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) - 494 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) - 754 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 04 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2014, Podium Corticosteroid injections for Morton's neuroma - does ultrasound guidance improve efficacy? A randomised controlled trial D. Mahadevan, R. Bhatt, M. Bhatia Background: The purpose of this double-blind randomised controlled trial was to assess whether ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of steroid injections for Morton's neuroma (MN). Methods: Following IRB approval, cases with MN confirmed on ultrasound were randomised to 2 groups: Group 1 received ultrasound-guided injections (1ml 40mg Depo-Medrone and 1ml 1% lignocaine) and Group 2 received the same injection under sham ultrasound guidance. All ultrasounds and injections were performed by a single MSK radiologist. Patients were reviewed at 3 months. The primary outcome measure was the VAS for pain. The study was powered to detect a MCID of 15mm on a 100mm VAS scale between the groups (21 per group). Secondary outcomes included the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ), Johnson's satisfaction scale and failure of treatment. Results: 50 cases (feet) were recruited for this study. Demographics included 29 female to 21 male with a mean age of 58 years (29 - 88 yr). Five cases declined further participation and were excluded from analysis. The VAS score improved significantly in both groups (64 to 25mm in Group 1 vs. 67 to 34mm in Group 2; p< 0.005) but there was no significant difference between the groups (p=0.08). Similarly, the improvement in MOxFQ scores was also significant in both groups (38 to 18 in Group 1 vs. 38 to 23 in Group 2; p< 0.05) but did not reach statistical significance when the groups were compared (p=0.086). The Johnson's satisfaction scale was however, significantly better in Group 1 (p=0.011). Seventy-percent in Group 1 were either completely satisfied/ satisfied with minor reservation compared to only 50% in Group 2. At 3 months, 17% in Group 1 versus 36% in Group 2 failed treatment. Conclusion: The results suggest that the use of ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of steroid injections for symptomatic Morton's neuroma. Print 770 Tags: NervesLesser Toes