12th Annual Current Solutions in Foot & Ankle Surgery

Current Solutions in Foot & Ankle Surgery is designed to help you stay up to date with the latest concepts in diagnosing and treating foot and ankle conditions and injuries. Through lectures, interactive panel discussions, and case-based presentations, the faculty will address such issues as fracture management, medical concerns, sports injuries, indications for arthroscopic and arthroplasty procedures, traumatic injuries, and treatment options for foot and ankle deformities. In the state-of-the-art bioskills lab, attendees will practice what they have learned, using advanced technologies and instrumentation.

Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

 

Apply principles of reconstruction of the foot and ankle
 

Understand and perform surgical approaches facilitating access to the foot and ankle
 

If you have a disability and wish to request assistance, please inform FORE at (813) 614-2796.

FORE as planner and presenter of this meeting, claims no liability for the acts of any suppliers or the safety of any attendees while in transit to, from, or during this event or any optional activities. The total amount of liability, if any, for the meeting organizer is limited to a refund of the registration fee.

In-Person Registrations: For a full refund, cancel your registration by close of business on Monday, January 13, 2023, by calling 813-614-2796, or by sending an email to CME@foreonline.org. Cancellations received after January 13, 2023, will not receive a refund. No‐shows will not receive a refund. You may also transfer your in-person registration to virtual registration by calling 813-614-2796, or by sending an email to CME@foreonline.org by Monday, January 13, 2023.

 

Virtual Registrations: For a full refund, cancel your registration by close of business on Monday, January 13, 2023, by calling 813-614-2796, or by sending an email to CME@foreonline.org. Cancellations received after Monday, January 13, 2023, will not receive a refund. No‐shows will not receive a refund.

 

FORE reserves the right to cancel this program due to unforeseen circumstances, in which case a full refund of registration fees will be given to participants. FORE will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant in the unlikely event that the Program is canceled.

Tuition for live conference includes all course materials, daily breakfasts and coffee breaks. Early registration is strongly suggested. Minimum and maximum attendance levels have been established for this meeting. If your registration cannot be accepted, you will be issued a full tuition refund.

 

Tuition for live webcast includes participation for one registrant. Each registrant must sign-in on a separate computer to receive credit. Prior to the meeting we will send you further information about the log in process.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

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6:00 pm-10:00 pm Welcome Reception

6:30 pm-6:45pm DVT Prophylaxis in Foot & Ankle Surgery 

6:45 pm -7:00 pm All My Years as an NFL Team Physician 

7:00 pm -7:15 pm Hypovitaminosis D 

7:15 pm-7:45 pm Questions / Open Discussion

 

Friday, February 10, 2023: Sports

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Ankle Instability 

7:00 am-7:10 am Lateral Ankle Instability 

7:10 am -7:20 am Acute & Chronic Peroneal Tendon Tears / Instability 

7:20 am -7:30 am Medial Ankle Instability / Deltoid Reconstruction 

7:30 am -7:40 am High Ankle Sprains in Elite Athletes 

7:40 am -8:20 am Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion 
 

Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus 

8:20 am -8:30 am Osteochondral Fractures / Lateral Process Fractures of the Talus 

8:30 am -8:40 am Smaller OLTs: Marrow Stimulation, Resurfacing, and More

8:40 am -8:50 am Larger OLTs: Structural Grafts & Other Options 

8:50 am -9:00 am Salvage Options for Osteonecrosis of the Talus 

9:00 am -9:30 am Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion 

9:30 am -10:00 am Break with Exhibitors
 

Sports Trauma & Other Nuggets

10:00 am -10:10 am Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Nonop, Open, Percutaneous, Chronic 

10:10 am -10:20 am Traumatic Hallux Valgus / Turf Toe / Sesamoid Injuries 

10:20 am -10:30 am 5th Metatarsal Fracture & Non-unions 

10:30 am -10:40 am Navicular Stress Fracture in Athletes 

10:40 am -10:50 am Subtle Cavus in Sports Injuries 

1050 am -1100 am Insertional Achilles Ruptures 

1100 am -1200 pm Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion 

12:00 pm-1:30 pm Lunch 

1:30 pm-4:00 Bioskills Lab

 

Saturday, February 11, 2023: Trauma

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Ankle

7:00 am -7:10 am Principles of Temporary External Fixation

7:10 am -7:30 am Pilon Fractures / Posterior Malleolus / Pilon Variants

7:30 am -7:40 am Syndesmosis Fixation: Screws vs Suture Button

7:40 am -7:50 am Fibular/Syndesmosis Malunions

7:50 am -8:00 am Fibular Nailing: Why I Nail Pretty Much Everything 

8:00 am -8:10 am Neuropathic Ankle Fractures

8:10 am -8:40 am Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion
 

Midfoot

8:40 am -8:50 am Navicular Fracture/Chopart Dislocation/Spring Ligament Injuries 

8:50 am -9:00 am Lisfranc Injuries: ORIF 

9:00 am -9:10 am Lisfranc Injuries: Primary Arthrodesis 

9:10 am -9:20 am Lisfranc Injuries in Elite Athletes 

9:20 am -10:00 am Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion

10:00 am -10:30 am Break with Exhibitors
 

Calcaneus

10:30 am -10:40 am Calcaneus Fracture: My Extensile Lateral Tricks 

10:40 am -10:50 am Calcaneus Fracture: My Small Incision Tricks

10:50 am -11:00 am Calcaneus Fracture: My Small Incision Tricks

11:00 am -11:10 am Calcaneal Fracture-Dislocation Patterns: Early & Late Approaches

11:10 am -11:20 am Calcaneal Malunion 

11:20 am -12:00 pm Questions / Cases / Panel Discussion

12:00 pm-1:30 pm Lunch 

1:30 pm-4:00 pm Bioskills Lab
 

4:00 pm Course adjourns

 

                                                                                             * Subject to change

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All course participants will also have the opportunity to critically evaluate the program as it relates to practice relevance and educational objectives.

 

This program is planned and organized by FORE.

 

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements.

 

Credit(s) for this activity will be available to virtual participants as long as sessions are viewed in real time (i.e., viewing recorded sessions at a later date/time does not qualify for credit).