» It is with great pleasure that I serve as Guest Editor for this issue of Foot and Ankle Quarterly, devoted to Surgical Pearls from the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute. ...
Most if not all of the procedures developed, refined and taught by Drs. Lowell Scott Weil, Sr. and Lowell Weil, Jr., as well as their myriad students, residents, and fellows have stood the test of time. The procedures born within the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute (WFAI) have been universally adopted by national and international foot and ankle surgeons of every physician and surgeon degree.
One of the most endearing qualities of Drs. Weil, Sr. and Weil, Jr. is that they have never been afraid to recommend against certain procedures if they believed wide adoption would harm patients. This is exceedingly rare in any surgical specialty. Therefore, the intent of this seminar issue is to provide review of pertinent literature specific to WFAI procedures including the good, bad and ugly. Accordingly, the feature article covers the use of advanced tips and tricks pertinent to complex forefoot surgery. A series of seminal manuscripts published by members of WFAI follows, and we conclude with audio lectures detailing “in-the-trenches” pearls on managing hallux varus, as well as the mastery of the Weil central metatarsal osteotomy.
My hope is that the readers of this issue of FAQ will enjoy this seminar, and benefit from the surgical experience of the authors and manuscripts selected as much as I have.
Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS
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Jeffrey Baker, DPM (n.)
Jarret D. Cain, DPM, MSc (1. Data Trace Publishing Co.)
Kristina Corley, DPM (n.)
Firas Katmeh, DPM, MSH (n.)
Mark K. Magnus, DPM, FACFAS (n.)
Michael Radcliffe, DPM (n.)
Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS (1. Data Trace Publishing Co.)
Jennifer So, DPM (n.)
Alexsandra Szajna, DPM (n.)
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, FACFAS (1. Data Trace Publishing Co.)
Isaac Wilmot, DPM (n.)
Lindsay Wynn, DPM (n.)
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Foot and Ankle Quarterly 34-3 Contributors
Guest Editor
Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS Past President (2014-2015), American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons; Editor-in-Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports and Cases (FASTRAC); Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Contributors
John S. Anderson, DPM, FACFAS Assistant Professor, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Jeffrey Baker, DPM Weil Foot and Ankle Institute, Chicago, IL
Jarret D. Cain, DPM, MSc Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Kristina Corley, DPM Fellow (2023 – 2024), Weil Foot & Ankle Institute, Lake Forest, IL
Firas Katmeh, DPM, MSH Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-2 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Mark K. Magnus, DPM, FACFAS
Michael Radcliffe, DPM Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-3 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Jennifer So, DPM Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-3 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Alexsandra Szajna, DPM Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-2 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, FACFAS Executive Chairman, Balance Health; Founder, Foot and Ankle Business Innovations (FABI); Editor Emeritus, Foot and Ankle Specialist; Physician and former Fellowship Director (1998 – 2018), Weil Foot & Ankle Institute, Lake Forest, IL
Isaac Wilmot, DPM Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-2 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Lindsay Wynn, DPM Podiatric Medicine and Surgery PGY-3 Resident, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
34-3 In this issue:
FEATURE ARTICLE: Weil Osteotomy and Plantar Plate Repair: Honoring Dr. Lowell Scott Weil, Sr.’s Greatest Surgical Legacy – His Innovation
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, FACFAS and Kristina Corley, DPM
CONDENSATIONS and COMMENTARIES
Total First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Implant Arthroplasty: A 30-Year Retrospective
Commentary by Mark K. Magnus, DPM, FACFAS
Percutaneous Chevron/Akin vs. Open Scarf/Akin Osteotomy Treatment for Hallux Valgus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Commentary by Jeffrey Baker, DPM
Unilateral vs. Bilateral First Ray Surgery: A Prospective Study of 186 Consecutive Cases. Patient Satisfaction, Cost to Society and Complications
Commentary by Jennifer So, DPM
Predicting Articular Erosion in Hallux Valgus: Clinical, Radiographic and Intra-Operative Analysis
Commentary by Michael Radcliffe, DPM
Do Patient Personality Traits and Self-Reported Physical and Psychosocial Symptoms Help to Predict Hallux Valgus Surgery Outcomes?
Commentary by Firas Katmeh, DPM, MSH
Joint Manipulation under Anesthesia for Arthrofibrosis after Hallux Valgus Surgery
Commentary by Isaac Wilmot, DPM
Association between Second Metatarsal Length and Forefoot Loading under the Second Metatarsophalangeal Joint
Commentary by Firas Katmeh, DPM, MSH
Scarfette Osteotomy for Surgical Treatment of Bunionette Deformity
Commentary by Lindsay Wynn, DPM
Retrospective Comparative Study of Operative Repair of Hammertoe Deformity
Commentary by Firas Katmeh, DPM, MSH
Forefoot Adduction is a Risk Factor for Jones Fracture
Commentary by Alexsandra Szajna, DPM
AUDIO LECTURE 1: Hallux Varus: The X, Y and Z
John S. Anderson, DPM, FACFAS
AUDIO LECTURE 2: Weil Metatarsal Osteotomy: History, Concepts and Evolution?
Jarret D. Cain, DPM, MSc