Course
BFAS Foot & Ankle Course with Cadaveric Dissection
Dear Colleague,
The BFAS Foot & Ankle Course with Cadaveric Dissection will take place at the Antwerp University on Friday 23rd January 2026.
The theme of the course is New trends versus Established value.
Below you can find a tentative programme. The aim to have have each pair of surgeon working on the same specimen the entire day.
Thanks to the collaboration of different companies you will have the opportunity to perform several techniques and compare different products.
Programme
08.30 - Welcome Coffee
09.00 - Presentations followed by Hands-on Cadaveric sessions
- Percutaneous toe correction versus Open - Geoffroy Vandeputte
- DMMO versus Weil - Patrick Deprez
- Percutaneous bunionette versus Open - Frederick Michels
- Percutaneous MICA versus Scarf - Wahid Rezaie
- Percutaneous Midfoot fusion versus Open (screws versus plate - Wahid Rezaie
13.00 - Lunch
13.45 - Presentations followed by Hands-on Cadaveric sessions
- Lateral ankle stabilisation: Suture Tape versus Anatomic reconstruction - Frederick Michels
- Achilles reattachment: Suture Tape versus Anchors - Stefaan Desmyter
- Percutaneous calcaneus osteotomy versus Open (screws versus plate) - Patrick Deprez
17.00 End of Course
In collaboration with
Practical info
Universiteit Antwerpen
Laboratory of Human Anatomy and Embryology
Campus Drie Eiken
Universiteitsbaan
2610 Wilrijk
Registration fee
BFAS Member : 220,00€ incl VAT
Non-Member : 330,00€ incl VAT
Each participating surgeon can bring 1 operating nurse at an additional charge of €70.00
Practical info
Course language : English
Timing : from 08.30 till 18.00
Coffee breaks and lunches are foreseen.
Parking
On the Universiteitsbaan follow the signs to Parking P4.
The cadaver course takes place in building TB.