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) - 469 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) - 738 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 21 April 2024 / Categories: Abstracts, 2024, Poster Moderate and severe coronal plane deformity corrected with the Infinity ankle prosthesis H. Tribe, K. Pearce, H. Fraig, H. Taylor Selected ankle arthroplasty implants have been shown to be suitable for patients with end-stage ankle arthritis and significant coronal plane deformity. The outcomes using the Infinity prosthesis in this patient group are currently unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing ankle arthroplasty using the Infinity prosthesis with a preoperative coronal plane deformity of 10-20 degrees (moderate) and 20 degrees or greater (severe). We identified patients who had undergone a primary ankle arthroplasty from 2014 to 2022. From the total of 103 patients, 25 patients had a moderate deformity (10-20 degrees) and four patients had a severe deformity (>20 degrees). Of these patients, 17 (59%) patients had a varus deformity and 12 (41%) had a valgus deformity. The mean age was 72 years. Mean length of follow-up was 34 (range 12-71) months. The mean preoperative coronal plane deformity was 15.84 (range 10.4 to 29.7) degrees. The mean immediate postoperative deformity was 1.8 (range 0.2 to 6.5) degrees. The mean deformity at final follow-up was 3.8 (range 0.3 to 12.5) degrees. The difference between preoperative deformity and final correction was statistically significant (p <0.0001). There was no significant difference between initial and final postoperative correction, nor between the moderate and severe groups. Overall, recurrence of coronal plane deformity occurred in 3 patients (10.3%). Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire scores and visual analogue scale scores were recorded at final follow-up and the scores were equivalent to previously published data. Correction of the coronal plane deformity was achieved by using intraoperative softtissue balancing, including lateral ligament reconstruction in three patients. Tibial bone cysts were seen in two patients, leading to tibial tray subsidence in one patient. Stable correction of moderate and severe coronal plane deformity in end-stage ankle arthritis can be reliably achieved with the infinity prosthesis using only soft-tissue balancing procedures. Print 362 Tags: DeformityTAR Documents to download P18---Howard-Tribe-howard-tribe-howard-tribe(.pdf, 625.91 KB) - 559 download(s)