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) - 474 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) - 740 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 05 June 2023 / Categories: Abstracts, 2023, Poster A modular augmented arthroplasty system to manage larger bone defects in the ankle: a case series R. Martin, M. Dean, R. Kakwani, A. Murty, I. Sharpe, D. Townshend Introduction: Large bone defects such as those encountered after failed total ankle arthroplasty have previously been a relative contraindication to revision arthroplasty due to inadequate bone stock. We describe our early experience and patient reported outcomes with a novel modular ankle replacement system that includes tibial and talar augments. Methods: This is a retrospective case series of patients who underwent a total ankle arthroplasty using the INVISION system across two centres between 2016 and 2022. Local approvals were granted. Patients completed the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ), Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) and EQ-5D-5L pre-operatively and then post-operatively at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 5 years. Medical records were reviewed for complications and re-operations. Radiographs were reviewed for cysts or radio-lucencies and alignment. Results: 17 patients were included in the study; 14 men and 3 women with an average age of 67.9 years (range 56 years to 80 years). The average follow up post operatively was 40.5 months (range 7 to 78) at the time of this study. The indication for surgery was revision of failed TAR in 16 and revision of failed ankle fusion in 1. An augmented tibia was used in 3, an augmented talus in 9, and both augmented tibia and talus in 5 cases. There was one post-operative medial malleolar fracture and one patient underwent debridement and implant retention for late deep infection. No implants have been revised. The average MOXFQ score improved by 19.3 points at most recent follow up. The average AOS score improved by 25.2 points. Conclusion: The early results of a modular augmented ankle arthroplasty system have shown satisfactory patient outcomes with a low complication and re-operation rate and presents a viable option for patients with larger bone defects. Longer term follow up is required to determine implant survivorship. Print 404 Tags: AnkleSalvageTAR Documents to download A modular augmented arthroplasty system to manage larger bone defects in the ankle: a case series(.pdf, 192.78 KB) - 735 download(s)