Memorandum of Understanding with Royal College of Podiatry Memorandum of Understanding with Royal College of Podiatry 12 November 2024 The MOU between the RCP and BOFAS is a landmark document outlining similarities and differences between the two professional groups. This is pertinent to all surgeons and patients. Click for more details. Read more
Australian Orthopaedic F&A Society Australian Orthopaedic F&A Society Seeking Expressions of Interest for August 2026 11 November 2024 The Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society is seeking expressions of interest from BOFAS Members interested in joining their 2026 annual meeting in Singapore. Read more
BOFAS EDI 'Alternative Pathways Session' BOFAS EDI 'Alternative Pathways Session' Wednesday 6th November 2024 @ 20.00 GMT 29 September 2024 Click the link to register for free for an informal and informative session covering career progression for SAS and LED doctors (Zoom). 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) - 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 / 26 June 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2013, Podium Venous throboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following elective hindfoot surgery J. Logan, B. Jowett, I. Lasrado, S. Hodkinson, L. Cannon Introduction: The National institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for thromboprophylaxis following lower limb surgery and plastercast immobilisation recommend pharmacological prophylaxis be considered until the cast is removed. These guidelines have been extrapolated from data for hip and knee arthroplasty, and trauma studies. Recent studies have questioned the validity of these guidelines. At Portsmouth, low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is prescribed for 14 days following surgery in high risk patients. The protocol predates the most recent NICE guidance. We set out to investigate whether this was a safe method of thromboprophylaxis following elective hindfoot surgery. Methods: A retrospective audit of all patients undergoing hindfoot surgery between 01/01/10 and 31/12/12 was performed. All patients were immobilised in a POP backslab and prescribed 14 days of LMWH. All patients were reviewed at 2 weeks and converted to a full cast or boot. Immobilisation was continued for between 6 and 12 weeks. A list of all patients who had undergone investigation for deep vein thrombosis at Queen Alexandra hospital from 01/01/10 to 28/03/13 was obtained from the VTE investigation department. The two lists were cross referenced to identify any DVTs occurring following hindfoot surgery and plastercast immobilisation. Results: During the 3 years, 197 major hindfoot operations were performed in 194 patients. Mean age was 53 years (range18-82) and 94 males with 100 females. Two patients had confirmed deep vein thromboses; 1 patient at 13 days post op while receiving LMWH prophylaxis. Conclusion: Symptomatic VTE following elective hindfoot surgery and post operative plaster cast immobilisation in our hospital is rare. There are no randomnised controlled trials to guide thromboprophylaxis regimes following hindfoot surgery. Based on our results, our protocol appears to be effective and safe. Print 536 Tags: HindfootVTE