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APOA 2024 Dubai Scientific Program
Foot & Ankle
Day 1
29 February 2024, Thursday
Time Topic Speaker/Panel
8 – 9am Free papers Moderator-
Andri Primardhi (Indonesia), Kumar Shantanu (India)
Judges-
Maan Tabaa, Dubai
Siu Kwai Ming, Hong Kong
9 – 10am
Recent Advances and Innovation in Trauma
9 – 9.10 Updates in lateral ankle instability Carlo Borbon, Philippines
Moderators- Y P Chua (Malaysia), Arvind Puri (Australia)
9.10 – 9.20 Tightrope in Lisfranc, New solutions to old problems YP Chua, Malaysia
9.20 – 9.30 MIS Calcaneal Fixation: Less is More! Moez Ballal, Abu Dhabi
9.30 – 9.40 Advances in Radiology- Seeing more and seeing better Rizwan Haroon, Pakistan
9.40 – 9.50 Surgical Management of Talar Fractures: Current Concepts Siu Kwai Ming, Hong Kong
9.50 – 10.00 3D Printed Titanium implants in Osseous Defects Rahul Upadhay, India
10 – 10.30am
Trauma Cases Discussion
Neglected, Malunited and Ununited fractures- Which Technology and Biologics are helpful? Clinical Case Discussions YP Chua, Orfan Arafa, Arvind Puri, Daman Kumar Jha Moderator- Gowreeson Thevandran, Singapore
10.30 – 11am Keynote Lecture
My Experience with MIS in Foot and Ankle Mark Blackney
BREAK + Plenary
12 – 1pm
Pushing the Boundaries in Elective Foot and Ankle
12 – 12.10 Talar Dome OCD- Are we any better? Ehab Kheir, UAE
Moderator- Orfan Arafah (Saudi Arabia), Carlo Borbon (Philippines)
12.10 – 12.20 PSI and 3D Printing in Deformity correction Chan Yan Yu, Taiwan
12.20 – 12.30 TAR- Making a comeback! Nurettin Heybeli, Turkey
12.30 – 12.40 MIS Hallux Valgus- Outcomes Maan Taaba, Dubai
12.40 – 12.50 Ankle TBC Lesion Management- TB Not going anywhere Ihsan Oesman, Indonesia
12.50 – 1pm Use of PRPP in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Mahendra Kudchadkar, India
LUNCH
2pm – 3pm
Instructional Course Lectures- What’s New and What’s coming
2 – 2.10 Pes Cavus Orfan Arafah, Saudi Arabia
Moderators- Moez Ballal (Abu Dhabi), Nurettin Heybeli (Turkey)
2.10 – 2.20 Achilles Tendon Repair/Reconstruction- What’s New? Carlo Borbon, Philippines
2.20 – 2.30 Robotics, AI and 3D Printing in Foot and Ankle Muhammad Farhan, Singapore
2.30 – 2.40 Diabetic Feet -What have we learnt? Andri Primardhi, Indonesia
2.40 – 2.50 Algorithms and Reconstruction Ideas in Rheumatoid Feet Altuğ Tanriover, Turkey
2.50 – 3.00 Total Ankle Replacements- Tips for Success Hong-Geun Jung, South Korea
3.30 – 4.10pm
MIFAS (Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Society) Presents – Keynote Lecture
3.30 – 3.40pm Expanding role of Ankle Arthroscopy Jordi Vega – Spain
Moderators- Maan Tabaa, Dubai, Muhammad Farhan (Singapore)
3.40 – 3.50 Anatomy of Ankle Ligaments and Instability Miquel Dalmau Pastor – Spain
3.50 – 4.00 Percutaneous Surgery for Plantar Fasciitis and Haglunds Samir Karrakchou – Morocco
4.00 – 4.10 Percutaneous Hammertoe and Bunnionette Correction Frederick Michels – Belgium
4.10 – 5pm Debates-Free for All! (10 minutes each)
MIS vs Open- Is MIS just a fashionable trend? MIS Panel
Frederick Michels, Samir Karrakchou, Jordi Vega

Open Panel
Gowreeson Thevendran, Arvind Puri, Carlo Borbon
Moderator – Mark Blackney (Australia)
Ankle Osteoarthritis in Young- Fuse or Replace Replace
Hong-Geun Jung, Nurettin Heybeli

Fuse
Moez Ballal, Kumar Shantanu
Deltoid Ligament - Repair/Reconstruct or Ignore in Ankle Fractures Repair/Recon
Y P Chua, Daman Kumar Jha

Ignore
Andri Primardhi, Chan Yan Yu