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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New Speciality Standards New Speciality Standards Management of End Stage Ankle Arthritis 05 April 2025 Click here to access the latest BOFAS-BOA Standards for management of End Stage Ankle Arthritis Read more
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) - 540 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) - 768 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 08 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Podium Revision total ankle replacement to a hind-foot fusion with a nail; the experience from Leeds A.A. Ali, P. O'Connor, N. Harris Introduction: We present a series of 23 total ankle replacements revised for balloon osteolysis and aseptic loosening with a hind-foot fusion nail without the use of bone graft. This is the largest series of total ankle replacements revised to a hindfoot fusion with a nail presented in the literature. Methods: Initial assessment involved investigations to rule out infection and a CT scan of the ankle to assess the size of cysts. Patients underwent surgery in a single stage procedure. The surgery involved excision of the fibula and preparation of the sub-talar joint through a lateral incision; removal of the implant and preparation of the talar and tibial surface with flat cuts through an anterior incision and safe excision of the medial malleolus aided by a medial incision. The prepared surfaces were then compressed and fixed using a Biomet Phoenix Nail. Patients were then followed up to assess for clinical and radiographic union. Results: This study involved 18 male and 4 female patients with an average age of 67. All patients had AES ankle replacements (Biomet) in-situ, undergoing revision surgery for aseptic loosening with balloon osteolysis. At a mean follow up of 13.9 months, 96% (22/23) of ankles achieved osseous union across the tibio-talar joint with 1 patient achieving a partial union. 91% (21/23) of patients achieved union across the subtalar joint with 2 patients identified as having a non-union. 1 patient with a subtalar non-union suffered a broken nail and required revision surgery. The only other identifiable complication was a single patient sustained a stress fracture at the proximal tip of the nail, which was treated conservatively. Conclusions: We believe this method is a reliable and reproducible method of achieving osseous union following a failed total ankle replacement without using graft. Although patients may have a leg length discrepancy, none have requested leg lengthening. Print 524 Tags: SalvageHindfootTAR