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 / 09 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Poster Outcome of operatively treated os calcis fractures - the Southampton experience N. Vasukutty, V. Kumar, M. Diab, W. Moussa Introduction: This is a retrospective review of 80 intra articular calcaneal fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation by a single surgeon in a tertiary centre between 2005 and 2014. Methods: The fractures were evaluated with plain radiographs and CT scan and graded using Eastwood Atkins classification. A lateral approach was used and all fractures were fixed with calcaneal plates. All cases had clinical and radiological follow up. Clinical assessment included Foot and Ankle Disability Index and SF 36 scores. Results: The mean follow up was 63 months (3-121). Average age of patients was 49 (17 - 73) There were 3 open fractures and 8 patients had other injuries. The mean Bohler's angle improved from 6 degrees preoperatively to 26 degrees post operatively. Mean Foot and Ankle Disability index scores were 78.62 and SF 36 scores were 45.5 (physical component) and 52.6 (mental component). Early complications included 1 case of screw in subtalar joint, 1 Sural Nerve injury and 1 wound breakdown, which healed with non operative measures. 12 patients had symptomatic subtalar joint osteoarthritis out of which 4 had subtalar fusion. Conclusions: These results compare favourably with peer-reviewed literature. We recommend prompt osteosynthesis in intra articular calcaneal fractures to restore hind foot shape and Bohler's angle. Print 580 Tags: FractureCalcaneus