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) - 496 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) - 756 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 27 June 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2013, Poster The radiological prevalence of degenerative arthritis of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint N. Howard, C. Cowan, S. Platt Introduction: The prevalence of osteoarthritis of the 1st metatasphalangeal (mtpj) joint has been incompletely defined in a population-based study. The aim of the study was to determine the age and gender related prevalence of radiological 1st mtpj arthritis. Methods: 517 consecutive radiographs of adult patients who presented with acute foot injuries to the accident and emergency department over a six month period were used. X rays were assessed independantly by the 2 authors using the Hattrup and Johnson grading system for osteoarthritic changes in the 1st MTPJ. Grade 1 - mild osteophytes with good joint space preservation, grade 2 - moderate osteophyte formation with joint space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis and grade 3 - marked osteophytes with loss of visible joint space, with or without subchondral bone cysts. If there was a discrepancy between the 2 authors results the x ray was graded by a consultant radiologist. Results: The radiographic prevalence of MTPJ arthritis in our population was 25%. Overall incidence was higher in females with 31% affected in comparison to 18% of males. Variance between the 2 sexes was insignificant until the age of 60 where the prevalence rose to 66% in females compared to 47% in males of the same age. Conclusions: The development of 1st MTPJ arthritis follows a typical pattern as degenerative arthritis in other joints, with increasing age being an important factor. The results of this study suggest that it is a condition that begins to appear in most cases in middle age and is more apparent in females. Print 567 Tags: Hallux Rigidus