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) - 482 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) - 745 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 20 April 2024 / Categories: Abstracts, 2024, Poster The importance of pre-operative CT imaging in posterior malleolus fixation and clinical outcomes C. de Wet, R. Hackney, R. Clayton, S. Middleton Background: The treatment of ankle fractures with associated posterior malleolar fractures remains controversial. The aim of this retrospective study was to establish the importance of pre-operative CT imaging to identify fracture morphology and characterise die-punch fragment size and position. We aim to present clinical outcomes including infection, rates of revision and incidence of radiographic evidence of post-operative arthritis. Methods: We reviewed 323 consecutive patients from a trauma database of all ankle fractures managed in a trauma and orthopaedic department between January 2019 and December 2020. A total of 66 patients had posterior malleolus fractures. Imaging was reviewed using CareStream and data recorded using Excel. Results: The mean age of patients was 52 years (range, 15-86 years). There was a 3:1 female to male preponderance. The majority of fractures were Lauge-Hansen SER (79%) with the remainder being 18% PER and 3% SAD. The posterior malleolar fragment was fixed in 70% of patients. 91% were fixed through a posterolateral approach using either a locking plate (65%), 1/3 tubular plate (7%), or posterior to anterior screws (20%). 9% were fixed using anterior to posterior screws. Die-punch fragments were identified in 88% with a mean size of 8mm (range, 2-19mm). The majority were largest on the axial (36%) or sagittal (33%) plane. Only one patient (1.5%) had a post-operative infection requiring further surgery. 6% patients had metalwork removal due to irritation. 1 patient (1.5%) underwent revision for failure. 14% patients developed radiographic changes of osteoarthritis (89% Kellgren and Lawrence grade 1, 11% grade 3). Conclusion: Die-punch fragments are common and therefore the use of pre-operative CT imaging is necessary to allow their identification to allow anatomic reduction. Utilising a posterior approach to fix these fractures comes with a low risk of infection 1.5% and low rates of failure 1.5%. Print 333 Tags: AnkleFractureTrauma Documents to download P1-de-Wet-Cailin-de-Wet-Cailin-de-Wet(.pdf, 645.68 KB) - 547 download(s)