nick Strasser, MD 


Q&A and Discussions
 - Nick Strasser, MD & Josh Metzl, MD 

 

(PRE-RECORDED SESSION) 
Honorary Chair Keynote by Robert B. Anderson: Being a Team Physician - Managing the Player, Agent, Trainer, Parents and Team 
Moderators: Eric Ferkel, MD & Andrea Veljkovic, MD 
Presenter:Robert B. Anderson, MD 

Q&A and Discussion 

 
Live Surgery Demo: Endoscopic FHL Transfer then Open 
Moderator: Kevin Martin, MD 
Surgeon: Andrea Veljkovic, MD 


Session #2

Ligament Reconstruction 
Moderators: Eric Giza, MD & Andrea Veljkovic, MD 
 

Is ever a role to surgically repair an acute lateral ankle sprain? Management of Acute Ankle Sprains in the premier athlete - James Calder, MD 


When do you augment your Primary Broström: Does every Broström need a Brace?  (include revision setting and when to use allograft for revisions) Tommy Haytmanek, MD 


Management of Acute and Chronic Deltoid Injuries - Peter Mangone, MD 

25 yo professional moto-crosser with multiple High and low ankle sprains – how do you address surgically? - Eric Giza, MD  

 

Q&A with Discussion Eric Giza, MD & Andrea Veljkovic, MD 


Management of Ankle, Lisfranc, Fifth Metatarsal, and Navicular Fractures 
Moderators: David Porter, MD & Kirk McCullough, MD 
 
360-degree management of acute Weber C ankle fracture - Why should you scope Ankle Fractures, fix the syndesmosis, AITFL and deltoid and how to get the athlete back on the field - Kevin Martin, DO 


Management of Ligamentous Lisfranc injuries in the elite athlete – Fix or Fuse?-
 Kirk McCullough, MD 


Management of Jones fracture in an athletes – Screw vs Plate, primary bone graft, do you add biologic? - Josh Metzl, MD 

16 year old basketball player with an NIL deal with MRI showing Edema in the Navicular – Management of Stress Injuries of the Navicular - Robert Anderson, MD (Pre-Recorded) 

Q&A with Case Discussions – David Porter, MD and Kirk McCullough, MD 

 
Live Surgery Demo: Arthroscopic Brostrom and Deltoid 
Moderator: Arianna Gianakos, DO 
Surgeon: Pete Mangone  


Session #3

Honoring a Legend: Looking Back on Dr. Tom Clanton’s Career: Words of Wisdom from training with Thomas Clanton, MD 
Moderators: C. Thomas Haytmanek, MD and Norman Waldrop, MD Presenter: David Porter, MD 

 
Hodge-podge: Forefoot/Peroneals/Posterior Ankle Pain 

Moderators: Arianna Gianakos, DO and John Kennedy, MD 


Turf toe, SandToe and Management of 1st MTPJ in Sports-related Injuries - Andrea Veljkovic, MD 


45  yo female marathon runner with painful 2nd MTPJ – How do you manage the plantar plate injury  in the Athlete - Eric Giza, MD   


20 yo offensive lineman with dislocation peroneal tendon and split tear on MRI – can he play through the season; how do you fix it? Peroneal tendon management, Repair, Reconstruction - Nicholas L. Strasser, MD 


17 yo ballerina with posterior ankle pain - Os Trigonum, FHL tenosynovitis diagnosis and management  - 
Arianna Gianakos, DO  


Q&A and Discussion 

 
In-Season Management of Foot and Ankle Injuries Elite Athlete 
Moderators: Kenneth Hunt, MD & James Calder, MD 
 
Future Technologies and Wearables – how they play a role in return to play - Norman Waldrop, MD 


The Blue Devil: Heel pain in the midseason – college basketball player with partial plantar fascia rupture – Ned Amendola, MD 

In-Season Management of the Elite Athlete, how do you decide when they are cleared to play - Dave Porter, MD 

In Season evaluation, management and treatment of acute High ankle sprains in 16 yo high school junior who is trying to get a college scholarship  - Kenneth Hunt, MD 


Chairs’ Closing Remarks 

Accreditation
 

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Information
AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABOS MOC CREDIT STATEMENT
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

CLAIMING CREDIT
In order to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ participants must attend the webinar in its entirety and complete the online evaluation. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.
Disclosures

FACULTY

Disclosures
The following individuals involved in the planning, reviewing and/or presentation of this activity disclosed these relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, we have implemented measures to identify and mitigate relevant financial relationships.

*None of the other Planners, Reviewers, or Faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

Annunziato Amendola
• Stryker Endoscopy - Research Support
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties

Robert Anderson
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Globus - Paid Consultant
• Enovis - Paid Consultant
• BioTissues - Paid Consultant
• Stryker - Paid Consultant

Kendall Bradley
• No Financial Relationships to Disclose

James Calder
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• DJO Global, Inc. - Paid Consultant

Thomas Clanton
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Stryker Endoscopy - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Disclosed

Eric Ferkel
• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Research Support
• Ossur - Research Support
• DePuy Mitek - Research Support
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• Ossio - Paid Consultant
• Paragon 28 - Paid Consultant
• Smith & Nephew Endoscopy - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Paragon 28 - Speakers Bureau
• Ossio - Speakers Bureau
• Ossio - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• Smith & Nephew Endoscopy - Speakers Bureau

Eric Giza
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties

Kenneth Hunt
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Paragon 28 - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties

John Kennedy
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
Arianna L Gianakos
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant
• ConMed Linvatec - Paid Consultant

Peter Mangone
• Ziptek, Restor3D, Osteocentric - Ownership Interest
• Stryker Endoscopy - Royalties
• Restor3D - Royalties
• NovaNav, Theramicra, SoleCareRx - Paid Consultant
• Stryker Endoscopy - Royalties
• Stryker Endoscopy - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties

Kevin Martin
• ConMed Linvatec - Paid Consultant
• ConMed Linvatec - Royalties
• MTF - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• ConMed Linvatec - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant

Kirk McCullough
• Breg, Inc. - Speakers bureau/ Paid Consultant
• DJO Global, Inc. - Speakers bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers bureau/ Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• Breg, Inc. - Royalties

Joshua Metzl
• Arthrex, Inc. - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Paid Consultant

David Porter
• No Financial Relationships to Disclose

Matthew Salzler
• No Financial Relationships to Disclose

Nicholas Strasser
• Vilex - Royalties
• Arthrex, Inc., Bioventus, Hyalex, Tayco - Speakers bureau/honorarium payment
• Arthrex, Inc., Bioventus, Hyalex, Tayco - Paid Consultant
• Wright Medical Tech., Inc. - Research Support

C. Thomas Haytmanek
• Stryker Endoscopy - Research Support
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau

Andrea Veljkovic
• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau
• DePuy Mitek - Research Support
• Ossur - Research Support
• Acumed - Research Support
• Synthes Corp. - Research Support
• Biomet, Inc - Research Support
• Synthes Corp. - Speakers Bureau
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Research Support
• Synthes Corp. - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc. - Research Support
• Wright Medical Tech., Inc. - Research Support

Monika Volesky
• Arthrex, Inc. - Speakers Bureau

Norman Waldrop
• Arthrex, Inc., Marrow Access Technologies - Paid Consultant
• Arthrex, Inc., In2Bones, Inc, Marrow Access Technologies - Speakers Bureau
• Johnson & Johnson - Royalties

PLANNERS

Marisol Claich, CMP, DES (Staff)
Nothing to disclose

Christina Ortega (Staff)
Nothing to Disclose 

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, we have implemented measures to identify and mitigate relevant financial relationships. All individuals in control of content have disclosed their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. These relationships have been reviewed and mitigated.

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 11/21/2025
TERMINATION DATE: 11/20/2028

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