Education Schedule
Friday, October 2, 2026 - 8 CME Hours
FOREFOOT SURGERY
Moderator: Malay
7:30-7:50
Intermetatarsal Plantar Neuroma: Minimizing the Risk of A Symptomatic Stump − Malay
7:50-8:10
A Phalanx in the Metatarsus: The Human First Ray Preserves Its Ancestral Digital Identity − Camasta
8:10-8:30
Revising First Ray Surgery: When To Look At the Big Picture − Savelloni
8:30-8:50
First Ray Macrodactyly: Idiopathic and Iatrogenic Hallux Varus − Camasta
8:50-9:10
The Influence of Metatarsus Adductus On the First Ray: Solo Correction Or “All In”? − Downey
9:10-9:30
MIS vs. Extensile Exposure Bunionectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study − Grulke/Malay
9:30-9:45
QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL
9:45 – 10:15
REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS
HALLUX VALGUS AND HALLUX IMITUS/RIGIDUS
Moderator: Savelloni
10:15-10:35
When Is It Time to Fuse the First MTPJin
Hallux Valgus Surgery? − Savelloni
10:35-10:55
Does First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion Lead to Adjacent Segment Disease − Camasta
10:55-11:15
Why Fuse the First MTPJ When You Can Preserve Motion? − Malay
11:15-11:35
Foundational Principles of Minimal Incision Bunion Surgery − Van
11:35-11:55
The MIS DMO Is Here to Stay − Savelloni
11:55-12:15
How Best to Employ the Akin Osteotomy − Timpano
12:00-12:15
After More Than 40 Years Repairing Bunions, These Are the Most Important Points I’d Like To Make − Downey
12:15-12:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL
12:30-1:30
LUNCH WITH VENDORS AND COLLEAGUES
COMPLICATIONS IN FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY
Moderator: Madden
1:30-1:55
Forefoot Derangement - Pan Metatarsal Head Resection − Camasta
1:55-2:20
Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomy: Promoting Success While Limiting Complications − Madden
2:20-2:45
The Incidence and Risks of "Cage Rage" with Multiplanar External Fixation in the Lower Extremity − Illuzzi
2:45-3:10
Flipper Foot: Complication Or Desired Result − Savelloni
3:10-3:35
Blood Loss and Hemostasis: When Should We Transfuse − Adu-Gyamfi
3:35-4:00
Who In Your Surgical Practice Warrants Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and How Should It Be Done − Timpano
4:00-4:20
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
Saturday, October 3. 2026 - 8 CME Hours
THE DIABETIC FOOT AND LIMB SALVAGE
Moderator: Wynes
7:30-7:50 Prophylactic Surgeryin the Diabetic Patient − Kim
7:50-8:10
The Autolytic Effect of Cadexomer Iodinein the Treatment of
Diabetic Foot Ulcer − Perfetti
8:10-8:30 Management of the Infected Charcot Foot − Wynes
8:30-8:50
The Importance of Muscle-Tendon Balancein Limb Salvage − Brownell
8:50-9:10 Minimum Invasive And Mini-Open Charcot Foot Reconstruction − Wynes
9:10-9:30 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Infected Or Charcot Foot: When MRI Scans Are Not Indicated − Arbora
9:30-9:50 The Medial Plantar Artery Flapin Preservation of the Foot − Brownell
9:50-10:10
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
10:10-10:40
REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS
REARFOOT AND ANKLE RECONSTRUCTION
Moderator: Peacock
10:40-10:55
Large Skeletal Defects: Limiting the Need for
Sizeable Structural Allografts − Demirci/Malay
10:55-11:10
Surgical Management of Drop foot Deformity − Ugrinich
11:10-11:30
Does the Spring Ligament Matter in Flatfoot Reconstruction − Wynes
11:30-11:45
Chronic Achilles Tendon Pathology − Sheltzer
11:45-12:00
Reconstructing the Rheumatoid Foot: Still a Challenge in the Age of Biological DMARDs − Peacock
12:00-12:15
The Role of Gastrocnemius Recession in the Treatment of Posterior and Plantar Heel Surgery − Savelloni
12:15-12:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
12:30-1:30
LUNCH WITH VENDORS AND COLLEAGUES
FOOT AND ANKLE TRAUMA
Moderator: Van
1:30-1:50
The Role of Fibular Nailing in Ankle Fracture Surgery − Brkich
1:50-2:10
Ankle Instability in Athletes − Sheltzer
2:10-2:30
Repair of Subluxating Peroneal Tendons − Troiano
2:30-2:50
Management of Open Fractures: What’s New and Useful − Peacock
2:50-3:10
Fracture of the Posterior Malleolus: Does Size Really Matter? − Van
3:10-3:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
3:30-4:00
REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN THE OPERATING ROOM
Moderator: Malay
4:00-4:20
The Evolution of Minimal Invasive Surgery − Mergner
4:20-4:40
How to Use EMG and NCV Measurements in the Operating Room − Vavra
4:40-5:10
An Algorithm for Peripheral Neurolysis and Neurectomy − Malay
5:10-5:30
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
Sunday, October 4, 2026 - 4 CME Hours
FOREFOOT SURGERY
Moderator: Malay
7:30-7:50
Efficacy of Topical Antifungal Nail Solution vs Topical Placebo Solution for the Treatment of Pedal Onychomycosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial − Malay
7:50-8:10
Circular Frame External Fixation Wires: Safe Zones and Optimal Tensions − Berkelbach
8:10-8:30
Ankle Arthrodesis Takedown and Conversion to Total Ankle Replacement − Falconio/Malay
8:30-8:50
Recognition and Management of Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Tumors − Ugrinich
8:50-9:05
Drop the Cuff…Really, Drop It − Kolsky
9:05-9:20
Is There a Role for Robotic-assisted Foot and Ankle Surgery? − Moxey
9:20-9:35
What Should I Do With the Sesamoids in First MTPJ Fusion or Arthroplasty − Talley
9:35-9:50
Radiosurgical Electrosectioning and Electrocoagulation:
What Is It and How Does It Work − Helfeld
9:50-10:15
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
10:15-10:45
REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS
MEDICAL LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY
Moderator: Downey
10:45-11:10
Medical Legal Trends in Foot & Ankle Surgery − Downey
11:10-11:35
Stand Up for Your Treatment and Don’t Roll Over − Malay
11:35-11:55
QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL
11:55-12:00
WRAP UP, FINAL WORDS, ADJOURNMENT
