BOFAS VTE Position Statement BOFAS VTE Position Statement Updated Statement June 2025 20 July 2025 Click here to access the newly updated BOFAS Position Statement for VTE Prophylaxis Read more
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2Oct2025 BOFAS Principles Course - Dubai 02/10/2025 - 04/10/2025 Read more The aim is to give Overseas Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeons a solid grounding in the principles and the decision making in Foot & Ankle Surgery. There is an emphasis on clinical examination of cases, small group discussions and learning surgical approaches in the cadaver lab. This is the first course BOFAS is running in UAE and the aim is to expand the Foot and Ankle education and training in the Middle East and Gulf area. Venue - Le Meridien, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Documents to download ACv3BOFAS-Principles-Course-Programme-DXB(.pdf, 2.13 MB) - 454 download(s) Read more
20Oct2025 BOFAS Principles Course Taunton 20/10/2025 - 21/10/2025 Read more These courses are aimed at Higher Surgical Trainees / ST3 onwards and are designed to teach the core of Foot and Ankle surgery in an informal and interactive environment. The emphasis is on clinical examination cases, discussion groups and typical day-to-day clinic scenarios. Although not an exam preparation course, content is taught to the standard expected in the FRCS(Tr & Orth) exam; that of a day-one non-specialist orthopaedic consultant. Applications will open on 1st September 2023. Venue - Taunton (TBC) Documents to download BOFAS-Course-Programme--Taunton-2025(.docx, 31.88 KB) - 731 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 23 June 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2013, Podium Does intra-osseous fixation with the IO FiX improve force and contact area in foot and ankle fusions? L. Parker, P. Ray, S. Grechenig, W. Grechenig Introduction: When inserting a lag-screw across an arthrodesis, stress is concentrated under the screw head risking asymmetrical force distribution and fracture of the cortical bone bridge. The IO FiX (Extremity Medical, NJ USA) is a new intraosseous device comprising an X-Post on one side of and parallel to the arthrodesis and a lag-screw inserted through the head of the X-Post which reinforces the cortical bone bridge. The X-Post behaves as an internal washer improving force distribution across the arthrodesis. Being intraosseous, near to the neutral axis of bend also means the device is fatigue-resistant and soft tissue irritation is reduced. Methods: The IO FiX has not been independently verified and therefore we analysed its performance in a human cadaveric ankle model. Our null hypothesis was there is no difference in force generation and contact area in an ankle arthrodesis when the IO FiX is compared with partially-threaded lag-screws. We used ten randomized cadaver ankles with a mean age of seventy-one years (44-84 years) prepared with flat arthrodesis cuts. A Tek-scan (Boston, USA) pressure transducer was used to measure force and contact area produced when the IO FiX was compared with a standard lag-screw and washer. Results: The median average force in the IO FiX group was 3.95 kg and 2.35 kg in the lag-screw group (p=< 0.01 Wilcoxon signed-rank). The IO FiX was able to create a more uniform contact area within the arthrodesis with a median average of 3.41 cm2 compared with 2.42 cm2 in the lag-screw group (p=< 0.03 Wilcoxon signed rank). Conclusion: Our results suggest the IO FiX improves force generation and contact area across the arthrodesis. With the theoretical advantages of reduced soft tissue irritation and a lower risk of fatigue failure, the IO FiX offers a significant advantage compared with traditional fixation techniques. Print 521 Tags: AnkleArthrodesis