BOFAS 2024 Guest Speakers BOFAS 2024 Guest Speakers Click here to see who the BOFAS 2024 guest speakers are! 20 October 2023 Read more
EFAS Council Member Nominations EFAS Council Member Nominations Deadline for submitting nominations October 15th, 2023. 05 September 2023 Send completed nomination forms with two references to Joris Hermus, EFAS Honorary Secretary (joris.hermus@gmail.com) and to EFAS secretarial support (efassecretary@mcocongres.com). Subject of email: Council Nomination – Elections 2023. Read more
New BOFAS Conference Page New BOFAS Conference Page Now Live! 30 June 2023 Visit here: https://www.bofas.org.uk/annual-meeting/ 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 / 29 March 2025 / Categories: Abstracts, 2025-Jan, Poster Comparative Biomechanical Study of Different Screw Fixation Methods For Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery: A Finite Element Analysis T Lewis, A Newton, H Mansur, G Ferreira, M Filho, L Battaglion, R Zambeli, R Ray, G Nunes Background: There are different screw configurations utilised for minimally invasive hallux valgus (HV) deformity despite limited biomechanical data assessing the stability and strength of each construct. We aimed to compare the strength of various screw configurations for minimally invasive HV surgery using finite element analysis (FEA). Methods: A FEA model was developed from a CT of a female with moderate HV deformity. Five screw configurations utilizing one or two bicortical or intramedullary screws were tested. Stress analysis considered osteotomy displacement, maximum and minimum principal stresses, and von Mises stress for both implants and bone for each screw configuration. Results: Fixation with two screws (one bicortical and one intramedullary) demonstrated the lowest values for osteotomy displacement, minimum and maximum total stress, and equivalent von Mises stress on the bone and screws in both loading conditions. Conclusion: The optimal configuration when performing minimally invasive surgery for moderate HV is one bicorticaland one intramedullary screw. Print 203 Tags: MISHallux ValgusBasic Science Documents to download P14-Ayla-Newton(.pdf, 900.03 KB) - 264 download(s)