The Super Bowl of Foot and Ankle is coming at you with a boatload of foot and ankle talks over the weekend starting Friday at 8pm EST.

  • 102 Faculty members
  • 136 Talks
  • 48 Hours of content
Dr. Mark Myerson, the executive director of Steps 2 Walk, has put together a monster line up of surgeon’s from around the globe. Topic’s range from tarsal coalitions to TAR. Technique tips and new ideas are a big part of these talks surrounding a wide range of complex foot and ankle issues.
We have highlighted 1 talk from each session below, please note that each session has about 5 talks each averaging roughly 5-10min in length. There is a total of 4 Modules lasting about 9 hours each, starting Friday at 8pm EST. It has to be assumed that these talks will be recorded and made available for viewing on demand at a later date.
It will be interesting to hear some of the international takes on some current trends in the US market:
  • 3-dimensional bunion correction from Bangkok
  • Total talus replacement tips from Japan
  • Use of titanium mesh cage for managing of mid foot bone loss from India
  • Arthroscopic subtalar fusions from France
In addition to some of the international thought leaders such as Andy Goldberg, Christian Ortiz, and Beat Hinterman, the US also has a line-up of renowned presenters as well including: Paul Fortin, John Anderson, Lew Schon, and Chris Coetzee to name a few.
Paragon 28 is sponsoring this event, which is expected, as Myerson is a large shareholder in the company. Expect to see a few talks featuring their products, but I do not foresee this as being a Paragon 28 showcase. These are legit talks by legit surgeons from the US and around the globe.
Get the coffee brewing, put the kids to bed, and strap in for all the foot and ankle you can handle this weekend.
Here are the session times and one highlighted talk from each session (sessions average 5 – 5 min presentations with a moderator assigned to each). The full agenda is linked at the bottom of the page.

Module 1 – Start time Friday 4/24/20 @ 8pm EST to 3am EST

  • Session 1 – MISC Talks
    7:20pm Ankle Equinus: Correction with a Modified Triple Arthrodesis (Lambrinudi) | Markus Knupp. Basel, Switzerland
  • Session 2 – Keynote
    8:20pm Setting up a 4000 bed ITU for the COVID-19 crisis in London | James Calder. London, England
  • Session 3 – New Idea
    8:50pm Talar neck fractures treated with vascular pedicle bone and muscle graft to avoid AVN | Fernando Raduan. São Paulo, Brazil
  • Session 4 – Calc Fx
    9:50pm Atypical calcaneus fractures: recognition and management | Michael Swords. Lansing, USA
  • Session 5 – Techniques and Tips
    11:00pm Percutaneous calcaneal osteotomy for correction of valgus and cavovarus deformity | Peter Lam. Sydney, Australia
  • Session 6 – Arthrodesis
    12:00am End stage ankle arthritis caused by flatfoot | WooChun Lee. Seoul, Korea
  • Session 7 – Keynote – Evolution of Treatment in Calc FX
    12:40am Evolution of treatment for calcaneus fractures | Les Grujic. Sydney, Australia
  • Session 8 – Ankle Arthritis
    1:40am Matrix-associated stem cells (MAST) treatment in the osteochondral lesion of talus | Chayanin Anthong. Bangkok, Thailand
  • Session 9 – Keynote – UK TARVA Trial
    2:30am The TARVA Trial. The place for randomized controlled trials in foot & ankle surgery | Andy Goldberg. London, UK

Module 2 – Saturday 4/25/20 @ 9am EST to 5pm EST

  • Session 1 – MISC Talks
    9:20am Adult manifestations of childhood foot and ankle disorders | Paul Fortin. Royal Oak, USA
  • Session 2 – Keynote – Syndesmosis
    10:30am Syndesmosis Injuries in the athlete: Diagnostic and Treatment challenges | Pieter D’Hooghe. Doha, Qatar.
  • Session 3 – New Ideas
    10:55am Flexion osteotomy of the distal tibia | Beat Hintermann. Basel, Switzerland
  • Session 4 – Keynote – Flatfoot
    11:50am My foot is even flatter than before surgery. Why and what next? | Manuel Monteagudo. Madrid, Spain
  • Session 5 – Techniques and Tips
    12:25pm Partial excision of the lateral talar process for mild flexible hindfoot varus | David Kay. Akron USA
  • Session 6 – Ankle Arthritis – TAR FOCUS
    1:20pm The dilemma between a mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing ankle | Beat Hintermann. Basel, Switzerland
  • Session 7 – Keynote – Copper in Medicine
    2:30pm Copper in medicine: from wound care to the Corona battle field | Eyal Melamed. Haifa, Israel
  • Session 8 – Trauma
    3:20pm Management of the high-risk 5th metatarsal fracture | Selene Parekh. Durham, USA.
  • Session 9 – The Hallux
    4:10pm Why I choose to do the Lapidus procedure | John Anderson. Grand Rapids, USA

Module 3 – Saturday 4/25/20 @ 7pm ET to 3am ET

  • Session 1 – Trauma
    7:20pm Arthroscopic assistance in foot and ankle fractures | Cristian Ortiz. Santiago, Chile
  • Session 2 – Techniques & Tips
    8:05pm Technical tips for total talar replacement | Akira Taniguchi. Nara, Japan
  • Session 3 – Miscellaneous Talks
    9:10pm TTC arthrodesis. Approach to managing large defects | Anish Kadakia. Chicago, USA
  • Session 4 – Keynote
    9:50pm The evolution of periarticular osteotomies for asymmetric arthritis of the ankle | Woo-Chun Lee. Seoul, Korea
  • Session 5 – The Flatfoot
    10:20pm The Sinus Tarsi Spacer: Tool of the devil or a tool to consider for treatment | Les Grujic. Sydney, Australia
  • Session 6 – Keynote
    11:20pm The biomechanical knowledge for the lateral ankle ligament reconstruction | Satoru Ozeiki. Koshigaya, Japan
  • Session 7 – Miscellaneous Talks
    12:15am Endoscopic resection for talocalcaneal coalition | Yasuhito Tanaka. Nara, Japan
  • Session 8 – New ideas
    12:50am Use of titanium mesh cage for managing of mid foot bone loss | Sampat Dumbre Patil. Pune, India
  • Session 9 – Miscellaneous Talks
    2:00am Three dimensional corrections of hallux valgus | Bavornit Chuckpaiwong. Bangkok, Thailand

Module 4 – Sunday 4/26/20 @ 9am ET to 5pm ET

  • Session 1 – Keynote
    9:00am Lateral Ankle Instability: an evolution of treatment | Caio Nery. São Paulo, Brazil
  • Session 2 – Miscellaneous Talks
    9:50am Flatfoot correction with allograft / internal brace | Andy Molloy. Liverpool, England
  • Session 3 – Miscellaneous Talks
    10:30am The 2 portal sinus tarsi arthroscopic approach to subtalar arthrodesis | Francois Lintz. Toulouse, France
  • Session 4 – Keynote
    11:35am The “soul” of the bunion. Taking this into consideration when planning hallux valgus surgery | Pascal Rippstein. Zurich, Switzerland
  • Session 5 – Miscellaneous Talks
    12:10pm Functional outcome in Athletes after sesamoid excision | J. Chris Coetzee. Minneapolis, USA
  • Session 6 – Miscellaneous Talks
    1:30pm Arthroscopic triple and TTC fusion for severe deformity | Anthony Perera. Cardiff, Wales
  • Session 7 – Techniques & Tips
    2:20pm Complex Midfoot Deformity correction: New Advances | Lew Schon. Baltimore, USA
  • Session 8 – Techniques & New Ideas
    3:20pm State of the art PTT reconstruction | Scott Ellis. New York, USA
  • Session 9 – Techniques & New Ideas
    4:10pm Three-Dimensional Approach for Correction of Hallux Valgus Using the Percutaneous Rx | Peter Lam. Sydney, Australia