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) - 523 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) - 764 download(s) Read more
4Jun2023 Opposing flanks versus parallel flanks – the influence of headless screw design on compression and pull-out resistance 04 June 2023 Read more Opposing flanks versus parallel flanks – the influence of headless screw design on compression and pull-out resistance 1University College London, Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, London, United Kingdom 2University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy 3Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Foot & Ankle Unit, Stanmore, United Kingdom Documents to download Opposing flanks versus parallel flanks – the influence of headless screw design on compression and pull-out resistance(.pdf, 618.15 KB) - 776 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 A guide for surgeons to orientate the ideal trans-syndesmotic fixation – a novel technique based on CT 05 June 2023 Read more A guide for surgeons to orientate the ideal trans-syndesmotic fixation – a novel technique based on CT 1Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Trauma & Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom First Place BOFAS 2023 Best Poster Prize Documents to download A guide for surgeons to orientate the ideal trans-syndesmotic fixation – a novel technique based on CT(.pdf, 296.04 KB) - 852 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 One stop MDT foot and ankle clinic: our experience and results 05 June 2023 Read more 1Epsom and St Helier’s Hospital NHS Trsut, Trauma and Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom Read more
5Jun2023 Salvage of failed total ankle replacement using a custom 3D printed titanium truss cage: a case series and suggested treatment pathway 05 June 2023 Read more Salvage of failed total ankle replacement using a custom 3D printed titanium truss cage: a case series and suggested treatment pathway 1Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom 2King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Foot and Ankle Unit, London, United Kingdom Documents to download Salvage of failed total ankle replacement using a custom 3D printed titanium truss cage: a case series and suggested treatment pathway(.pdf, 2.39 MB) - 779 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 A modular augmented arthroplasty system to manage larger bone defects in the ankle: a case series 05 June 2023 Read more A modular augmented arthroplasty system to manage larger bone defects in the ankle: a case series 1Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cramlington, United Kingdom 2Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom Documents to download A modular augmented arthroplasty system to manage larger bone defects in the ankle: a case series(.pdf, 192.78 KB) - 748 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 The outcomes of complex primary Inbone total ankle replacement 05 June 2023 Read more The outcomes of complex primary Inbone total ankle replacement 1Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Documents to download The outcomes of complex primary Inbone total ankle replacement(.pdf, 948.54 KB) - 2211 download(s) Read more