Steps2Walk São Paulo, Brazil
November 18-22, 2019
Scientific program
Program Chairman
Mark Myerson
Program Host
Nacime Mansur
International Faculty
Alan Ng
Raheel Shariff
Emilio Wagner
Brazil Faculty
Alex Godoy
Caio Nery
Marco Tulio
Monday November 18th
8am Opening ceremony
Mark Myerson
Nacime Mansur
8.30am. Session 1. Ankle arthritis
8.30am. The difficult ankle arthrodesis. Raheel Shariff
8.45am. Supramalleolar osteotomy for correction of varus deformities Emilio Wagner
9.00am. Supramalleolar osteotomy for correction of valgus deformities Mark Myerson
9.15am. Management of non-union of the ankle fusion Alan Ng
9.30am. Case presentations and round table discussion. Moderator Mark Myerson
10.00am Coffee break
10.15am. Session 2. Complex arthrodesis
10.15am. The difficult MP joint arthrodesis. Alan Ng
10.30am. Arthrodesis of the tarsometatarsal joint with deformity. Raheel Shariff
10.45am. Why is the rate of subtalar fusion poor? What alternatives? Mark Myerson
11.00am. Techniques for TTC arthrodesis of complex deformity. Mark Myerson
11.15am. Case presentations and round table discussion. Moderator Caio Nery
12.00pm Lunch break
1.00pm. Session 3. Difficult Achilles tendon disorders
1.00pm. Insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The traditional treatment Alan Ng
1.15pm. Insertional tendinopathy. What is new? Caio Nery
1.30pm. Chronic ruptures of the Achilles. Repair, graft or transfer? Alan Ng
1.45pm. Non insertional tendinopathy. Simple or complex approach? Emilio Wagner
2.00pm. Case presentations and round table discussion. Moderator Brazil Faculty
2.30pm. Session 4. Flatfoot debate.
2.30pm. Maybe all you need is a calcaneus osteotomy Emilio Wagner
2.40pm. That will never work. You need to do more. Alan Ng
2.50pm. You guys are wrong. You need muscle balance Mark Myerson
3.00pm. None of you are doing this. What about the spring ligament? Brazil faculty
3.10pm. Case presentations and round table discussion. Moderator Brazil faculty
3.30pm Coffee break
3.45pm. Session 5. Managing my own worst complications
3.45pm. Introduction. My complications or someone else’s? Mark Myerson
3.55pm. These were bad forefoot results Alan Ng
4.05pm. These hindfoot results were worse Raheel Shariff
4.15pm. OMG. I wish that I never did these ankle cases Emilio Wagner
4.25pm. Case presentations and round table discussion. Moderator Brazil faculty
4.45pm. Session 6. Audience discussion
5.15pm Meeting ends
Tuesday November 19th
8am-4pm Patient Examination
8am-10am Patient Examination | Case Discussion
10.00am Coffee break
10am-12pm Patient Examination | Case Discussion
12pm Lunch break
1pm-4pm Patient Examination | Case Discussion
Wednesday November 20th
8am-6pm Surgical Procedures
8am-12am Surgeries
Group A: OR
Group B|C|D: Classroom
12pm Lunch break
1pm-6pm Surgeries
Group B: Classroom
Group A|C|D: OR
Transmission from OR to Classroom through the entire event
Thursday November 21th
8am-6pm Surgical Procedures
8am-12am Surgeries
Group C: OR
Group A|B|D: Classroom
12pm Lunch break
1pm-6pm Surgeries
Group D: Classroom
Group A|B|C: OR
Transmission from OR to Classroom through the entire event
Friday November 22th
8am-12pm Cases Discussions
12pm Course ending