Publications

We have published numerous articles in peer-review journals, periodicals and textbooks. Our research and manuscripts have been published in The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Specialist, The Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Foot and Ankle International, various wound journals, plastic surgery journals, dermatologic journals, and vascular surgery journals.

We have published numerous articles in peer-review journals, periodicals and textbooks. Our research and manuscripts have been published in The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, The Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Foot and Ankle International, various wound journals, plastic surgery journals, dermatologic journals, and vascular surgery journals.

Additionally, our work has been presented at the ACFAS symposiums, APMA National Meetings, AAOS Meetings, Plastic Surgery Symposiums, and Vascular Surgery Conferences, where our work has received numerous awards. For more information:

  • Articles published in scholarly journals
  • Posters, abstracts, manuscripts

Journal articles and abstracts

2022 - JFAS: Realignment Midfoot Osteotomy: A Preoperative Planning Method and Intraoperative Surgical Technique

2021- JFAS: Physical Activity Assessment in the Charcot Population

2021- JFAS: Effect of the First Tarsometatarsal (Modified Lapidus) Arthrodesis on Hindfoot Alignment

2021- JFAS: Combined Achilles Tendon-Bone Block Allograft and Flexor Hallicis Longus Tendon Transfer for Long Segment Defects Involving the Insertional Region

2021- JFAS: Use of Three-Dimensional Titanium Trusses for Arthrodesis Procedures in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Retrospective Case Series

2020- JFAS: Posterior Tibial Tendon Allograft Reconstruction for Stage II Adult Acquired Flatfoot: Case Study.

2019- JFAS: Repair of the Deltoid Ligament Posterior Tibial Tendon Autograft: A Novel Technique.

2019- JFAS: Calcific Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy-Achilles Repair With Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer: Case Series and Surgical Technique.

2019 - JFAS: Subtalar Joint Distraction Arthrodesis Utilizing a Titanium Truss: A Case Series.

2019 - JFAS: Occurrence of Lateral Ankle Ligament Disease with Stage 2-3 Adult Acquired Flat Foot Deformity Confirmed via MRI: A Retrospective Study.

2017 - JFAS: Risk Factors Associated With Nonunion After Elective Foot and Ankle Reconstruction.

2017 - Foot and Ankle Online Journal: Staged Surgical intervention in the Treatment of Septic Ankle Arthritis with Autologous Circular Pillar Fibula Augmentation: A Case Report.

2017 - Foot & Ankle Specialist: Sural Flap Use for the Treatment of Wounds With Underlying Osteomyelitis.

2017 - Podiatry Today: Addressing Deltoid Ligament Insufficiency in Stage III/IV Adult-Acquired Flatfoot.

2016 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer for Calcific Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.

2016 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Combined Tendon and Bone Allograft Transplantation for Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Double Arthrodesis Through a Medical Approach for End-Stage Adult-Acquired Flatfoot.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Triple Arthrodesis for Adult Acquired Flatfoot.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Forefoot Supinatus.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Procedure Selection for the Flexible Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity.

2014 - Clinics in Podiatric Med. Surgery: Is Advanced Imaging Necessary Before Surgical Repair.

2014 - JFAS: Surgical Considerations for the Neglected or Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture.

2013 - JFAS: Surgical Approach for Combined Ankle and Subtalar Joint Chronic Mechanical Instability.

2013 - JFAS: Surgical Considerations for the Neglected/Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Combined Technique for Reconstruction.

2013 - Podiatry Today: Keys to Optimal Selection of Orthobiologics.

2013 - JFAS: Factors Affecting Healing of Ankle Fractures.

2013 - Foot & Ankle Quarterly: Internal Fixation Constructs for Correction of Charcot Midfoot Deformity.

2013 - JFAS: Technical Considerations Surgical Interventions of Jones Fractures.

2013 - Lower Extremity Review: Diabetic Ankle Fractures: Surgical Consideration.

2013 - JFAS: Role of Body Mass Index in Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy.

2013 - The Foot & Ankle Online Journal: Natural History of Diabetic Foot and Ankle Fractures: A Retrospective Review of 40 Patients.

2012 - JFAS: An Anatomic Safe Zone for Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy: A Cadaver Study.

2012 - Podiatry Today: Current Concepts in Surgery for Adult-Acquired Flatfoot.

2012 - JFAS: Incidence of Talar Dome Lesions with Concomitant Peroneal Tendon Pathologic Features: A MRI Eval.

2012 - Lower Extremity Review: Adult Acquired Flatfoot: Nonoperative Options.

2012 - Foot & Ankle Specialist ONLINE: Cutaneous Myoepithelioma in the Foot: Case Report.

2012 - Foot & Ankle Specialist: Venous Thromboembolism and Foot & Ankle Surgery: Current Updates 2012.

2012 - JFAS: The Association of Metatarsus Adductus to the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture.

Posters, manuscripts, and awards

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2012 Posters

“Effect of Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis on Rearfoot Alignment: A Preliminary Study”
C. Keith McSpadden, DPM, Matthew R. Thomas, DPM, Robert W. Mendicino, DPM, Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM

Winner third place institutional category

“Current Updates and Overview of Ultrasound in the Foot and Ankle”
Kyle S. Peterson, DPM; Jared M. Maker, DPM; Brian T. Dix, DPM; Robert W. Mendicino, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2013 Posters

Title: Reconstruction of Hallux Valgus with Concomitant Pes Planovalgus Deformity
Authors: Matthew J. Hentges, DPM; Kyle S. Peterson, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Use of Intraosseous Fixation Device for Rearfoot Osteosynthesis.
Authors: Matthew J. Hentges, DPM; Jared M. Maker, DPM; Jeffrey Loveland, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Use of Intraosseous Fixation Device for Osteosynthesis of Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis.
Authors: Matthew J. Hentges, DPM; Jared M. Maker, DPM; Jeffrey Loveland, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Natural History of Diabetic Fractures: A retrospective review
Authors: Brian T. Dix, DPM, John Baca, DPM, Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS, Robert W. Mendicino, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Lateral Column Lengthening: Influence of Graft Size on the Hindfoot
Authors: Kyle S. Peterson, DPM; Philip R. Richardson, DPM; Erica L. Evans, DPM, Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS; Karl R. Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Robert W. Mendicino, DPM, FACFA

Title: Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: A Case Report
Authors: Jared M. Maker, DPM; Kyle S. Peterson, DPM; Adebola Adeleke, DPM; Bart Chess, M.D.

Title: Reconstruction Considerations with Calcaneonavicular Coalition Resection
Authors: Kyle S. Peterson, DPM; Jared M. Maker, DPM, Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS, Robert W. Mendicino, FACFAS

Title: Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Salvage in Rheumatoid Foot
Reconstruction: A Case Report
Authors: Brian T. Dix, DPM, Phillip E. Richardson, DPM, Karl R. Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Midfoot Charcot: Beaming with Lateral Column Stabilization Technique
Authors: Anne Massey DPM, Naomie St. Pierre DPM, Alan Catanzariti DPM, FACFAS, Jeffery Loveland DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2013 Posters

Title: Verruca Plantaris: Case Report Going Beyond The Dermal Region
Authors: Anne Massey, DPM, Naomie St. Pierre, DPM, Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Modified Below Knee Casting Technique for Protection of K-Wires
Authors: Anne Massey DPM, Naomie St. Pierre DPM, Alan Catanzariti DPM, FACFAS

Title: Sesamoid Position: New Grading System for Hallux Abducto Valgus Deformity
Authors: Anne Massey, DPM, Sunghwan Byun, DPM, Naomie St. Pierre, DPM, Luke Cicchinelli, DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2014 Posters

Title: Preoperative Anemia in Hindfoot & Ankle Arthrodesis
Authors: Brian T. Dix, DPM; Phillip E. Richardson, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Ankle Arthrodesis: A Retrospective / Radiographic Review
Authors: Adebola T. Adeleke, DPM; Kyle Moore, DPM; Colin M. Zdenek, DPM; Erica L. Evans, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Use of Achilles Bone Tendon Allograft in the Reconstruction of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
Authors: Matthew Hentges, DPM, Kyle Peterson, DPM, Alan Catanzariti, DPM

Title: Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Allograft in High – Risk / Revisional Foot and Ankle Surgery
Authors: Adebola T. Adeleke, DPM; Erica L. Evans, DPM, Osayamen Edigin, DPM; Jeffrey Loveland, DPM, ACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Benefit of Using Ankle Compression Intramedullary Nail for Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusions: A Case Series Report
Authors: Colin M. Zdenek, DPM; Brian T. Dix, DPM; Phillip E. Richardson, DPM; Jeffrey Loveland DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Utilization of Memory PEEK Anchors for Tendon Transfer and Lateral Ankle Reconstruction
Authors: Kyle R. Moore, DPM; Colin M. Zdenek, DPM; Jeffrey Loveland, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2015 Posters

Title: 5th Metatarsal Resection with Simultaneous Triple Arthrodesis
Authors: Ryan McMillen, DPM; Camilla Willson, DPM; John Baca, DPM

Title: Anterior Plating Approach for Ankle Arthrodesis
Authors: Adebola T. Adeleke, DPM; Colin M. Zdenek, DPM

Title: Retrospective Comparison in the Surgical Treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot: Triple Arthrodesis Vs. Medial Double Arthrodesis
Authors: Erica L. Evans, DPM; Adebola T. Adeleke, DPM

Title: Risk Factors Associated with Nonunion after Foot and Ankle Reconstruction: A Retrospective Review
Authors: Kyle Moore, DPM; Michael Howell, DPM

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2016 Posters

Title: Calcific Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: Functional Outcome Following Achilles Repair with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer
Authors: Michael A. Howell, DPM; Timothy P. McConn, DPM; Karl R. Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Repair of Traumatic Hallux Varus Deformity: A Case Report
Authors: Osayamen Edigin, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Manuscript

Title: Risk Factors Associated with Nonunion Following Elective Foot and Ankle Reconstruction: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Kyle R. Moore, DPM; Michael A. Howell, DPM; Karl R. Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2017 Posters

Title: Local Area Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry: A Reliable Protocol for the Lower Extremity
Authors: Lisa M. Grant, DPM; Robert YoHo, DPM, MS; William P. Grant, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Long-term Outcome of Charcot Reconstruction: A 20 Year Follow-up
Authors: Lisa M. Grant, DPM; William P. Grant, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Subtalar Joint Distraction Arthrodesis with Titanium Truss: A Case Report
Authors: Lisa M. Grant, DPM; Michael A. Howell, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Sural Flap Use for the Treatment of Wounds with Underlying Osteomyelitis: Graft Size a Predictor in Outcome
Authors: Sham J. Persaud, DPM; Anthony Chesser, DPM; Ryan Pereira, DPM; Adrianne J. Ross, DPM, FACFAS

Annual Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2018 Posters

Title: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Foot: Case Report
Authors: Darrick Dominick, DPM; Sham Persaud, DPM; Matthew Hentges, DPM, AACFAS

Title: Ulcerated Gouty Tophus at the Posterior Leg and Achilles Tendon Requiring Radical Debridement and Application of Bilayer Matrix Wound Graft
Authors: Geoffrey Cady, DPM; Anthony Chesser, DPM; Alan Catanzariti, DPM. FACFAS

Title: Staged Surgical Intervention in the Treatment of Septic Ankle Arthritis with Autologous Circular Pillar Fibula Augmentation: A Case Report
Authors: Sham Persaud, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Winner Second Place in Case Study Category

Title: Occurrence of Lateral Ankle Ligament Disease/Injury in Stage II-IV Adult Acquired Flat Foot Confirmed on MRI
Authors: Sham Persaud, DPM; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS; Matthew Hentges, DPM, AACFAS

Title: Dual Plating Technique for Comminuted Second Metatarsal Fracture in the Diabetic Obese Patient: A Case Report
Authors: Sham Persaud, DPM; Anthony Chesser, DPM; Karl Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Ankle Joint Distraction Arthrodesis with Titanium Truss: A Case Report
Authors: Timothy McConn, DPM; Michael Howell, DPM; Elizabeth Parry, DPM; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Effect of Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis on Rearfoot Alignment
Authors: Travis Johnson, DPM; Anthony Chesser, DPM; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS; Karl Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Victor Prisk, MD

Manuscript

Title: Occurrence of Lateral Ankle Ligament Disease with Stage 2-3 Adult Acquired Flat Foot Deformity Confirmed via MRI: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Sham Persaud, DPM; Matthew Hentges, DPM, AACFAS; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Calcific Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: Functional Outcome Following Achilles Repair with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer
Authors: Timothy McConn, DPM; Michael Howell, DPM; Karl Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Early Return to Activity Following "All Inside" Arthroscopic Lateral Ankle Reconstruction with Internal Brace: A Case Series and Surgical Technique
Authors: Timothy McConn, DPM; Michael Howell, DPM; Ryan McMillen, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Outcomes Following Arthrodesis of the Lisfranc Joint after Degenerative Joint Disease
Authors: Anthony Chesser, DPM; Sham Persaud, DPM; Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Annual
Scientific Seminar, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, 2019

Posters
Title:
Length of Stay and Hospital Cost Comparison in Hind Foot and Ankle Surgery on Patients with Anxiety and Depression Versus Those Without Psychopathology Diagnoses
Authors: Christopher J. Betrus, DPM; Sham J. Persaud, DPM; Stephanie Campbell, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Use of Three Dimensional Titanium Trusses for Arthrodesis Procedures in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Retrospective Case Series
Authors: Elizabeth P. Parry, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Treatment of Stage III Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity With Combined Talonavicular Arthroscopic and Subtalar Arthrodesis
Authors: Geoffrey B. Cady, DPM; Ryan L. McMillen, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Tibio-talo-calcaneal Arthrodesis Using Intra-Medullary Fibular Autograft and External Fixation in Charcot Limb Salvage
Authors: Jeffrey D. Loveland, DPM, FACFAS; Stephen F. Alayli, DPM

Title: Posterior Tibial Tendon Allograft Reconstruction for Stage II Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Authors: Darrick R. Dominick, DPM; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Accuracy of Self-Assessed Level of Activity in the Charcot Patient Population: Preliminary Results
Authors: Lisa M. Grant, DPM, AACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS; Kathryn Duffill, BS; Anthony Chesser, DPM, AACFAS; Stacie Rubin, BS; William P. Grant, DPM, FACFAS

Manuscript

Title: Effect of the 1st Tarsometatarsal (Modified Lapidus) Arthrodesis on Hindfoot Alignment
Authors: Travis M. Johnson, DPM; Matthew J. Hentges, DPM, FACFAS; Ryan L. McMillen, DPM, FACFAS; Karl R. Saltrick, DPM, FACFAS; Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

Title: Early Weight-bearing Following Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Authors: Christopher J. Betrus, DPM; Ryan L. McMillen, DPM, FACFAS