IFFAS Second Triennial Scientific Meeting held September 2005 in Naples, Italy

The International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, the largest international organization devoted to the foot and ankle, held its second scientific meeting September 15-18, 2005 in Naples, Italy. The scientific program featured morning symposia, followed by afternoon lectures and presentations of scientific papers.

Naples, stretched along the Bay of Naples at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, provided a scenic background for the meeting. This enchanting Italian city has a rich history and has been a major seaport since it was founded in 500 BC.

The meeting was attended by more than 650 registrants. Visitors enjoyed a full scientific meeting, wonderful hospitality and warm weather in Naples as they visited this center of medieval and renaissance architecture. The congress venue was the Royal Continental Hotel.

Thank you to the following for a successful meeting.

EFAS Organizing Committee

Patrice Diebold (France)
Sandro Giannini (Italy)
Hans Heino Kuester (Germany)
Francesco Malerbra (Italy)
Ian Winson (United Kingdom)

EFAS Secretariat

European Foot and Ankle Society
76a Upper Georges Street
Dun Laoghaire Co.
Dublin, Ireland
Tel +353.1.230.2591
Fax+353.1.230.2594
E-mail: efas@eventplus.ie

Local Chairman

Sandro Giannini

Organizing Secretariat

O.I.C. S.r.l.
Via Fatebenefratelli

Free-Papers Were Presented On:

Hallus valgus,
Hallux rigidus,
Metatarsalgia and lesser-toe deformities,
Tendon transfer,
Functional assessment of the foot,
Foot deformity and sovrasegmentary joints, and
Pediatric foot

Symposia

Reconstructive Sequelae of Foot and Ankle Fractures,
Total Ankle Replacement,
Surgery of Osteochondral Lesions: Indications and Results,
Mini-Invasive Surgery in the Foot and Ankle,
Bone Healing Improvement, and
Treatment of Non-Unions in Foot and Ankle