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) - 534 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
Togay Koç / 08 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Poster Cement Arthroplasty as a salvage for failed infected ankle replacement or ankle fusion. Is it a get out of jail card? M. Raglan, J. Chell, S. Dhar Aim: To assess the outcome of antibiotic impregnated cement arthropalsty for failed infected total ankle replacement or fusion. Methods: From Jan 2012 till January 2015 there were seven patients who underwent cement arthroplasty due to intractable infection following failed ankle replacement or fusion. Of the seven patients; six patients had an infected total ankle replacement and one patient an infected failed ankle fusion. The mean age was 71 years (55-84years) with an average follow up period of 9 months (6-22 months). The primary outcome measure was duration of the cement arthroplasty. The secondary outcome measures were American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Scores (AOFAS), Visual analogue Score (VAS). Patients subjective assessment of the overall improvement compared to pre cement arthroplasty were recorded as well as walking aid use and pain killers consumed. Results: The cement spacer was retained without breakage for a mean of nine months (5-22months). The mean AOFAS score improved from twenty (11-55) preoperatively to fifty-seven (50-75) postoperatively and VAS pain score from eight (5-9) to three-point-nine (1-4.5). At the latest follow-up five patients were satisfied, using small amounts of pain killers, functioning within their limits and had improved compared to preoperatively. Indeed two had resumed normal activities. One patient had died due to complications from surgery. One patient was dissatisfied and undergone a conversion to a TTC nail. Conclusions: Primary cement arthroplasty may be an effective salvage procedure for failed infected ankle replacement or fusion. For intractable infection where patients are possibly facing a below knee amputation cement arthroplasty is an alternative procedure worth considering. Print 555 Tags: SalvageTAR