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) - 494 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) - 754 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 04 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2014, Podium Syndesmotic arthrodesis for chronic inferior tibiofibular joint instability M. Rafferty, S.S. Al-Nammari, G. Sleat, C. Clark, R. Dega Introduction: Failure to adequately treat an injury of the syndesmosis leads to poor functional outcomes and posttraumatic arthritis. Many techniques have been proposed to salvage chronic instability. We report on the largest series of chronic syndesmotic injuries to be managed by syndesmotic arthrodesis from Europe to date. Aim: To determine the radiographic and clinical outcomes for this technique at our institute. Methods: Patients were followed-up prospectively. Relevant radiological and clinical data were obtained from electronic and case note review. The AOFAS score was utilised. Results: A total of 6 patients were found. The average age was 33 years and the mean length of follow-up was 20 months. Arthrodesis was radiologically successful in all cases. Mean pre-operative and post-operative AOFAS scores were 70 and 82 respectively. All patients had some persistent ankle pain. One third had radiological progression of ankle osteoarthritis. Complications consisted of one patient with scar sensitivity. Conclusions: This technique has a role in the salvage of chronic ankle syndesmotic instability. However patients must be counselled to the likelihood of ongoing symptoms. Print 493 Tags: AnkleInstabilityArthrodesis