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) - 534 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) - 768 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 08 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Poster Randomised controlled trial comparing corticosteroid injection for Morton's neuroma with or without ultrasound guidance - results at 12 months post-intervention D. Mahadevan, R. Bhatt, M. Attwal, M. Bhatia Introduction: The objective of this double-blind RCT was to assess whether ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of corticosteroid injections for Morton's neuroma. Methods: 50 feet (40 patients) were recruited for this study. 5 cases declined further participation and were excluded. The mean age was 57.8 years with a female preponderance (33F:12M) and patients were followed-up for 12 months. Cases were randomised to receive an ultrasound guided (Group A) or non-ultrasound guided (Group B) injection of 40mg triamcinolone acetonide and 2ml 1% lignocaine. Results: The mean VAS pain score improved significantly in both groups (Group A - from 64 to 29mm; Group B - from 69 to 37mm) with no statistical difference between them at all time-points. The failure rate within 12 months of treatment was 48% and 55% in Groups A and B respectively (p=0.458). The improvement in MOxFQ-Index and patient satisfaction favoured Group A in the short-term (3 months) that almost reached statistical significance (p=0.059 and 0.066 respectively). However, this difference was not observed beyond 3 months. Conclusion: This study had shown that US guidance did not demonstrably improve the efficacy of corticosteroid injections in patients with MN. Print 562 Tags: Nerves