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) - 540 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) - 768 download(s) Read more
15Aug2022 Comparative study assessing sporting ability after arthrodesis and cartiva hemiarthroplasty for treatment of hallux rigidus 15 August 2022 Read more 1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Severe insertional Achilles tendinopathy: Our experience with two different surgical techniques 15 August 2022 Read more 1Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Doncaster, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Surgical reconstruction in patients with a delayed presentation of TURF toe injury: early functional outcomes 15 August 2022 Read more 1University Hospital of North Tees, Orthopaedics, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Does the presence of pes planus deformity increase recurrence of hallux valgus deformity following surgery? 15 August 2022 Read more 1Aintree University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of Read more
15Aug2022 The posterior malleolus approaches clock: a method of guiding incision choice for fragment specific fixation 15 August 2022 Read more 1Aintree University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2019 Best Poster Prize Read more
15Aug2022 The spring ligament meniscus: an anatomical study 15 August 2022 Read more 1Aintree University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Read more