BOFAS 2021 Prize Winners

 

Winner of the Best Free Paper and the Chang Chen Memoral Prize:

The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – rate of COVID-19 infection and 30 day mortality in foot and ankle surgery in the UK

L. Houchen-Wolloff, K. Malhotra, J. Mangwani, L. Mason

 

Winner of the Best Poster Presentation:

Anatomy of the sural nerve in the posterolateral approach to the ankle: a cadaveric study

Y. Ghani, A.A. Najefi, Y. Aljabi, K. Vemulapalli
 
 

 

 

Podium Presentations

 

Evaluation of cast splitting on lower leg compartment pressures: a pilot study identifying the most effective splitting technique

Hindfoot Ankle Reconstruction Nail Trial (HARNT). Population analysis of surgical treatment of complex ankle fractures in the United Kingdom

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Podium

Hindfoot Ankle Reconstruction Nail Trial (HARNT). Population analysis of surgical treatment of complex ankle fractures in the United Kingdom

R. Ahluwalia, D. Coffey, I. Reichert, T. Stringfellow, C. Wek, S. Ping Tan,

1King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
2The Royal London Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom
3Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, United Kingdom, HARNT Research Collaborative King’s College Hospital London

Limb salvage versus below knee amputation for severe adult lower limb deformity – a retrospective, comparative series

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Podium

Limb salvage versus below knee amputation for severe adult lower limb deformity – a retrospective, comparative series

C. Oswal, S. Patel, K. Malhotra, I. Sedki, N. Cullen, M. Welck

1Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Foot and Ankle Unit, Stanmore, London, United Kingdom
2Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit, Stanmore, London, United Kingdom

The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – rate of COVID-19 infection and 30 day mortality in foot and ankle surgery in the UK

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Podium

The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – rate of COVID-19 infection and 30 day mortality in foot and ankle surgery in the UK

L. Houchen-Wolloff, K. Malhotra, J. Mangwani, L. Mason

1University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leicester, United Kingdom
2Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stanmore, United Kingdom
3Leicester NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leicester, United Kingdom
4Liverpool university Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
 
Winner of the BOFAS 2021 Best Free Paper Prize (Chang Chen Memorial Prize)

Two year follow-up of 334 third-generation Minimally invasive Chevron Akin Osteotomies (MICA) in hallux valgus surgery

Categories: Podium

Two year follow-up of 334 third-generation Minimally invasive Chevron Akin Osteotomies (MICA) in hallux valgus surgery

T.L. Lewis, R. Ray, D. Gordon

1King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Foot and Ankle Unit, London, United Kingdom
2The London Clinic, London, United Kingdom

Posters

 

A new clinical test for first ray sagittal instability: the double dorsiflexion test

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

A new clinical test for first ray sagittal instability: the double dorsiflexion test

C. Pasapula, A. Al-Sukaini, I. Liew, J. Goetz, S. Cutts

1Queen Elizabeth Hospital, T&O, Kings Lynn, United Kingdom
2Colchester General Hospital, T&O, Colchester, United Kingdom
3The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, T&O, Kings Lynn, United Kingdom
4James Paget Hospital, T&O, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
 

Anatomy of the sural nerve in the posterolateral approach to the ankle: a cadaveric study

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

Anatomy of the sural nerve in the posterolateral approach to the ankle: a cadaveric study

Y. Ghani, A.A. Najefi, Y. Aljabi, K. Vemulapalli

1Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
2East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust , Lister Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Stevenage, United Kingdom
3Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnet Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, London, United Kingdom
4Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust, Queens Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Romford, United Kingdom
 
Winner of the BOFAS 2021 Best Poster Prize

DVT and Achilles tendon rupture - a better pill to swallow?

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

DVT and Achilles tendon rupture - a better pill to swallow?

G. Scott, A. Biggs, A. Carne, M. Rogers, M. Solan

1Conquest Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Hastings, United Kingdom
2The Royal Surrey Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Guildford, United Kingdom
3The Royal Surrey Hospital, Radiology, Guildford, United Kingdom
4The Royal Surrey Hospital, Haematology, Guildford, United Kingdom

Is internal brace augmentation better than isolated modified Brostrom-Gould repair for chronic lateral ankle instability: effect on functional outcome and return to preinjury activity

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

Is internal brace augmentation better than isolated modified Brostrom-Gould repair for chronic lateral ankle instability: effect on functional outcome and return to preinjury activity

N. Jain, B. Ayyaswamy, A. Griffiths, E. Alderton, M. Kostusiak, R. Limaye

1North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom
2Blackpool University Hospital NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Blackpool, United Kingdom
3South Tees NHS foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Midfoot Charcot neuroarthropathy precipitated by 1st or 5th ray amputation

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

Midfoot Charcot neuroarthropathy precipitated by 1st or 5th ray amputation

A. Doorgakant, A. Fontalis, W. Zahra, C. Blundell

1Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Warrington, United Kingdom
2Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Foot and Ankle Unit, Orthopaedic Department, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Routine vitamin D testing in the trauma cohort - cause for concern?

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

Routine vitamin D testing in the trauma cohort - cause for concern?

B. Patel, Y. Ghani, C. Luney, K. Davda

1Health Education Thames Valley, Oxford School of Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Oxford, United Kingdom
2Stanmore Rotation, RNOH, Trauma and Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom
3Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, High Wycombe, United Kingdom

The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – regional variations in COVID-19 infection and national foot and ankle surgical activity

Categories: Abstracts, 2021, Poster

The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – regional variations in COVID-19 infection and national foot and ankle surgical activity

L. Houchen-Wolloff, L. Mason, K. Malhotra, J. Mangwani

1University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leicester, United Kingdom
2Liverpool university Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
3Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stanmore, United Kingdom
4Leicester NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leicester, United Kingdom