Virtual Journal Club

The Virtual Journal Club reviews noteworthy articles on pertinent topics of research. 

Open to all ACFAS members, each 60-minute session is hosted and presented by research experts from fellowship programs with ACFAS status. Register for an upcoming session or access archived sessions at your convenience. The Virtual Journal Club is brought to you by the ACFAS Research Committee.  

Mark your calendar for upcoming Virtual Journal Club sessions!


Functional Limb Salvage 
Thursday, February 19, 2026 | 7:00 pm CT | Register
Join MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Foot and Ankle Research and Fellowship Director Jayson Atves, DPM, FACFAS for Functional Limb SalvagePresenter Bilal Louzati, DPM and Moderator Jonathan C. Thompson, DPM, MHA, FACFAS will discuss 
Clinical measures of balance and gait cannot differentiate somatosensory impairments in people with lower-limb amputation and Impact of amputation level on gait disorders in transfemoral and transtibial amputees


Selective CT in Transitional Ankle Fractures: Using Plain Radiographs to Identify Clinically Meaningful Displacement 
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 7:00 pm CT | Register
Join Pediatric Foot & Ankle Fellowship and Fellowship Director Mark Solomon, DPM, FACFAS for Selective CT in Transitional Ankle Fractures: Using Plain Radiographs to Identify Clinically Meaningful DisplacementPresenters Haoning Hu, DPM, AACFAS and Mark Solomon, DPM, FACFAS and Moderator Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, FACFAS will discuss 
Three radiographic parameters correlate with computed tomography displacement in transitional ankle fractures and Metaphyseal Fracture Displacement is Predictive of Intraarticular Diastasis in Adolescent Triplane Ankle Fractures


The ACFAS Virtual Journal Club is generously supported by PICA.