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Registration
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| 08:30 |
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08:30 - 08:40
Opening Ceremony
08:30 - 08:40
EFAS President.
Manfred THOMAS (Speaker, Augsburg, Germany)
08:30 - 08:40
Chair EFAS Sci Committee.
Manuel MONTEAGUDO (CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON) (Delegate, Madrid, Spain)
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PS1
08:40 - 10:00
PLENARY SESSION 1: MIS is a game changer in my practice
Moderators:
James RITCHIE (orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon) (Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom), Elena SAMAILA (Associated Professor) (Verona, Italy)
08:40 - 08:50
How I moved from open to MIS in forefoot surgeries.
Henryk LISZKA (senior assistant) (Speaker, Krakow, Poland)
08:50 - 09:00
Cavoris can be dealt with MIS.
Manfred THOMAS (Speaker, Augsburg, Germany)
09:00 - 09:10
MIS solutions in adult pes planus.
Mohamed MOKHTAR ABD-ELLA (speaker , attendant) (Speaker, cairo, Egypt)
09:10 - 09:20
Technical tips and tricks MIS I learnt though the years.
Peter LAM (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Speaker, Sydney, Australia, Australia)
09:20 - 09:30
Complications and evidence : should I change to MIS ?
Maneesh BHATIA (Virtual Film Festival videos) (Speaker, Leicester, United Kingdom)
09:30 - 10:00
Discussion.
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Plenary Room |
| 10:00 |
Coffee Break, Exhbition, and Poster Walks
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| 10:30 |
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SY1
10:30 - 11:30
SYMPOSIUM 1
New procedures and technologies
Moderators:
Joris HERMUS (Orthopedic surgeon) (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Manuel SOUSA (Foot and Ankle Surgeon) (Lisbon, Portugal)
10:30 - 10:40
Transverse tibial transport.
Peter THALLER
10:40 - 10:50
3D printing and PSI.
Stephan WIRTH (Head of foot and ankle surgery) (Speaker, Zürich, Switzerland)
10:50 - 11:00
3D printing in Foot and Ankle Trauma.
Elena SAMAILA (Associated Professor) (Speaker, Verona, Italy)
11:00 - 11:10
Non-metal implants.
Helka KOIVU (Consultant) (Speaker, Turku, Finland)
11:10 - 11:30
Discussion.
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SY2
10:30 - 11:30
SYMPOSIUM 2
Foot/ankle injuries in sport
Moderator:
Bruno PEREIRA (Surgeon) (Braga, Portugal)
10:30 - 10:40
The elite athlete, how to manage injury.
Niko MIHIC
10:40 - 10:50
Time to return-to-play for the most common injuries.
To Be CONFIRMED
10:50 - 11:00
How can physiotherapy boost my results ?
François FOURCHET (Responsable du service de Physiothérapie) (Speaker, Genève, Switzerland)
11:00 - 11:10
Ankle sprains in elite athletes.
Francesco DELLA VILLA (Speaker, Italy)
11:10 - 11:30
Discussion.
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SY3
10:30 - 11:30
SYMPOSIUM 3
Wound Healing Society
10:30 - 10:40
Background and why here ?
To Be CONFIRMED
10:40 - 10:50
Infections and impaired would healing.
To Be CONFIRMED
10:50 - 11:00
Hormone treatments.
Thierry HERTOGHE
11:00 - 11:10
New therapies for foot and ankle wounds.
To Be CONFIRMED
11:10 - 11:30
Discussion.
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| 11:35 |
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DF1
11:35 - 12:30
DISCUSSION FORUM 1
Ankle arthritis: preserve, fuse, replace?
Moderators:
Fabian KRAUSE (Head Foot & Ankle surgery) (Berne, Switzerland), Manuel MONTEAGUDO (CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON) (Madrid, Spain)
Experts:
Mostafa BENYAHIA (Surgeon) (Expert, Copenhagen, Denmark), Jean-Luc BESSE (Praticien Hospitalier) (Expert, Lyon, France), Robert CLAYTON (Surgeon) (Expert, South East Scotland, United Kingdom), Norman ESPINOSA (Owner / Member) (Expert, Zurich, Switzerland), Beat HINTERMANN (MD) (Expert, Liestal, Switzerland), Peter LAM (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Expert, Sydney, Australia, Australia)
11:35 - 11:45
35-year-old sedentary with severe arthritis.
11:45 - 11:55
50-year-old with end-stage arthritis but still want to play football.
11:55 - 12:05
65-year-old fragile patient with posttraumatic arthritis.
12:05 - 12:15
70-year-old but still active as a farmer.
12:15 - 12:30
Any consensus? Why? Discussion.
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ASFFAF
11:35 - 12:30
ASFFAF : Augsburg Short Film Foot and Ankle Festival
Moderators:
Joris ROBBERECHT (Consultant) (Moderator, Turnhout, Belgium), Melanie VANDENBERGHE (Orthopedic surgeon) (Moderator, Antwerp, Belgium)
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Second Room |
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Lunch, Exhibition, Industry Workshops and Poster Walks
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| 12:45 |
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PW1
12:45 - 13:05
POSTER WALKS 1 PRESENTATIONS
(3 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
Moderators:
Bedri KARAISMAILOGLU (Foot and Ankle Surgeon) (Istanbul, Turkey), Stephan WIRTH (Head of foot and ankle surgery) (Zürich, Switzerland)
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Poster zone |
| 13:10 |
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PW2
13:10 - 13:30
POSTER WALKS 2 PRESENTATIONS
(3 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
Moderators:
Antonio ANDRADE (Porto, Portugal), Meghan KELLY (USA)
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Poster zone |
| 13:35 |
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13:35 - 13:55
POSTER WALKS 3 PRESENTATIONS
(3 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
Moderators:
Kajetan KLOS (Senior Surgeon) (Mainz, Germany), Thomas LEWIS (Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery) (London, United Kingdom)
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Poster zone |
| 14:00 |
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PW4
14:00 - 14:20
POSTER WALKS 4 PRESENTATIONS
(3 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
Moderators:
Matthew CONTI (Doctor) (New York, USA), Sabine OCHMAN (Consultant) (Muenster, Germany)
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Poster zone |
| 14:30 |
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FP1
14:30 - 16:30
FREE PAPER SESSION: Forefoot
Moderators:
Pierre BAROUK (Dr) (Bordeaux, France), Donald MC BRIDE (Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon) (Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom)
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FP2
14:30 - 16:30
FREE PAPER SESSION: Trauma
Moderators:
Robert CLAYTON (Surgeon) (South East Scotland, United Kingdom), Yves TOURNE (Grenoble, France)
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FP3
14:30 - 16:30
FREE PAPER SESSION: Ankle
Moderators:
Maria CÖSTER (Senior Consultant, Ass professor) (Uppsala, Sweden), Jan Willem LOUWERENS (orthopaedic surgeon) (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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Third Room |
| 16:30 |
Coffee Break, Exhbition, and Poster Walks
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| 17:00 |
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DF2
17:00 - 18:15
DISCUSSION FORUM 2
My worst case ever in...
Moderators:
Nasef Mohamed Nasef ABDELATIF (Moderator, Cairo, Egypt), Alberto GINÉS CESPEDOSA (Adjunto) (Moderator, Barcelona, Spain)
17:00 - 17:10
Hallux Valgus.
Pierre BAROUK (Dr) (Speaker, Bordeaux, France)
17:10 - 17:20
Hallux Rigidus.
Daniele MARCOLLI (Chief of Foot Pathology Unit) (Speaker, Milano, Italy)
17:20 - 17:30
Metatarsalgia/lesser rays.
Juan Manuel YAÑEZ ARAUZ (Medical doctor) (Speaker, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
17:30 - 17:40
Lapidus.
Pascal RIPPSTEIN (Head of Foot and Ankle Department) (Speaker, Zurich, Switzerland)
17:40 - 17:50
Midfoot arthrodesis.
Rick BROWN (Clinical lead) (Speaker, Oxford, United Kingdom)
17:50 - 18:15
Discussion.
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17:00 - 18:15
DISCUSSION FORUM 2
My worst case ever in ...
Moderators:
Aleksas MAKULAVICIUS (Team leader) (Moderator, Vilnius, Lithuania), Mohamed MOKHTAR ABD-ELLA (speaker , attendant) (Moderator, cairo, Egypt)
17:00 - 17:10
Flatfoot.
Elshazly OSSAMA (Speaker, Egypt)
17:10 - 17:20
Cavovarus.
Maria CÖSTER (Senior Consultant, Ass professor) (Speaker, Uppsala, Sweden)
17:20 - 17:30
Ankle replacement.
Antonio ANDRADE (Speaker, Porto, Portugal)
17:30 - 17:40
Ankle arthrodesis.
Paulo AMADO (Director of Orthopedic Departement) (Speaker, Porto, Portugal)
17:40 - 17:50
Ankle fracture.
Nuno CORTE REAL (Clinical Director) (Speaker, Cascais, Portugal)
17:50 - 18:15
Discussion.
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Second Room |
| Friday 02 October |
| 08:00 |
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PI01
08:00 - 08:30
Presidential, invited lecture
Moderator:
Manfred THOMAS (Augsburg, Germany)
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| 08:40 |
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08:40 - 10:00
Plenary Session 2:
Controversies in Flexible Adult Flatfoot / Progressive Collapsing foot deformity in the young patient
08:40 - 08:50
How do I guide my decisions on type of surgical treatment through history and examination?
08:50 - 09:00
Why I believe WBCT is necessary for prep planning?
09:00 - 09:10
Isolated medial-sliding calcanneal osteotomy may be enough.
09:10 - 09:20
When should we plan for a lateral column lengthening?
09:20 - 09:30
Why is Cotton-type osteotomy becoming more popular?
09:30 - 09:40
Should we always repair the medial soft tissues and if so, how?
09:40 - 10:00
Discussion.
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| 10:00 |
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PW01
10:05 - 10:25
Poster Walks presentations
1 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
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| 10:30 |
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FM01
10:30 - 11:30
FORUM
How to deal with bone loss in revision surgery of the foot and ankle
10:30 - 10:40
Revision total ankle replacement after failed primary.
10:40 - 10:50
Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis after failed total ankle replacement.
10:50 - 11:00
Medial column arthrodesis after neglected fracture.
11:00 - 11:10
recalcitrant MP1 nonunion with shortening.
11:10 - 11:30
Discussion.
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FM02
10:30 - 11:30
FORUM
EFAS Past Presidents - pearls of wisdom
Speakers:
Jan Willem LOUWERENS (orthopaedic surgeon) (Speaker, Nijmegen, The Netherlands), Donald MC BRIDE (Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon) (Speaker, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom), Martinus RICHTER (Director) (Speaker, Rummelsberg, Germany), Yves TOURNE (Speaker, Grenoble, France), Antonio VILADOT (orthopaedic Surgeon) (Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
11:20 - 11:30
Discussion.
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| 11:30 |
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GA1
11:30 - 13:00
EFAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| 13:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition, Industry Workshops and Poster Walks
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13:10 - 14:40
Poster Walks presentations
1 mins each + 1 question from evaluators) of best scored posters
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| 15:00 |
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FP01
15:00 - 16:00
Free Papers 4:
Forefoot
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15:00 - 16:00
Free papers 5
Midfoot & Hindfoot
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FP03
15:00 - 16:00
Free papers 6
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DF01
16:10 - 17:10
Discussion Forum
New challenges in ankle fractures (run by the Youth Committee)
16:10 - 16:20
Primary intramedullary TTC in the elderly.
16:20 - 16:30
Fibular nailing, when and how?
16:30 - 16:40
MIS and arthroscopy.
16:40 - 16:50
Posterior distal tibia: posterolateral vs posteromedial approach.
16:50 - 17:10
Discussion.
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DF02
16:10 - 17:10
Discussion forum
What's new Paediatric Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle?
16:10 - 16:20
Toe walking.
16:20 - 16:30
Talar dome osteochondritis dissecans.
16:30 - 16:40
Pes planovalgus.
16:40 - 16:50
Clubfoot.
16:50 - 17:10
Discussion.
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| 17:10 |
Coffee Break, Exhbition, and Poster Walks
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PW03
17:15 - 17:30
Poster walks presentations
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| 17:40 |
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PS03
17:40 - 18:40
Plenary session 3:
AOFAS & EFAS
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Adjourn and congress dinner
Award Ceremony for best oral presentation and best poster
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| Saturday 03 October |
| 09:00 |
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PS04
09:00 - 10:15
Plenary session 4:
Surgical treatment of chronic heel pain
09:00 - 09:10
Tarsal tunnel syndrome.
09:10 - 09:20
Insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
09:20 - 09:30
Plantar fasciopathy.
09:40 - 09:50
Flexor hallucis longus.
09:30 - 09:40
Baxter nerve - myth or foe?
09:50 - 10:15
Discussion.
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| 10:15 |
Coffee Break, Exhbition, and Poster Walks
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| 10:45 |
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GF01
10:45 - 12:15
German societies forum:
DAF & GFFC: Soft tissue and cartilage injuries at the ankle and hinfoot
10:45 - 10:55
Severe ligamentous ankle injuries.
10:55 - 11:05
Treatment of injuries to the tibial cartilage.
11:05 - 11:15
Arthroscopic findings in acute malleolar fractures.
11:15 - 11:25
Surgical strategies for the treatment of lateral OCLs associated with chronic lateral instability.
11:25 - 11:35
Detection of acute and chronic syndesmotic injuries.
11:35 - 11:45
How to treat medial ankle instability.
11:45 - 11:55
Injuries of the perineal tendons.
11:55 - 12:05
Subtalar instability detection and treatment.
12:05 - 12:15
Discussion.
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10:45 - 12:15
EFAS award / fellowships presentations
10:45 - 10:51
Efas Research Grant for "Foot & Ankle Arthosis".
10:51 - 10:57
EFAS Research Grant for "Foot & Ankle Disorders".
10:57 - 11:03
EFAS Best Paper Award.
11:03 - 11:09
EFAS Best Poster award.
11:09 - 11:15
EFAS Best Oral Presentation.
11:15 - 11:21
EFAS Travelling Fellowship Route1.
11:21 - 11:28
EFAS Travelling Felloship Route2.
11:28 - 11:34
EFAS Research Fellowship.
11:34 - 11:40
EFAS AOFAS Travelling Fellowship.
11:40 - 12:15
Discussion.
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SY01
12:15 - 13:25
Symposium:
The hallux in 2026
12:15 - 12:25
Valgus, with no rotational concerns.
12:25 - 12:35
Valgus, but I consider rotation matters.
12:35 - 12:45
Varus, after failed valgus surgery.
12:45 - 12:55
Limitus for joint preserving surgery.
12:55 - 13:05
Rigidus for arthrodesis.
13:05 - 13:25
Discussion.
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SY02
12:15 - 13:25
Symposium:
State-of-the-art of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis
12:15 - 12:25
Approach lateral vs others.
12:25 - 12:35
Joint preparation: open/MIS/arthroscopic.
12:35 - 12:45
Intramedullary nails are gold standard.
12:45 - 12:55
I prefer plating.
12:55 - 13:05
Complications and how to avoid.
13:05 - 13:25
Discussion.
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| 13:30 |
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CC01
13:30 - 13:45
closing ceremony
Speakers:
Manuel MONTEAGUDO (CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON) (Speaker, Madrid, Spain), Xavier OLIVA MARTIN (Speaker, Barcelona, Spain), Manfred THOMAS (Speaker, Augsburg, Germany)
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Light Lunch and Adjourn
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