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14 March 2025

Welcome coffee – 07h30/08h30

TOPIC 1

Ankle Arthrosis – 08h45/10h15

Moderator introduction

  • Conservative Treatment: indications and limitations of supramalleolar osteotomy. Grafting, fixation, and fibula management.
  • Fusion: which technique for which indication? Fixation options.
  • Total Ankle Replacement: indications? Is there any benefit to using patient-specific instrumentation? Which implant for which indication? Soft tissue management, adressing associated lesions: one-step or two-step surgery?
  • TAR revision: indications and limitations of revision implants. What fixation method for fusion? Autograft or allograft?

Cases discussions

Break – 10h15/10h45 – Workshop

TOPIC 2

Hallux Valgus – 10h45/12h25

Moderator introduction

  • How can anatomy help in the hallux valgus treatment?
  • Tips to avoid complications.
  • Is it important to cover the seasamoids in the hallux valgus surgical treatment?
  • What about pronation?
  • How do I manage recurrences and failures?

Cases discussions

Lunch – 12h25/13h45

TOPIC 3

Achilles Tendinopathy – 13h45/15h15

Moderator introduction

  • Achilles rupture: operative versus non operative management.
  • Achilles tendinitis-Zadek vs open debridment.
  • Zadek osteotomy: go after Haglund or not?
  • Lengthening of the gastrocnemius muscles in Achilles tendinopathy.

Cases discussions

Break – 15h15/15h45 – Workshop

TOPIC 4

Flatfoot – 15h45/17h15

Moderator introduction

  • Arthrorisis: isolated or just as a complementary procedure?
  • Medial soft tissue repair in flexible flatfoot deformity.
  • Lateral column lengthening: my indication and my technique.
  • Medial column instability at different levels: which one to fuse?

Cases discussions

End – 17h15 

15 March 2025

Welcome coffee – 07h30/08h30

TOPIC 5 

Ankle Instability – 08h30/10h00

Moderator introduction

  • Acute ankle sprain, is there an indication for surgery?
  • Chronic lateral ankle instability, indication for augmentation, and how?
  • My lateral repair failed. What do I do now?
  • Isolated syndesmotic instability, indication for surgery? When to repair?

Cases discussions

Break – 10h00/10h30 – Workshop

TOPIC 6

Forefoot – 10h30/12h00

Moderator discussions

  • Metatarsal osteotomies: the DMMO and beyond.
  • Digital deformities: an algorithmic approach to addressing hammertoes.
  • Metatarsus adductus: considerations from both an open and percutaneous standpoint.
  • Fifth metatarsal deformities: when and how to address a bunionette?

Cases discussions

Closure – 12h00