Special Report: Highlights of the 25th Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society,Vancouver,Canada,July 16–18,2009

1. Abidi NA Martin B : Surgical treatment of lateral ankle instability using a free peroneus longus tendon autograft. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:89–90, 2009.

2. Akhtar S Barrie J Fox A : Pragmatic treatment of ankle fractures of uncertain stability: clinical features and risk of displacement. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:165–166, 2009.

3. Barg A Hintermann B Knupp M : Mid- to long-term survivorship of Hintegra total ankle. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:151, 2009.

4. Beals T Pelt C Bachus K Vance R : A biomechanical analysis of a tensioned suture device in the fixation of the ligamentous Lisfranc injury. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:101–102, 2009.

5. Berkowitz MJ Walling A Sanders RW Clare MP : The salvage of failed total ankle arthroplasty with conversion to ankle or extended hindfoot fusion: results and techniques for managing massive talar bone defects. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:143–144, 2009.

6. Boack D-H Manegold S : Minimal invasive technique of total ankle replacement. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:147–148, 2009.

7. Boack D-H Manegold S : Treatment of severe flatfoot deformity with TAR and multilevel osteotomy in a single step procedure. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:149–150, 2009.

8. Bonnin MP Laurent JR Gaudot F Judet T Colombier JA : Long term results of the Salto total ankle replacement. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:145–146, 2009.

9. Choi WJ Lee JW Schon LC Courneya J-P Cho JS Han SH : Alterations in cytoskeletal gene expression in normal and degenerate human tendon cells following cyclic strain. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:95, 2009.

10. Clare MP Swanson SA Ketz JP Morimino MA Reed LK Tarkin IS Walling AS Sanders RW : Clinical results of the anatomic compression arthrodesis technique with anterior plate augmentation for ankle arthrodesis. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:125–126, 2009.

11. Coulibaly MO Sietsema D Jones CB Ringler JR Endres TJ : Results of 90 consecutive cuboid fractures. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:169–170, 2009.

12. Coulibaly MO Sietsema DL Jones CB Ringler JR Endres TJ : Results of 90 consecutive navicular fractures. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:173, 2009.

13. Daniels TR Pinsker E Beaton D : Do lower extremity outcome questionnaires used to assess ankle replacements and fusions really capture what patients want us to hear? American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:97–98, 2009.

14. Deol P Berlet GC Lee TH Hyer C Philbin T : Age stratification and related outcomes for osteochondral lesions of the talus. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:61–62, 2009.

15. DeOrio JK Queen RM Abbey A Easley ME Nunley JA : Improvement in ankle kinetics and kinematics after total ankle replacement in patients with hindfoot deformity. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:153–154, 2009.

16. Deyo RA : Hope or hype? New technology, conflicts of interest, and evidence-based medicine. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:113–114, 2009.

17. Ellis S Williams B Deyer T Lehto S Yu J Pavlov H Maderazo A Deland J : Assessment of lateral hindfoot pain in flatfoot deformity using weightbearing, multiplanar CT imaging. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:119–120, 2009.

18. Giza E Ocel D Lundeen GA Mitchell M Veris L Walton J Sullivan M : Matrix induced autologous chondrocyte implantation of talus articular defects: two year prospective study. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:55–56, 2009.

19. Gould JS : Nathan Gould, M.D., 1913–2008. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:115, 2009.

20. Granberry W Merriman D : A radiographic analysis of an opening wedge first metatarsal osteotomy for treatment of hallux valgus. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:193, 2009.

21. Gurbani B Gurbani N Afshar M : Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis: the new gold standard. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:121, 2009.

22. Hiraishi E Usami N Ikezawa H : Causes of posterior ankle pain in ballet dancers. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:91–92, 2009.

23. Hodgkins CW Chapman CB Shapiro S : Stress fractures as a result of a non-osteotomy technique for IM angle reduction in adult hallux valgus surgery utilizing a novel non-absorbable suture-button implant. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:197, 2009.

24. Hunt KJ Beals T Nichisch F Swenson J Saltzman C : Analgesia for foot and ankle surgery with sciatic nerve block using ultrasound guidance: a prospective study of 200 patients. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:111–112, 2009.

25. Hunt KJ Ellington K Anderson RB Cohen BE Davis WH Jones CP : Locked versus non-locked plate fixation for hallux MTP arthrodesis. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:191–192, 2009.

26. Imai K Ikoma K Tokunaga D Maki M Takatori R Inoue N Kubo T : Comparison of hindfoot kinematics between normal and flat feet using 3D CT reconstruction images of tarsal bones. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:181–182, 2009.

27. Kim BS Choi WJ Han SH Baek MK Kim YS Lee JW : Limb salvage in severe diabetic foot infection using negative pressure wound therapy. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:107–108, 2009.

28. Kirk KL Stinner DJ Burns T Ficke J : Return to duty rate of amputee soldiers in the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:161–162, 2009.

29. Leardini A Giannini S Romagnoli M : Early clinical results of a multicenter trial of a novel ankle prosthesis (BOX ankle). American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:141–142, 2009.

30. Lee DY Choi IH Yoo WJ Cho T-J Kim TY Chung CY : Ilizarov application to the correction of neurological cavovarus foot deformity. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:123, 2009.

31. Louis-Ugbo J Labib S : Surgical treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: a prospective series using a new surgical algorithm. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:53–54, 2009.

32. Mahajan RH Dalai R Cullen C : Results of controlled randomized trial of use of popliteal block for pain relief in ankle and hindfoot surgery. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:109, 2009.

33. Maquieira GJ Spahn S Vigfusson V Espinosa N : Results of non-surgical treatment of osteochondral talar lesions: a 2 to 10 year follow-up. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:59, 2009.

34. Morrey BF : Kenneth A. Johnson, M.D. Memorial Lecture: Ethical dilemmas in medicine. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:71, 2009.

35. Muir D McEntee L : A cautionary tale: the New Zealand experience of the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:155, 2009.

36. Olson KM Anderson RB Cohen BE Davis WH Jones CP : A clinical and radiographic comparison of two hardware systems used to treat Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:171–172, 2009.

37. O'Neill PJ Aman SV Guyton GP : Comparison of operative findings and preoperative MRI in patients with ankle instability. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:179, 2009.

38. Ousema PH Easley M Spain A Manoudis G Glisson R : A biomechanical cadaver study of subtalar instability. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:99–100, 2009.

39. Parentis MA Mazurczak M Castiglione J Durinka J : Insertional Achilles tendinosis: treatment with complete detachment, Haglund's resection, lengthening, and aggressive postoperative management. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:73–74, 2009.

40. Patel A Bogle A DiGiovanni BF : The association between plantar fasciitis and an isolated gastrocnemius contracture. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:85–86, 2009.

41. Pearce CJ Calder JD : Apoptosis – the cause of non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy? American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:79, 2009.

42. Pearce CJ Calder JD Sexton S : Return to training and playing after posterior ankle arthroscopy in elite professional soccer. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:57–58, 2009.

43. Peck CN Macleod A Barrie JL : Lesser metatarsophalangeal instability: a cohort study of clinical features and outcomes. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:189–190, 2009.

44. Petty C Chiodo CP De Asla R San Giovanni T : Minimizing perioperative complications associated with open Achilles repair: the results of a prospective, multicenter investigation. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:83–84, 2009.

45. Philbin T DeCarbo WT Cuttica DJ : Correction of rigid equinovarus deformity with a multiplanar external fixator. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:127, 2009.

46. Phisitkul P Sripongsai R Chaichankul C Femino J : The surgical anatomy of the plantarmedial hallucal nerve in relation to the medial approach of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:93–94, 2009.

47. Popkin CA Hodgkins CW Chapman CB San Giovanni T Schwartz J : Opening wedge proximal 1st metatarsal osteotomy with plate fixation for hallux valgus. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:195, 2009.

48. Prisk VR Carl I Kennedy J O'Loughlin P Wright T : The effect of lateral ligament injury and reconstruction on contact mechanics of the ankle joint and the kinematics of the hindfoot. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:87–88, 2009.

49. Raduan FC Nery C Alloza J Ressio C Asaumi I : Treatment of Morton's neuroma through a plantar approach: a long term follow-up. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:187–188, 2009.

50. Raikin SM Elias I Nazarian L Besser M : Outcomes of chronic insertional Achilles tendinosis after surgical repair using FHL tendon autograft through single incision. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:77, 2009.

51. Raikin SM Morrison W Dheer S Zoga A Elias I : Prediction of midfoot instability in the subtle Lisfranc injury: comparison of MRI with intraoperative findings. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:163, 2009.

52. Richter M Zech S : Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) guided correction of foot and ankle is accurate. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:183–184, 2009.

53. Richter M Zech S : Intraoperative pedography leads to improved clinical outcome scores in a randomized controlled trial. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:129–130, 2009.

54. Saltzman CL Coughlin MJ Mann RA : Prospective controlled trial of Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement vs. ankle fusion: initial results. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:131–132, 2009.

55. Schon LC : Melvin Jahss, M.D., 1921–2009. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:115, 2009.

56. Sinclair V Jackson G McLoughlin C Barrie J : Functional early weight-bearing rehabilitation of Achilles tendon rupture: the influence on re-rupture rates and outcome scores. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:81–82, 2009.

57. Stavrou P Symeonidis P Chehade M : Common pitfalls in syndesmotic fixation. A critical audit. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:167, 2009.

58. Stavrou P Symeonidis P Simmons N Fowler S : Prevalence of Morton's neuroma on ultrasound in an asymptomatic population. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:185, 2009.

59. Taunton J : Medical coverage for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:133, 2009.

60. Thermann H Benetos I Panelli C : Endoscopic treatment of midportion Achilles tendinopathy. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:75, 2009.

61. Tocci SL Charlick D Brodsky JW : Joint preservation in the surgical treatment of hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:199–200, 2009.

62. Valderrabano V Leumann A Pagenstert G Hintermann B : SPECT-CT: a new imaging diagnostic tool for osteochondral lesions (OCL) of the talus – comparison to MRI. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:177–178, 2009.

63. Wheeler JL Segal AD Ledoux WR Novell DR Sangeorzan BJ : Patient willingness to enroll in a randomized surgical trial. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:103–104, 2009.

64. Wukich DK : Surgical site infection in foot and ankle surgery: a comparison of patients with and without diabetes mellitus. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Final Program 25:105–106, 2009.