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 The learning curve of third-generation percutaneous chevron and Akin osteotomy (PECA) for hallux valgus T. Lewis, P.W Robinson, R. Ray, T.AJ Goff, P.MC Dearden, M.R Whitehouse, P. Lam, G. Dracopoulos Background: The learning curve to reach technical proficiency for third- generation percutaneous or minimally invasive chevron and Akin osteotomies (PECA/MICA) is recognised to be technically challenging however it is poorly defined in the literature. Methods: Retrospective review of the first 58 consecutive PECA cases of a single surgeon. The primary outcome was the number of cases required to reach technical proficiency as defined by the tourniquet time. Secondary outcomes included radiation exposure, radiographic deformity and complication rates. Results: Between November 2017 and March 2019, 61 consecutive PECA cases were performed with outcome data available for 58 of these (95.1%). Technical proficiency was reached after 38 cases. Tourniquet time and radiation exposure significantly decreased after this transition point (p<0.05). There was no difference in complication rate or radiographic deformity correction regardless of position along the learning curve (p>0.05). Conclusion: The mean number of cases required to reach technical proficiency in third-generation PECA is 38 cases. The complication rate does not correlate to the number of cases performed, therefore surgeons interested in learning minimally invasive surgery can be reassured that they are unlikely to cause additional risk of harm to a patient during the learning curve. This information is useful to inform the consent process. Print 556 Tags: MISHallux Valgus Documents to download P16 Perc Hallux Valgus Learning Curve(.pdf, 4.86 MB) - 1003 download(s)