L’Association Française de Chirurgie du Pied

Name

L’Association Française de Chirurgie du Pied

Legal name

ASSOCTIATION FRANÇAISE DE CHIRURGIE DU PIED

Website

https://afcp.com.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society - Orthopedic Surgery Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKALAG

Foot & Ankle

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Keywords

• Orthopedic surgery education
• Foot and ankle surgery
• Medical professional society
• Clinical registry services
• Surgical training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees charged to orthopedic surgeons and medical professionals. Members receive access to exclusive content, discounted event pricing, EFAS journal subscription, and member directory listing.
2. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue from Spring Congresses, Cadaver Labs, and Sawbones courses. Pricing varies by membership status (member vs non-member), professional category (surgeon, resident, paramedical), and registration timing.
3. Member Benefits Revenue: Access to paid resources including video library (congress archives since 2012), e-monographs (2005-2017), patient information sheets download, and evaluation scores.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AFCP is a professional medical society that serves orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery through membership services, structured educational programs (including an inter-university diploma across 13 universities), hands-on Cadaver Lab and Sawbones training courses, an annual Spring Congress, and clinical research via the National Ankle Prosthesis Registry. It generates revenue through membership dues, congress registration fees, and paid access to member-exclusive educational content such as video archives, monographs, and patient resources.

Product overview

The Association Française de Chirurgie du Pied (AFCP) operates a membership-based professional association serving over 240 French and international orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery. The organization provides a unified platform combining a member portal with exclusive access to educational resources (DIU diploma program, Cadaver Lab and Sawbones training courses, video archives, monographs), clinical tools (patient information sheets, evaluation scores), and research initiatives (National Ankle Prosthesis Registry). The AFCP organizes annual congresses (Journées de Printemps) and supports fellowship programs (Compagnonnage Flash) for knowledge transfer. Recent activities include a prospective cohort study on syndesmosis surgical treatment using digital questionnaires. The association's ecosystem integrates conference management platforms, newsletter services, and online survey tools to support its educational and research missions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registre National des Prothèses de Cheville (National Ankle Prosthesis Registry) A national registry collecting exhaustive data on ankle prosthesis conditions of placement, follow-up, and early/late complications requiring surgical revisions. Provides scientific evaluation and regulatory compliance data to the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS).
• DIU de Chirurgie du Pied et de la Cheville An inter-university diploma program in foot and ankle surgery spanning 13 French universities (Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier-Nîmes, Nancy, Paris-Ouest, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours), providing theoretical and practical training with four mandatory seminars and 12 practical training sessions. Limited to 36 annual inscriptions.
• Cadaver Lab Training Courses Hands-on surgical training courses conducted on anatomical specimens, offering practical experience in foot and ankle surgical techniques. Held annually in Paris and Nantes with limited capacity (~100 participants).
• Sawbones Courses Surgical training courses using Sawbones synthetic bone models for practicing foot and ankle surgical procedures, held at SOFCOT facilities in Paris.
• Journées de Printemps (Annual Spring Congress) Annual three-day congress bringing together foot and ankle surgeons for scientific sessions, clinical case presentations, workshops, and networking. Features invited nations and specialized themes, rotating through French cities (Ajaccio 2026, Bordeaux 2025, Montpellier 2024, Strasbourg 2023, Barcelona 2022).
• Compagnonnage Flash A mentorship and observation program connecting young surgeons with experienced practitioners for knowledge transfer and practical skill development in foot and ankle surgery.
• Vidéothèque (Video Library) Member-exclusive archived video recordings of congress presentations and surgical technique demonstrations with downloadable content dating back to 2012.
• Patient Information Sheets (Fiches Patients) Downloadable PDF guides for patients covering 36+ pathologies of the forefoot, midfoot, hindfoot, ankle, and miscellaneous conditions, with materials available in both French and English.
• E-Monographies (Digital Monographs) Electronic archive of AFCP publications and monographs from 2005 to 2017, available for member download through the reserved member section.
• FAOS and EFAS Evaluation Scores Standardized patient assessment questionnaires including the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) and European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) sports-related score for evaluating foot and ankle pathologies.
• AFCP Passport Prothèse (Prosthesis Passport) A patient card and documentation system for ankle prosthesis recipients, enabling patients to report surgical reinterventions and maintain tracking of their implant data.
• Prospective Cohort Study on Syndesmosis Treatment A prospective cohort study evaluating surgical treatment outcomes for severe syndesmosis sprains, collecting MRI imaging data and patient follow-up at 1.5, 3, and 6 months using digital questionnaires.
• AFCP Website and Member Portal A comprehensive association management platform providing member-only access to monographs, video library, patient information sheets, evaluation scores, and discussion forums for orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery.

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 2026 Congress Partners (Newclip Technics, AMES Medical, Avène, Calimed, CONMED, Curvebeam, Enovis, Medartis, Stryker, Orthocape, Pred, Steportho, Waati, Zimmer Biomet)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Medical device and implant companies sponsoring AFCP 2026 congress. Include orthopedics companies (Stryker, Zimmer Biomet, Medartis, Enovis, CONMED, Curvebeam), specialized foot/ankle companies, and healthcare partners.
• Gold Sponsors (unternehmen, Zimmer Biomet, Vimac)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Gold level sponsors for AFCP 2025 congress: urology company (unternehmen?), Zimmer Biomet, Vimac. Provide financial support and exhibition presence.
• SOFCOT (Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004AFCP holds associate society status with SOFCOT since 2004, making it the privileged interlocutor for foot and ankle matters. AFCP organizes annual Specialty Days at SOFCOT congress. All AFCP members must be SOFCOT members.
• MCO CongrèscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMCO Congrès is the primary operational partner for AFCP. They manage the congress website (congres.afcp.com.fr), handle congress logistics, exhibition commercial relations, hotel partnerships, and website development/maintenance. Contact: +33(0)4 95 09 38 00.
• EFAS (European Foot and Ankle Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of EFAS. All AFCP members automatically receive EFAS membership and journal subscription. Co-organizes EFAS Congress 2026 in Augsburg, Germany.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon / Pole IMERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific manager of the National Ankle Prosthesis Registry. Responsible for data analysis and regulatory compliance oversight for the registry.
• EFORT (European Federation of National Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAFCP participates in EFORT activities and congresses for international visibility and knowledge exchange.
• IFAS (International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAFCP participates in IFAS international activities and congresses.
• AOA/AOFAS (Australian Orthopaedic Association/American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)minorOthersInternational professional society partnerships for knowledge exchange and congress participation.
• BFAS (Belgian Foot & Ankle Society)minorOthersBelgium was guest nation at AFCP 2023 congress in Strasbourg. Active bilateral collaboration.
• BOFAS (British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)minorOthersInternational professional society partnerships for knowledge exchange.
• DAF (Deutsche Asgell für Fuß und Sprunggelenk)minorOthersGerman foot and ankle society partnership for European collaboration.
• FLAMECIPPminorOthersInternational professional society partnership.
• IFFAS (International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies)minorOthersInternational federation participation for global foot and ankle surgery community.
• JSSF (Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot)minorOthersInternational professional society partnership.
• MIFAS (Mediterranean and International Foot and Ankle Society)minorOthersAFCP co-organizes sessions with MIFAS. MIFAS holds annual congress with AFCP collaboration (Barcelona 2025).
• ORTHORISQminorOthersInternational professional society partnership.
• SAFSA (South African Foot and Ankle Society)minorOthersInternational professional society partnership.
• SEMCPT (Sociedad Española de Medicina y Cirugía del Pie y Tobillo)minorOthersSpanish foot and ankle society partnership for European collaboration.
• SFA (Société Française d'Arthroscopie)minorOthersFrench arthroscopy society partnership.
• SFAR (Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation)minorOthersFrench anesthesiology society partnership.
• SFMCP (Société Française de Médecine et Chirurgie du Pied)minorOthersAnnual congress co-promotion with SFMCP for multidisciplinary foot care professionals.
• SICOT (Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie)minorOthersInternational orthopedic surgery society partnership.
• SMACOT (Société Marocaine de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie)minorOthersMoroccan orthopedic society partnership.
• SOTCOT (Société Tunisienne de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie)minorOthersTunisian orthopedic society partnership.
• WBCT (World Basic Foot Course Teaching)minorOthersInternational teaching program partnership.
• RevolugominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial travel agency partner for AFCP 2026 congress. Manages hotel reservations with negotiated rates for congress attendees.
• Air CorsicaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial airline partner for AFCP 2026 congress in Ajaccio. Provides promotional code (MCOAFCP30) for discounted flights.

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Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EFAS - European Foot and Ankle Society: European umbrella society for foot and ankle surgery of which AFCP is a constituent member. Directly analogous in mission (specialty congresses, journals, training standards) but operating at the pan-European level rather than France-specific credentialing.
• AOFAS - American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society: US counterpart for foot and ankle orthopedic surgery, offering annual scientific meetings, CME, research grants, and practice guidelines. Highly comparable in member value proposition and industry-sponsorship model to AFCP.
• SFMCP - Société Française de Médecine et Chirurgie du Pied: French multidisciplinary society for foot medicine and surgery (rheumatology + orthopedics + podiatry). Co-promotes annual congresses with AFCP and overlaps on French foot and ankle education.
• DAF - Deutsche Asgell für Fuß und Sprunggelenk: German foot and ankle orthopedic society; AFCP has a bilateral partnership with DAF for European collaboration, making it a clear national-society peer.
• SEMCPT - Sociedad Española de Medicina y Cirugía del Pie y Tobillo: Spanish specialty society for foot and ankle medicine/surgery with similar educational and scientific exchange mission in a different geography.
• BOFAS - British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society: UK national specialty society for foot and ankle orthopedics with similar activities (annual meetings, fellowships, training). Direct structural peer to AFCP on a country-level basis.

Broad incumbents

• SOFCOT - Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique: French national orthopedic society that serves as the umbrella body of which AFCP is an associated society. Not a direct product competitor but a governance and credentialing counterparty that broadly shapes the orthopedic specialty in France.
• SICOT - Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie: International general orthopedic society of which AFCP is a partner. Comparable as an orthopedic umbrella organization but with a much broader scope than AFCP's foot-and-ankle specialization.
• ESSKA - European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy: European specialty orthopedic society covering knee and adjacent sports medicine topics. Comparable as a continental specialty society with educational programs and journals, though foot/ankle is not its core focus.

Regional players

• MIFAS - Mediterranean and International Foot & Ankle Society: Mediterranean-region foot and ankle society that co-organizes sessions with AFCP (Barcelona 2025). Functions as a regional specialty peer rather than a French-credentialing one.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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