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) - 474 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) - 740 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 05 June 2023 / Categories: Abstracts, 2023, Poster Outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy at 2 year follow-up: a retrospective review J. Butler, D. Zheng, B. DeClouette, C. Walls, G. Jejelava, M. Azam, J. Kennedy Introduction: The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included clinical data from 95 patients who underwent ESWT for insertional (IAT) or non-insertional (NAT) Achilles tendinopathy between 3/3/2017 to 2/8/2022 with a minimum of 1 year follow-up. Data regarding patient demographics, subjective clinical outcomes, radiographic outcomes, treatment characteristics, complications and failures were recorded. Failure was defined as no improvement in VISA-A nor VAS scores and/ or surgical intervention. Subgroup analysis was conducted to identify predictors of poor outcomes. Paired student’s t-tests and Welch’s t-tests were calculated. Regression analysis was carried out to identify predictors of poor outcomes. Results: In total, 95 patients (109 ankles) with a mean age of 54.1 ± 14.0 years underwent ESWT for Achilles tendinopathy at a mean follow-up of 25.7 ± 15.0 months. Thirty-nine patients were in the NAT cohort and 56 patients were in the IAT cohort. Both NAT and IAT cohorts had a similar improvement in VISA-A score (p=0.365), VAS scores (p=0.65) and demonstrated a similar return to play time (p=0.34). There was a higher failure rate in the IAT cohort (51.8%) than the NAT cohort (23.1%). Patients who received platelet-rich plasma (PRP) had a higher failure rate (71.4%) than those who did not receive PRP (19.6%). Regression models found that treatment with PRP, MRI severity and female sex were associated with worse outcomes. Conclusion: This retrospective study demonstrated a high failure rate at short-term follow-up in patients who underwent ESWT for insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Predictors of poor outcomes included treatment with PRP, MRI severity and female sex. Further studies with larger patient cohorts and longer follow-up are necessary to determine the role of ESWT in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Print 364 Tags: AchillesTendinopathy Documents to download Outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy at 2 year follow-up: a retrospective review(.pdf, 617.83 KB) - 718 download(s)