The Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation expresses great appreciation to Smith and Nephew, DJOrtho, and Kinamed for their generous support of the Patellofemoral Foundation and its educational activities in 2015.

From left to right: Eric Jania, Eric Dahlinger, John Fulkerson MD, Elizabeth Arendt MD, Bill Post MD, Jason Koh MD, Andy Cosgarea MD
From left to right: PFF Board member Dr. Joao Espreguiera , Award recipient Elizabeth Arendt, and PFF Board member Philippe Neyret.	Patellofemoral Foundation Board member Dr Jason Koh with Dr Arendt.

Dr Elizabeth Arendt receives the Patellofemoral Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual PFF luncheon which was attended by 35 guests. In addition to the Board of Directors, corporate benefactors John Mahoney of Smith and Nephew, Michael McBrayer of DJOrtho, Vineet Sarin of Kinamed, and orthopedic leadership Allan Anderson (President of AOSSM), Philippe Neyret (President of ISAKOS), Matteo Denti (President of ESSKA), Joao Espreguiera (past president of ESSKA) and past presidents Nick Sgaglione and William Beach of AANA attended.

September 9, 2016

This hands-on patellofemoral surgery course is designed to emphasize current anatomic, diagnostic and technical pearls that will help optimize patient outcomes. Participants will discover how to do precision MPFL and MQTFL reconstruction and examine how to move tibial tubercle safely and appropriately.

New, proven, and safe approaches to patellofemoral surgery with hands on cadaver knees availability will be explored in depth. 

Course App will be available for participants to download at least 1 month prior to the course start date. The Course App will hold all course handout material, lab assignments, videos and registration lists.

Maximum Enrollment: 48

Course Director: John P. Fulkerson, MD

Master Instructors:            
Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD            
Jack Farr, II, MD            
Jason L. Koh, MD            
William R. Post, MD

The course agenda is available here.

Accreditation
The Arthroscopy Association of North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For more information, including the course agenda, please visit http://www.aana.org/MastersExperienceCourseAgendas/509.aspx