2016 GFAS Program:
- 7:30 Registration / Breakfast
- 8:00 Welcome / Introductions
Panel #1: First Ray Pathology
Topic: Hallux Valgus
- 8:15 Scarf-Akin 1st Metatarsal and Phalangeal Osteotomy
- 8:25 Crescentic 1st Metatarsal Base Osteotomy
- 8:35 Opening 1st Metatarsal Base Wedge Osteotomy
- 8:45 Modified Lapidus 1st Metatarsal-Cuneiform Arthrodesis
- 8:55 Soft-Tissue Ligament and Tendon Balancing Techniques
- 9:05 Percutaneous Bunion Correction Surgery
Topic: Hallux Rigidus
- 9:15 1st Metatarsal Decompression Osteotomies
- 9:25 Soft-Tissue Interpositional Arthroplasty
- 9:35 Opening 1st Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint Arthrodesis
Q&A: Panel #1
- 9:45 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
- 10:15 Break
Panel #2: Forefoot Reconstruction
Topic: Cross-Over and Dislocated Lesser Toe Deformities
- 10:30 Weil Central Metatarsal Osteotomy
- 10:40 OCRA Central Metatarsal Osteotomy
- 10:50 Plantar Plate Repair: Dorsal Approach & Metatarsal Osteotomy
- 11:00 Plantar Plate Repair: Plantar Approach
- 11:10 Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis
- 11:20 MIS Approaches: Soft Tissue, Phalanx and Metatarsal
- 11:30 Percutaneous Surgery for Correction of Foot Deformities
- 11:40 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
- 12:15 Lunch
Topic: Trauma
- 13:20 Open Metatarsal Fractures
- 13:30 Jones 5th Metatarsal Fractures
- 13:40 Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocations
- 13:50 Midfoot Trauma – Column Injuries of the Foot
- 14:00 Classification of Midfoot Injuries
Q&A: Panel #2
- 14:10 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Panel #3: Hindfoot Reconstruction
Topic: Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
- 14:30 Soft Tissue Tendon and Ligament Reconstruction Techniques
- 14:40 Periarticular Osteotomies
- 14:50 Subtalar Joint Arthroerisis
- 15:00 Medial Column Arthrodesis
- 15:10 Medial Approach Subtalar and Talonavicular Joint Arthrodesis
Q&A: Panel #3
- 15:20 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
- 15:45 Break
Hands-On Workshops
- 16:00 Arcad Nitinol Compression Clips or Lync Hammertoe Correction
- 16:30 Lync Hammertoe Correction or Arcad Nitinol Compression Clips
Panel #4: Roundtable Panel Debates
Topic: 1st Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint Prosthetic Implant Arthroplasty
- 17:00 Phalanx
- 17:10 Head
- 17:20 Both
Topic: 1st Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint Chielectomy
- 17:30 Arthroscopic
- 17:40 MIS
- 17:50 Open
- 18:00 Reception
- 19:00 Adjourn
- 8:30 Registration/Breakfast
Panel #5: The Diabetic Foot
Topic: Charcot Midfoot and Ankle Reconstruction
- 9:00 Timing of Surgical Intervention
- 9:10 Internal Fixation Strategies
- 9:20 External Ring Fixation: Static Frame
- 9:30 Amputations
- 9:40 Special Lecture: Deformity Corrections
Q&A: Panel #5
- 10:00 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
- 10:30 Break
Hands-On Workshops
- 10:45 Nexis Screws or Airlock Plating
- 11:15 Airlock Plating or Nexis Screws
- 11:45 Lunch and Checkout (Luggage Storage Area Will Be Provided)
Panel #6: Wound Healing Strategies
Topic: Biologics
- 13:00 Autogenous Tissue Options: BMA, PRP
- 13:10 Update on Bone Grafting Options
- 13:20 Collagen Options
- 13:30 Amniotic Tissues
Q&A: Panel #6
- 13:40 Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Panel #7: Roundtable Panel Debates
Topic: Calcaneal Fractures
- 14:00 Percutaneous ± External Fixation
- 14:10 Sinus Tarsi
- 14:20 Extensile Lateral
Topic: Achilles Tendon Rupture
- 14:30 Non-Operative
- 14:40 Percutaneous/Mini-Open
- 14:50 Open Approach
Topic: End-Stage Ankle Arthritis
- 15:00 Replacement
- 15:10 Arthrodesis
- 15:20 Who’s Right in 2016 Based on an Updated Literature Review
- 15:30 Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
- 15:45 Meeting Adjourns