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