2025-2026 Orthopedic Surgery Foot & Ankle Journal Club, Course #26D26 - 7/15/2025

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM, Zoom Videoconference

The audience of this activity consists of Orthopedic Surgeons in Oklahoma who are fellowship-trained in foot and ankle surgery, accompanied by orthopedic surgery residents at OU performing their PGY-2 and PGY-4 foot and ankle rotations. Participants meet every month to review, discuss that same month's edition of Foot and Ankle International Journal. The aim is to expand medical knowledge in the field of foot and ankle surgery, maintain competence and up-to-date implication of evidence-based practice in foot and ankle surgery.

Professional Practice Gaps: 
The need to keep physicians and other practitioners up to date on the evidence-based medicine in foot and ankle surgery, expand medical knowledge, and maintain competence. 

Articles:
Comparison Between Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy and Calcaneo-Stop Procedure in the Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Flatfoot in Children: Retrospective Cohort Study

Early Periprosthetic Tibial Lucency Following Low-Profile Total Ankle Arthroplasty

GLP-1 Agonists’ Effect on Infection and Union after Tibiotalar Fusion, Subtalar Fusion, Triple Arthrodesis

Comparative Analysis of Isolated Nitinol Staple Fixation vs Staple Plus Screw Fixation In Midfoot and Hindfoot Arthrodesis

Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) Is Not Superior to “Minimal-Dose” rESWT for Patients With Chronic Noninsertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Double-Anonymized Randomized Controlled Trial

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation vs Primary Tibiotalocalcaneal Hindfoot Nailing for Ankle Fractures in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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1. Identify and address gaps in quality of clinical service provided in foot and ankle surgery
2. Disseminate evidence based knowledge and skills in foot and ankle surgery
3. Develop team work and research among the foot and ankle community in Oklahoma by including an inter-professional audience
4. Apply lifelong learning in foot and ankle surgery to assist foot and ankle surgeons in providing high quality care to patients
5. Discuss competence in one or more of the six core competency areas
6. Apply patient-centered care through inter-professional education
7. Demonstrate the practice of evidence-based medicine in foot and ankle surgery

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mitigation Statement: The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and has mitigated all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, if applicable.

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

Accommodation Statement: For accommodation contact, Melissa Trimble at [email protected] or at (405) 271-4426.

Disclaimer Statement: Statements, opinions and results of studies contained in the program are those of the presenters and authors and do not reflect the policy or position of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma ("OU") nor does OU provide any warranty as to their accuracy or reliability. 

Policy on Faculty and Presenter Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine that the faculty and presenters disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also discloses discussions of unlabeled/ unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and has mitigated all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, if applicable.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Acknowledgement of Commercial and In-Kind Support:
This activity received no commercial or in-kind support.