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) - 595 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) - 796 download(s) Read more
19Jul2022 Windows to the midfoot - the safety of a modified dorsal approach in a series of 150 Lisfranc injuries 19 July 2022 Read more 1Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, United Kingdom 2Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Read more
20Jul2022 Lisfranc fracture dislocations: percutaneous reduction and fixation using screws 20 July 2022 Read more 1Ashford & St Peter's Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Chertsey, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Talus fractures: are they as bad as we think they are? A review of 28 cases in a tertiary trauma centre 20 July 2022 Read more 1North Bristol Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 The lateral malleolar bony fleck classified by size and pathoanatomy 20 July 2022 Read more 1Altnagelvin Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Londonderry, United Kingdom 2University of Ulster, Londonderry, United Kingdom 3Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reliable in the diagnosis of osteochondrallesions (OCL's) in the ankle? 20 July 2022 Read more 1Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Are ankle dislocations being diagnosed and reduced in a timely manner? 20 July 2022 Read more 1Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sheffield, United Kingdom Read more