Together with the San Rossore Academy in Pisa (Italy), Ankleplatform organises a 1.5 day ankle course for orthopedic surgeons and sport physicians on 8-9 September 2023: Foot & Ankle Injuries in Football from A to Z. Course Venue is San Rossore Sport Village in Pisa, Italy.

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The course will be under the patronage of ESSKA and ISAKOS and will be CME accredited.

A brochure with a program of the course is available.

Course Aim

The aim of this course is to provide up to date and evidence-based information of ankle, hindfoot and Achilles injuries in football players - how to prevent, evaluate and manage such injuries. 

Learning objectives

After completion of the course, attendees should be able to: 

• Better understand the risks of the ankle injury occurrence and how to prevent them 

• Differentiate between a normal, a high and a troublesome ankle sprain 

• Manage acute and chronic ankle injuries and know which need referral 

• Differentiate between a normal, a high and a troublesome ankle sprain 

• Differentiate Laxity from Instability Position the concept of Micro-Instability 

• Understand the long-term fate of bone bruises and if they need treatment 

• Know where the pain in Achilles tendinopathy originates from 

• Know the origin of the pain in Osteochondral defects and understand which of them need treatment 

• Implement the use of Biologics, Shockwave and feed-forward training 

• Recognize the ‘red flags’ for football player potential career ending disorders