Concurrent Session IV- Achilles: The Good, the Bad, and the Ruptured

Thursday, July 9, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Location: Level 6, Room 612

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Kenneth Hunt, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopedics
University of Colorado

Disclosure(s): Arthrex: Consultant (Ongoing), Other (Ongoing)
Eric Ferkel, MD

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI)
Van Nuys, CA, US

Disclosure(s): Arthrex: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Ossio: Consultant (Ongoing), Paid Advisor (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Smith & Nephew: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Zimmer Biomet: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Kenneth Hunt, MD: Arthrex: Consultant (Ongoing), Other (Ongoing)

Eric I. Ferkel, MD: Arthrex: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Ossio: Consultant (Ongoing), Paid Advisor (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Smith & Nephew: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Zimmer Biomet: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)

Presentations:

11:01 AM - 11:07 AM PDT

Paper 10: Impact of non-tobacco nicotine dependence on postoperative outcomes following achilles tendon repair: a propensity-matched analysis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Jalen Warren, DO – University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University
11:07 AM - 11:13 AM PDT

Paper 12: Mri-based classification of achilles tendon ruptures: reliability and predictors of tear location
Abstract Podium Presenter: Robert E. Bilodeau, BS – UPMC
11:13 AM - 11:23 AM PDT

Podium Papers Q&A with Discussion
11:24 AM - 11:25 AM PDT

Debate Introductions: 44-Year-Old Female Pickleball Aficionado Ruptures Her Achilles and Wants Surgery: Open Versus Percutaneous Repair
Panel Moderator: Kenneth Hunt, MD – University of Colorado
11:25 AM - 11:31 AM PDT

Debate: Open Repair
Concurrent Session Presenter: J. Benjamin Jackson, III, MD, MBA – University of South Carolina - Prisma Health
11:31 AM - 11:36 AM PDT

Debate: MIS/Percutaneous Repair
Concurrent Session Presenter: Anish Kadakia, MD – Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine
11:36 AM - 11:39 AM PDT

Debate Discussion
11:39 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

Achilles Repair Rehab
Concurrent Session Presenter: Karin Gravare Silbernagel, PT ATC PhD FAPTA – University of Delaware
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Panel Moderator: Kenneth Hunt, MD – University of Colorado
Concurrent Session Moderator: Eric I. Ferkel, MD – Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI)
Session Panelist: Karin Gravare Silbernagel, PT ATC PhD FAPTA – University of Delaware
Session Panelist: Anish Kadakia, MD – Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine
Session Panelist: J. Benjamin Jackson, III, MD, MBA – University of South Carolina - Prisma Health