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 / 09 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Poster Outcome of operatively treated os calcis fractures - the Southampton experience N. Vasukutty, V. Kumar, M. Diab, W. Moussa Introduction: This is a retrospective review of 80 intra articular calcaneal fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation by a single surgeon in a tertiary centre between 2005 and 2014. Methods: The fractures were evaluated with plain radiographs and CT scan and graded using Eastwood Atkins classification. A lateral approach was used and all fractures were fixed with calcaneal plates. All cases had clinical and radiological follow up. Clinical assessment included Foot and Ankle Disability Index and SF 36 scores. Results: The mean follow up was 63 months (3-121). Average age of patients was 49 (17 - 73) There were 3 open fractures and 8 patients had other injuries. The mean Bohler's angle improved from 6 degrees preoperatively to 26 degrees post operatively. Mean Foot and Ankle Disability index scores were 78.62 and SF 36 scores were 45.5 (physical component) and 52.6 (mental component). Early complications included 1 case of screw in subtalar joint, 1 Sural Nerve injury and 1 wound breakdown, which healed with non operative measures. 12 patients had symptomatic subtalar joint osteoarthritis out of which 4 had subtalar fusion. Conclusions: These results compare favourably with peer-reviewed literature. We recommend prompt osteosynthesis in intra articular calcaneal fractures to restore hind foot shape and Bohler's angle. Print 580 Tags: FractureCalcaneus