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 COSMIC feasibility study - comparing open scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus correction A. Pujol Nicolas, M. Kakwani, A. Griffiths, N. Hutt, D. Townshend, A. Murty, R. Kakwani Background: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has gained popularity for hallux valgus correction. Current evidence shows similar outcomes to scarf osteotomy (SO), however there are limited randomised controlled studies (RCT). The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of conducting a RCT to compare the patient recorded and clinical outcomes for the surgical management of Hallux Valgus between SO and MIS. Methods: Patients suitable for surgical correction of moderate hallux valgus were invited to participate. Patients completed a validated questionnaire (Manchester Oxford Foot questionnaire and EQ-5D-5L) preoperatively and postoperatively at 6 months and 1 year. Radiological parameters and range of motion (ROM) were measure pre and post operatively. Results: 31 patients were recruited between Dec 2017 and June 2022. 17 patients were randomised to MIS (15 female, mean age 51) and 14 to SO (13 female, mean age 51). Both groups had a significant improvement in all MOXFQ parameters at 6m and 12m, as well as radiological parameters. VAS improved for SO at 6m (p=0.048) and 12m (p=0.025) but only improvement at 6m was seen for MIS (p=0.059). There was no significant improvement in EQ-5D in either group at 12 months and no significant difference in surgical time (p=0.53). Higher number of complications were seen in MIS with 5 removal of metalwork (29.4%) and 2 superficial infections (11.8%) vs none in SO. The dorsiflexion significantly improved in the SO group at 6months (p=0.04). No patients were lost at follow up. Conclusion: Both surgical options show similar clinical results, but higher complication rates were seen with MIS. A larger study is needed to evaluate further. This was a difficult study to recruit to. Challenges included: surgeon equipoise, patient preference, prior approval ticket restriction, training requirement and Covid 19- pandemic which could be mitigated in a larger multicentre study Print 422 Tags: MISHallux ValgusForefoot Documents to download COSMIC feasibility study - comparing open scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus correction(.pdf, 678.2 KB) - 955 download(s)