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Medical Education Training Program – Foot & Ankle

International Foot & Ankle Mega Course
Arthroscopy, Fore-, Mid- and Hindfoot Surgery

November 15-16, 2019
Arthrex GmbH

Agenda

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Day 1

09:15 - 09:45  
 Registration, Welcome, Coffee and Exhibition Doctors' Lounge
09:45 - 11:00
15'
10'
20'



10'

10'
10'
 Didactic Session 1 – Anterior / Posterior Arthroscopy and Ankle Instability
  • Introduction and Company Presentation
  • Orthobiologics at Arthrex
  • Anterior and Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy: Indications, Setup, Portals and Techniques (Anterior Decompression, Loosen Bodies, Synovitis and Talar Osteochondral Defect, Os Trigonum Excision, Talocrural and Subtalar Fusion, Arthroscopic FHL-Transfer)
  • Arthroscopic Lateral Ankle Repair Options (ArthroBrostrom®, Arthroscopic Brostrom and Arthroscopic Brostrom-Gould)
  • Technical Advances in Small Joint Arthroscopy: The Nanoscope
  • Discussion
 Main Auditorium
J. Mietzner
D. Žolnir
S. Hofstätter



I. Ipach

C. Renner
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break Doctors' Lounge
11:15 - 13:15 Wetlab
  • Anterior Arthroscopy, Anterior Decompression, Targeted Drilling, ArthroBrostrom®, Arthroscopic Brostrom and Arthroscopic Brostrom-Gould, Arthroscopic Ligament Reconstruction, Posterior Arthroscopy, Arthroscopic Talocrural and Subtalar Fusion, Arthroscopic FHL-Transfer, Orthobiologics at Arthrex
 ArthroLab™
13:15 - 14:00 Lunch Break Arthrex Cafeteria
14:00 - 15:00
10'
10'
10'
10'
10'
10'		 Didactic Session 2 – Ankle Sports and Achilles Tendon Pathologies
  • Lateral Ankle Instability: Modified Brostrom Repair and InternalBrace™
  • Syndesmosis Injuries
  • Achilles Insertional Tendinopathy
  • Achilles Tendon Percutaneous Midsubstance Repair
  • Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release and Gastroc Lengthening
  • Discussion
 Main Auditorium
I. Ipach
M. Knupp
C. Verheyen
M. Regauer
J. Mietzner
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break Doctors' Lounge
15:30 - 18:00 Wetlab
  • Modified Brostrom-Gould with InternalBrace™, Lateral and Medial Ankle Reconstruction, Syndesmosis TightRope®, Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Repair, Achilles Tendinopathy Treatment, Endoscopic Plantar Fascia / Gastroc Release
 ArthroLab™
18:00  End of Day 1
18:15 - 18:30 Walk from Arthrex via the Bavaria Motel to the Restaurant "Aubinger Einkehr"
19:00 Bavarian Dinner

 

Day 2

08:30 - 09:00 Coffee and Exhibition Doctors' Lounge
09:00 - 10:05
10'
10'

15'
10'

10'
10'		 Didactic Session 3 – Flatfoot Reconstruction Solutions
  • Pathophysiology of the Flatfoot
  • The Correction of Flatfoot by Subtalar Arthroereisis in Adolescents and Adults
  • Osseous Corrections (Calcaneal Slide, Evans and Cotton Osteotomy)
  • The Importance of the Spring Ligament Repair for Flatfoot Treatment: Combined FDL Transfer and Spring Ligament Augmentation
  • Techniques and Implants for Ankle an Mid- and Hindfoot Fusion
  • Discussion
 Main Auditorium
I. Ipach
I. Ipach

J. Geerling
M. Knupp

I. Ipach
10:05 - 10:30 Coffee Break Doctors' Lounge
10:30 - 12:15 Wetlab
  • Arthroereisis, Calcaneal Osteotomy, Evans Osteotomy, FDL Transfer with Spring Ligament Augmentation, Cotton Osteotomy, Calcaneo-cuboidal Fusion, Medial Column Fusion, Ankle Arthrodesis
 ArthroLab™
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch Break Arthrex Cafeteria
13:00 - 14:15 
10'
10'
10'
10'
10'

10'
10'
5'		 Didactic Session 4 – Treatment Options for Forefoot Pathologies
  • Basic Minimal Invasive Forefoot Surgery
  • Dorsomedial and Plantar Lapidus Procedure for Hallux Valgus Repair
  • Double Osteotomy (Proximal Opening Wedge and Distal Reverdin-Green)
  • Metatarso-Phalangeal Arthrodesis
  • Techniques for PIP-Fusion, Plantar Plate Repair and Toe Alignement Correction
  • Hallux Varus Repair
  • Discussion
  • Evaluation: 
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 Main Auditorium
A. Toepfer
A. Toepfer
C. Verheyen
A. Toepfer
S. Hofstätter

C. Verheyen
14:15 - 14:30 Coffee Break Doctors' Lounge
14:30 - 16:30 Wetlab
  • MIS, Phalanx Arthrodesis, Chevron Osteotomy, Scarf / Akin Osteotomy, Metatarso-Phalangeal Fusion, Hammertoe, Plantar Plate Repair, Hallux Varus with Mini TightRope®, Hallux Varus Repair with InternalBrace™ Augmentation Repair, Lapidus combined with 1.1 mm TightRope®, Low Profile Opening Wedge
 ArthroLab™
16:30 End of Course & Handout of Certificates


Faculty

Jürgen Barthofer, MD


Karl Eriksson, MD


Andrew Unwin, MD


International Foot & Ankle Course

Description
This is an international two-day course that focuses on comprehensive management and surgical treatment of orthopedic pathologies involving the foot and ankle. This course sets out to deliver up-to-date information in the specific topic areas of forefoot injuries and complications, flat foot reconstructions, deformity corrections, ankle arthritis, soft tissue repairs and foot fractures. The course format consists of lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on surgical technique training in a cadaver lab setting.

Learning Outcomes
This course provides a comprehensive training about the principles and surgical techniques for reconstruction/treatment in the entire foot and ankle portfolio.

Directions

Arthrex Anfahrtsskizze

Arthrex GmbH
ArthroLab
Erwin-Hielscher-Str. 9
81249 Munich | DE

Arthrex is easily accessible by car as well as by public transportation.

Driving Directions
Take exit A99 “München-Freiham-Mitte”
Take exit A96 “München-Freiham-Süd”
Traveling time from ramp “Mittlerer Ring”: 15 mins
Traveling time from Munich Airport: 25 mins
Traveling time from Munich central station: 20 mins

Directions for Public transportation
Take suburban train S-Bahn S8: Get off at train station “Freiham”
Traveling time from Munich central station: 17 mins
Traveling time from Munich Airport: 53 mins
Take bus 143 (StadtBus): Get off at bus station “Clarita-Bernhard-Strasse”
(coming from direction “Olympia-Einkaufszentrum”)

Parking
There is a large parking area opposite the company building.

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