BOFAS Surveys Results BOFAS Surveys Results Now Live 24 March 2022 The results of BOFAS surveys to the membership which have been published / presented can now be viewed here. Read more
BOFAS 2022 Recap BOFAS 2022 Recap BOFAS 2022 is over, but you can catch up here! 19 March 2022 Read more
EFAS Lyon 2021 - Hybrid Annual Meeting EFAS Lyon 2021 - Hybrid Annual Meeting October 21-22-23 - Combined Face to Face and Virtual Meeting 01 October 2021 The EFAS Congress Lyon 2021 will be the first hybrid congress from the European Foot and Ankle Society. EFAS hopes BOFAS members and others will join them in person for 3 amazing days of congress, to meet each other and exchange ideas, but in the current climate going abroad might still be difficult. EFAS would therefore like to extend the opportunity for all to be part of the congress by going HYBRID for the first time. 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) - 410 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) - 695 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 30 May 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2022, Poster Access to the talar articular surface without osteotomy to treat osteochondral lesions of the talus using autologous membrane induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) and autologous bone graft M. Farndon, J. Sharpe Introduction: Recent cadaveric studies appear to provide conflicting opinions regarding possible access to some zones of the talar articular surface without the use of an osteotomy and / or ligament release in the approach. We report a series of cases involving AMIC treatment of larger osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) without use of osteotomy or release in talar zones potentially considered inaccesible (zone 4 medially and zone 6 laterally). Methods: 18 consecutive cases involving potentially inaccessible talar zones were retrospectively identified. All had undergone open treatment of OLT via mini arthrotomy with subsequent autologous bone grafting & AMIC. No osteotomies or ligament releases were performed. Extra-articular distraction was used in all anterior approaches, though no posterior approaches. Pre-op MR scans imaging were reviewed by a single experienced MSK radiologist; zonal involvement, area, volume and AMADEUS (Area Measurement Depth & Underlying Structures) score was recorded in each case. Results: There were 8 female and 10 male patients with a mean age of 45 years (range 16 to 84). 13/18 (72%) OLT were medial (zone 4) and 5/18 (28%) were lateral (zone 6). The mean AMADEUS score was 46 (range 10 to 65). The mean area was 189mm2 (range 91 to 345) and the mean volume of cystic defects was 423mm3 (range 180 to 728). All 18 OLT were accessed without osteotomy or ligament release to allow thorough curettage / debridement / nanofracture / autologous bone grafting and AMIC treatment. The approaches utilised were posteromedial 3/18, anteromedial 10/18 and anterolateral 5/18 respectively. None have required further intervention at mean FU 3.2 years from index scan (range 0.4 to 5.2). Conclusion: Larger OLT in zones 4 and 6, including those with a significant cystic component, can be accessed safely and treated without the need for malleolar osteomy or ligament release. Print 607 Tags: ApproachesBiologicsOsteochondral Lesion Documents to download P12 Talus OCL AMIC(.pdf, 279.91 KB) - 952 download(s)