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) - 569 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) - 785 download(s) Read more
9Aug2022 Minimally invasive distal metaphyseal metatarsal osteotomy (DMMO) for symptomatic forefoot pathology - Short to medium term outcomes from a retrospective case series 09 August 2022 Read more 1Watford General Hospital, Foot & Ankle Unit, Watford, United Kingdom Read more
9Aug2022 New model foot and ankle service pathway - pilot results 2 years 09 August 2022 Read more 1Freeman Hospital, The Newcastle upont Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Foot and Ankle Department, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
9Aug2022 MIS distal metatarsal metaphyseal osteotomy in the treatment of metatarsalgia: MOXFQ patient reported outcomes 09 August 2022 Read more 1NHS Lothian, Orthopaedic, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 3NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Read more
9Aug2022 The use of Percutaneous screw fixation without fracture site preparation in the treatment of 5th metatarsal base non-union 09 August 2022 Read more 1Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Read more
9Aug2022 Evaluating the weight bearing status of stable Weber B ankle fractures 09 August 2022 Read more 1Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Brighton, United Kingdom Read more
9Aug2022 Stabilisation of the ankle syndesmosis using the internal brace (Arthrex) - early results 09 August 2022 Read more 1Spire Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom 2Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom 3Harrogate Hospital, Harrogate, United Kingdom Read more