BOFAS 2023 Video Recap BOFAS 2023 Video Recap Now Live for Members who attended the conference 19 May 2023 If you are a BOFAS member who attended the 2023 annual congress, you can now access the full video recap of the conference here. Read more
BOFAS 2024 - Belfast BOFAS 2024 - Belfast 6th to 8th March 2024 15 March 2023 BOFAS 2024 will be held in Belfast from 6th to 8th of March Read more
Website Updates Website Updates Research Grants and Email Patient Info Leaflets 31 March 2022 The research grants page has been updated and a list of previous grants can now be viewed. Patient information pages now have a link so that the page link can be shared with patients via email. 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) - 410 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) - 695 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 30 May 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2022, Poster Does finite element simulation have a role to play in foot and ankle surgery? E. Pegg, H. Chen, C. Brockett, A. Gulati, J. Mangwani Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can provide invaluable insight into the mechanical function of the joints and long bones. For the hip and knee numerous validated FEA models have been successfully developed to study forces, stress and strain patterns and to predict failure of implants. The foot and ankle complex, however, consists of multiple bones and articulations and is heavily reliant on soft tissues for stability with complex material behaviours. These features mean that such FEA simulations require more computational effort and expertise to simulate, which is a significant barrier to research in this area. Consequently very little progress has been made despite the potential of this methodology. The goal of this research project is to facilitate the use of FEA of the foot and ankle through creation of an open-source ankle model, which could be mapped on to patient-specific scans. A preliminary model has been created using the open CT dataset: Visible Human Project Female (National Library of Medicine). The model was created using open-source FEA software, FEBio (University of Utah). Linear materials were assigned to the bones (E=7300MPa, ν=0.3, ρ=1730kg/m3) and cartilage (E=10MPa, ν=0.4, ρ=1100kg/m3). Spring elements were used to represent the ligaments with properties taken from Mondal et al. [1]. A standing load case was modelled, assuming even distribution of load between the feet, and the results match closely to published work. This model is a promising first step and future work will incorporate more complexity to better represent the soft tissues, different patient geometries and load cases; which could revolutionise research into foot and ankle conditions. It will provide a valuable tool for simulating mechanical testing conditions on a human ankle joint without the necessity of complex, and often expensive, in-vitro or in-vivo experiments. [1] Mondal et al. (2017). J Orthop, 14(3), 329–335. Print 722 Tags: Anatomy Documents to download P14 Finite Element Analysis(.pdf, 358 KB) - 995 download(s)