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 / 11 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2016, Podium Early protected weight-bearing for acute ruptures of the Achilles tendon: do commonly used orthoses produce the required equinus? P. Ellison, L.W. Mason, G. Williams, A. Molloy Introduction: The dichotomy between surgical repair and conservative management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures has been eliminated through appropriate functional management. The orthoses used within functional management however, remains variable. Functional treatment works on the premise that the ankle/hindfoot is positioned in sufficient equinus to allow for early weight-bearing on a 'shortened' Achilles tendon. Our aim in this study was to test if 2 common walking orthoses achieved a satisfactory equinus position of the hindfoot. Methods: 10 sequentially treated patients with 11 Achilles tendon injuries were assigned either a fixed angle walking boot with wedges (FAWW) or an adjustable external equinus corrected vacuum brace system (EEB). Weight bearing lateral radiographs were obtained in plaster and the orthosis, which were subsequently analysed using a Carestream PACS system. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare means. Results: Initial radiographs of all patients in cast immobilization showed a mean tibio-talar angle (TTA) of 55.67° (SD1.21) and a mean 1st metatarsal-tibia angle (1MTA) of 73.83° (SD9.45). There were 6 Achilles tendons treated in the FAWW. Their measurements showed a mean TTA of 27.67°(SD7.71) and 1MTA 37.00 (5.22). 5 tendons were treated using an EEB; there was a statistically significant (p< .05) increase in both the TTA 47.6° (SD5.90) and 1MTA 53.67 (SD5.77) compared to the FAWW group. Discussion: Plantar-flexion at the ankle was significantly greater in the EEB comparative to the FAWW, and very similar to the initial equinus cast. The use of wedges produced an equinus appearance through the midfoot, without producing equinus in the hindfoot as the heel pad rests on the top wedge. We express caution in the use of wedges for Achilles treatment as they do not shorten the Achilles tendon and may result in a lengthened tendon and reduced plantar-flexion power in the long-term. Print 668 Tags: Achilles