Paper Session 1A: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Moderators: Peter G. Mangone, MD, and Gary W. Stewart, MD
IFFAS AWARD WINNER
Minimally Invasive Chevron and Akin Hallux Valgus Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study with Mean 6.5-Year Follow-Up
Oliver Townsend, BSc(Hons), MBBS, MRCS; Adam Reaney, BSc(Hons), MRCPod, LLCM, ARSM; Togay Koç, MBBS, MSc, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Thomas Lewis, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), FRCS, MFSTEd; Niall Hill; David Gordon, MBChB, MRCS, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Cadaveric Evaluation of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Preparation Using a 2.0 mm MIS Burr
Steven Cooperman, DPM, MBA; Lauren Christie, DPM; Chad Smith, DPM; Jacob Perkins, DPM; Roberto Brandao, DPM
A Novel Simulation Model and Training Program for Minimally Invasive Surgery of Hallux Valgus
Sergio Morales, MD, MSc; Peter Lam, MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FAOA; Rebecca Cerrato, MD; Pablo Mococain, MD; Cristian Ruz, MD, MSc; Jorge Filippi, MD, MBA; Andrés Villa, MD; Julián Varas, MD, MSc
Modern Percutaneous Hallux Valgus Surgery for Revision of Recurrent Hallux Valgus
Andreas Kurt Toepfer, MD PhD; Pawel Chomej, MD; Pablo Mococain, MD; Henryk Liszka, MD, PhD; Robbie Ray, MBChB, ChM(T&O), FRCSed(Tr&Orth), FEBOT; Tom Lewis, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MFSTEd, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Peter Lam, MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FAOA; David Gordon, MBChB, MRCS, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Heatmaps on Radiological Safety in Minimally Invasive Midfoot Fusion: A Cadaver Study
Bedri Karaismailoglu, MD; Matthias Peiffer, MD; Fernando Raduan, MD; Julian Hollander, Bsc; Ashley Knebel, MS; John Y. Kwon, MD; Diana L. Bejarano-Pineda, MD; Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD; Christopher P. Miller, MD
Radiographic Evaluation of Time to Union in Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Correction
Dino Fanfan, BSc; Daniel Murray, MD; Christian Guevara, BS; Thomas San Giovanni, MD; Christopher Hodgkins, MD; Cary Chapman, MD
Paper Session 1B: CHORD
Moderator: Kenneth J. Hunt, MD
Introduction to CHORD and Committee Update
Kenneth J. Hunt, MD
AOFAS/CHORD: How to Guide for Collecting Outcomes in Practice
L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Outcomes Collaborative MASTAF: What We’ve Learned
Dominic S. Carreira, MD
Registries and Collecting Outcomes in a Health System
Kenneth J. Hunt, MD
Patient-Reported Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Achilles Rupture Repair
John J. Peabody, BA; Steven M. Hadley, BA; Sarah Westvold, MPH; Fikayo Olamigoke, BA; Shaun Chang, MD; Milap Patel, DO; Anish Kadakia, MD
Interim Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Study Assessing Radiographic and Patient Outcomes Following a Mini-Open Triplanar Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis with Early Weightbearing
Justin L. Daigre, MD; Robert Santrock, MD; Avneesh Chhabra, MD; Jeffrey McAlister, DPM -; Robert Taylor, DPM; Daniel Farber, MD; Abdi Raissi, MD; Paul Steinke, DPM; Marque Allen, DPM; Amber Shane, DPM; Deidre Kile, BS; Jody McAleer, DPM
A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum vs. Placebo in Patients With Plantar Fibromatosis
C. James Anderson, DPM; Ira Gottlieb, DPM; Jason Levy, DPM; Saadiq El-Amin, MD, PhD; Sara Suttle, DPM; James Tursi, MD; Nigel Jones, PharmD; Luis Ortega; Gongfu Zhou, PhD; Joseph Caporusso, DPM
Arthroscopic versus Open Ankle Arthrodesis: The Canadian Multi-Center Long-Term Study
Shuyuan Li, MD, PhD; Andrea Veljkovic, MD, MPH, BComm, FRCSC; Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC; Oliver Gagne, MDCM, FRCSC; Hong Qian, Msc; Hubert Wong, PhD; Hooman Sadr, MD, FRCSC; Murray Penner, MD, FRCSC; Timothy R. Daniels, MD, FRCSC; Joel Morash, MD, FRCSC; Mark Glazebrook, MD, FRCSC, MSc, PhD; Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChM, FRCSC
Paper Session 2A: Total Ankle Replacement Part 1
Moderators: David I. Pedowitz, MD, MS, and Mark P. Slovenkai, MD
ROGER A. MANN AWARD WINNER
Periprosthetic Tibial Lucency Following Low-Profile Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Elizabeth Cody, MD; Jensen Henry, MD; Isabel Shaffrey, BS; Agnes Jones, MS; Constantine Demetracopoulos, MD; Matthew Conti, MD
IFFAS AWARD FINALIST
Does Arthroplasty Really Protect the Hindfoot? A 13-Year Retrospective Review of 516 Cases for Further Hindfoot Procedures Following Ankle Arthrodesis vs. Total Ankle Replacement
Christopher Trew, BSc(Hons), MBChB; Jayasree Ramaskandhan, MSc, PhD; Simon Chambers, MBBS, BSc, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Malik Siddique, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Sultan Qasim, MBBS, BSc, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
ROGER A. MANN AWARD FINALIST
Adjacent Hindfoot Joint Preservation versus Fusion in Patients with Ipsilateral Hindfoot and Ankle Arthritis Undergoing Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Prospective Comparison of Outcomes
Mohammad Arafah, MBBS; Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC; Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChM, FRCSC; Andrea Veljkovic, MD, MPH, BComm, FRCSC; Timothy R. Daniels, MD, FRCSC; Mark Glazebrook, MD, FRCSC, MSc, PhD; Joel Morash, MD, FRCSC; Murray Penner, MD, FRCSC
A Prospective Evaluation of a 4th Generation Total Ankle Prosthesis with Flat Cut Versus Chamfer Cut Talar Component
Christopher Gross, MD; Jesse Doty, MD; Garnett A. Murphy, MD; Anand Vora, MD; Nicholas Strasser, MD; David Friscia, MD; Donald R. Bohay, MD, FACS; Paul Fortin, MD
The Effect of Operative Time on Short-Term Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes
Solangel Rodriguez Materon, MD; Dev Patel, BS; Samantha Trynz, BS; Joshua L. Morningstar, BS; Christopher Gross, MD; Daniel J. Scott, MD, MBA
The Impact of Early Weight-Bearing on Functional Recovery After Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Matthew T. Nguyen, MD; Brian M. Weatherford, MD; Melissa M. Gross, MD; Brett Drake, BSc(Med); Apurva Choubey, MD
Paper Session 2B: Forefoot
Moderators: John T. Campbell, MD, and Paul G. Talusan, MD
ROGER A. MANN AWARD FINALIST
What Is the Gold Standard for Advanced Hallux Rigidus? Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up Comparison of Interposition Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis Shows Similar Outcomes
Jeffrey Johnson, MD; Andrea R. Phinney, MD; Mary Hastings, PT, DPT, MSCI, ATC; Hyo Jung Jeong, PT, PhD, MS; Andrew Thome, MD; Jeremy McCormick, MD; Jonathon Backus, MD
Establishment of Minimum Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State Thresholds in Foot and Ankle Ability Measure and Visual Analogue Scale Scores After Hallux Valgus Surgery
Jason Teplensky, MD; Ignacio Pasqualini, MD; Oguz Turan, MS; Sarah Poirier, MD; William Cantrell, MD; James Mueller, DO; Sagar Chawla, MD; Sara Lyn Miniaci-Coxhead, MD
Role of Sesamoid Position and Recurrence of Hallux Valgus Deformity
Thomas Lewis, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), FRCS, MFSTEd; Robbie Ray, MBChB, ChM(Tr&Orth), FRCSed(Tr&Orth), FEBOT; Evelyn Murphy, MBBCh, BAO, MCh, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Min Jia Chua, MBBS, FRCSEd; Clare Watt, BNurs; Peter Robinson, BSc(Hons), MBChB, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Peter Lam, MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FAOA
Do Patient-Reported Outcomes Differ Between Open and Minimally Invasive Hallux Cheilectomy?
Nathaniel Zona, BA; Samuel Stark, BS; Eric Villarreal, MD; Kenneth Hunt, MD
The Role of First Tarsometatarsal Joint Morphology and Instability in the Etiology of Hallux Valgus: A Case-Control Study
Ming-Zhu Zhang, MD, PhD
Radiographs Over-Estimate Joint Space Narrowing in Hallux Rigidus in Comparison to Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography
Aly M. Fayed, MD; Vineel Mallavarapu, BS; Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, MD, PhD; Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD
Paper Session 3A: Sports
Moderators: Natalie R. Danna, MD, and Shannon F. Alejandro, MD
ROGER A. MANN AWARD FINALIST
A Comparative Analysis of Outcomes Using PROMIS After Operative versus Non-operative Treatment of Achilles Rupture
Philomena Burger, BS; Mina Botros, MD; Zein El-Zein, MD; David J. Ciufo, MD
J. LEONARD GOLDNER AWARD & IFFAS AWARD FINALIST
An Atelocollagen Injection Enhance the Healing of Nonoperatively Treated Achilles Tendon Tears
Jaehwang Song, MD, PhD; Chan Kang, MD, PhD; Seongkyeong Jo, MD
J. LEONARD GOLDNER AWARD FINALIST
Biomechanical Changes to the Ankle After Zadek Osteotomy
Nicholas Bellas, MD; Raghunandan Nayak, BS; Mehreen Pasha, BS; Megan Wolf, MD; Elifho Obopilwe, MS; Thomas McDonald, MD; Lauren E. Geaney, MD
Outcomes Following Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus at A Minimum of 10-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Review
James Butler, MBBCh; Guillaume Robert, BS; Jari Dahmen, MD; Charles Lin, MD; Alan Samsonov, BS; Gino Kerkhoffs, MD, PhD; John G. Kennedy, MD, MCh, MMSc, FFSEM, FRCS(Orth)
Epidemiology of Pickleball-Related Foot and Ankle Injuries (2015-2023)
Kiera Kingston, MD; Emily Belle Parker, BS; Alexander Higgins, DO; Jeremy Smith, MD
The Role of the Lateral Ankle Joint Ligaments on the Stability of the Syndesmosis
Ed Rojas, MD; Ana Figueroa, BSC, MS; Wyatt Sailer, BSC, MS; Jessica Goetz, BSE, PhD; Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD; Bopha Chrea, MD
Paper Session 3B: Trauma
Moderators: John Y. Kwon, MD, and Matthew S. Conti, MD
J. LEONARD GOLDNER AWARD WINNER
Semi-Automated 3D Distance Mapping of Conventional Non-Weightbearing CT Scan with External Rotation Stress Demonstrates High Diagnostic Accuracy for Subtle Syndesmotic Instability
Aaron Therien, BS; Grayson M. Talaski; Emily Luo, BS; Kevin Wu, BS; Katherine Kutzer, BS; Kepler Carvalho, MD; Kevin Dibbern, PhD; Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD; Joao Carlos Rodrigues, MD PhD; Alexandre Godoy-Santos, MD, PhD
Isolated Syndesmotic Fixation Is Associated with Increased Risk of Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty Operations Compared to Nonoperatively Managed Syndesmotic Injury: A Propensity-Scored Analysis
Sean Sequeira, MD; Heath Gould, MD; Walter Hembree, MD
Differences in Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Radiation Exposure During Ankle Fracture ORIF Between Orthopaedic Surgery and Podiatry
Monica DiFiori, BS; Joshua Luginbuhl, MD; Kristofer Bires, MD; Gaivn Rallis, MD; Eric Gokcen, MD
Does Pre-Injury Level of Activity Impact Post-Recovery Activity Level Regardless of Ankle Fracture Type?
Steven M. Hadley, BA; John J. Peabody, BA; Sarah Westvold, MPH; Rachel Bergman, MD; Shaun Chang, MD; Milap Patel, DO; Anish Kadakia, MD
The Use of Diastasis to Determine Lisfranc Instability
Alexandra F. Flaherty, MS; Noopur Ranganathan, BA; Gregory Waryasz, MD; Daniel Guss, MD, MBA; John Y. Kwon, MD; Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD; Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD; Diana L. Bejarano-Pineda, MD
Efficacy of Postoperative X-Rays After Operatively Treated Ankle Fractures: What Is Their Role?
Vivek Nair, MD; Vikranth Mirle, BS; Kelly Hynes, MD; Jason Strelzow, MD
Paper Session 4A: Hindfoot/Midfoot
Moderators: Andrew P. Thome Jr., MD, and Marc D. Chodos, MD
ROGER A. MANN AWARD FINALIST
From Asymptomatic Flatfoot to Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity: Peritalar Subluxation Is the Main Driver of Symptoms
Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD; Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, MD, PhD; Grayson M. Talaski; Andrew Behrens, BS; Kepler Carvalho, MD; Eli Schmidt, BS; Ryan Jasper, MS; Kevin Dibbern, PhD; François Lintz, MD, PhD; Scott J. Ellis, MD; Donald D. Anderson, PhD
J. LEONARD GOLDNER AWARD FINALIST
Sustained Dynamic Compression Device Adaptively Compensates to Bone Resorption Following Arthrodesis in Ovine Hindlimb Model
David Safranski, PhD; Erin Estrada, BS; James Johnson, PhD; Ken Dupont, PhD; Jack Griffis, MS; Ben Gadomski, PhD; Naohiro Shibuya, DPM, MS; Jeremiah Easley, DVM
Incidence and Factors Associated with Nonunion Following Naviculocuneiform Joint Arthrodesis
Jaeyoung Kim, MD; Max Sadlowski, BA; David Vier, MD; Veerabhadra Reddy, MD; Christopher Royer, MD; James Brodsky, MD; Jacob Zide, MD
J. LEONARD GOLDNER AWARD FINALIST
Assessing Middle Facet Subluxation in PCFD: The Impact of Plane Orientation on Measurements
Antoine Acker, MD; Emily Luo, BS; Albert T. Anastasio, MD; Conor N. O'Neill, MD; Mohamad Issa, MD; Kevin Wu, BS; Victor Slivinskis; James DeOrio, MD; Samuel B. Adams, MD; Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD
Comparison of Percutaneous Lapidus Intraosseous Screws versus Open Plate Fixation for First Tarsometatarsal Fusion: A Matched Cadaver Study
Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChM, FRCSC; Steven Steinlauf, MD; Nate Webb, MS, PE; Brian Thoren, BS; Douglas Linton, BA
Hardware Removal After Lisfranc ORIF Results in Immediate Improvement in Physical Function
Oliver Sroka, MD; Megan Campbell, MD; Willie Dong, BS; Tyler Thorne, MD; Thomas Higgins, MD; David Rothberg, MD; Justin Haller, MD; Lucas Marchand, MD
Paper Session 4B: Miscellaneous
Moderator: Jeannie Huh, MD
Patient Resilience, Is It Nature or Nurture?
Nathaniel Zona, BA; Kenneth Hunt, MD
PROMIS Depression Scores Improved by Surgical Intervention of Acute, but Not Chronic, Foot and Ankle Conditions
Nathaniel Zona, BA; Kenneth Hunt, MD
Transforming Steps: A Glimpse into the Future of Gait Analysis with Deep Learning and Markerless Motion Capture
Yoon-Chung Kim, MD, PhD; Youn-Ho Choi, MD; Chi-Young Yoon, MD; Bongseok Choi, MD; Gyu Jin Kim, MD; Jae Hoon Ahn, MD, PhD
The Impact of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Tibiotalar and Subtalar Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Sohrab Vatsia, MD; Michael Levidy, MD; Michael Aynardi, MD; Ashlee MacDonald, MD
Differences in Postoperative Outcomes of Common Foot and Ankle Procedures Performed by Orthopedic Surgeons and Podiatrists
Myra S. Chao, BA; Kevin Heo, BS; Michelle M. Coleman, MD, PhD; Gregory Guyton, MD
Contact Pressures of the Posterior Heel in Lower Extremity Splints: A Biomechanical Study
Erik R. Nakken, MD; Kempland C. Walley, MD; Paul Talusan, MD; David Walton, MD; James Holmes, MD
Paper Session 5A: Total Ankle Replacement Part 2
Moderators: Jeremy J. McCormick, MD, and Xu Wang, MD
Association of Radiographic Soft Tissue Thickness with Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty Following Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Minimum of 5-Year Follow-Up
Kevin Wu, BS; Albert T. Anastasio, MD; Alexandra Krez, BA; Katherine Kutzer, BS; James DeOrio, MD; Mark E. Easley, MD; James Nunley, MD; Samuel B. Adams, MD
IFFAS AWARD FINALIST
Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR) vs. 1.5-Stage Revision v.s 2-Stage Revision in Periprosthetic Ankle Joint Infection: A Systematic Review
Antonio Izzo, MD; Claudia Carbone, MD; Enrico Festa, MD; Giovanni Balato, MD, PhD; Massimo Mariconda, MD; François Lintz, MD, PhD; Alessio Bernasconi, MD, PhD
Exploring Infection in Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Albert T. Anastasio, MD; Kevin Wu, BS; Conor N. O'Neill, MD; Emily Luo, BS; Billy Kim, MD; James Nunley, MD; James DeOrio, MD; Mark E. Easley, MD; Samuel B. Adams, MD
Examining the Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Postoperative Outcomes in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Weston McDonald, BS; Alexander Guareshi, BS; John Allen, BS; Joshua L. Morningstar, BS; Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC; Daniel J. Scott, MBA, MD; Christopher Gross, MD
Adverse Tissue Reaction to Metal and Polyethylene Particles as the Major Underlying Pathogenesis in Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Jensen Henry, MD; Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD; Emily Teehan, MS; Thomas W. Bauer, MD, PhD; Constantine Demetracopoulos, MD
Randomised Prospective Trial Comparing the Salto Talaris Fixed-Bearing and Salto Mobile-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement
Aleksandar Sevic, MBChB; Chetan Patel, MBChB; Matthew Tomlinson, MBChB
Paper Session 5B: Diabetes/Charcot
Moderators: Michael S. Pinzur, MD, and Amgad M. Haleem Amin, MD, PhD
Diabetic Neuromuscular Foot and Ankle Deformities Reconstructed with Long-Segment and Rigid Internal Fixation Lead to Optimal Outcomes
Anil Haldar, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCS, PGCert; Iris H.Y. Kwok, BMBS, BMedSci, MSc, FRCS; Thomas Hester, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Venu Kavarthapu, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
The Cutting Edge of Charcot Reconstruction: Anatomical Osteotomies Benchmarking Optimal Survivorship in Charcot Reconstruction
Raju Ahluwalia, MBBS, MFSEM, FRCS(Tr&Orth); Firas Raheman, MD(Res), MSc(Dist), MRCS; Peter Kosa, MBBS; Ines Reichert, MD, PhD, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Efficacy of 3D Wound Assessment in Predicting Granulation Tissue Velocity Following Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Jiyong Ahn, MD, PhD; Alexandra Flaherty; Yoochang Kim; Diana L. Bejarano-Pineda, MD; Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD; Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD; Gregory R. Waryasz, MD
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Augmentation Increases the Strength of Midfoot Beam Constructs in Charcot Neuroarthropathy Model: A Biomechanical Study
Naveen Pattisapu, MD; Dave Huang, MS; Giselle Porter, BS; Rebisi Owhonda, MD; Timothy Charlton, MD; Christopher Gross, MD; David Thordarson, MD; Melodie Metzger, PhD
Risk Factors for Early Major Amputation in the First Diabetic Forefoot Amputation
JaeHyeon Seo, MD; HoSeong Lee, MD, PhD; YoungRak Choi, MD, PhD; MyoungYeol Shin, MD
Diabetic Management and Infection Risk in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Kevin Wu, BS; Albert T. Anastasio, MD; Alexandra Krez, BA; Conor N. O'Neill, MD; Grayson M. Talaski; Kishen Mitra; Samuel B. Adams, MD; James DeOrio, MD; Mark E. Easley, MD; James Nunley, MD