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) - 474 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) - 740 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 15 August 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2019, Poster The spring ligament meniscus: an anatomical study M.L.T. Jayatilaka, A. Bond, A. Fisher, M. Philpott, L.-A. Amber, L. Fisher, A. Molloy, L. Mason Introduction: An articular facet composed of fibrocartilage has previously been described in the superomedial spring ligament. Our aim in this study was to analyse this fibrocartilage structure, assessing its association with the other aspects of the acetabular pedis. Methods: We examined 14 cadaveric lower limbs that had been preserved for dissection at the Human Anatomy and Resource Centre at Liverpool University in a solution of formaldehyde. The spring ligament was approached from the superior direction. The talus was disarticulated and high-resolution images were taken of the acetabular pedis. ImageJ software was used to calculate the surface area of the spring ligament articular facet (SLAF). Results: Dissection was performed on 14 specimens, 4 left and 10 right. All specimens were morphologically normal with no evidence of previous surgical intervention. The mean area of the SLAF was140.79mm2 (95% Confidence intervals 125.31, 156.27), equivalent to the size of the medial facet of the calcaneum. The SLAF was attached anteriorly to the navicular and posteriorly to the sustentaculum, orientated to not only bear weight in stance phase with the load of the talar head but also in propulsive phase, bearing weight between the navicular and the sustentaculum tali when the foot was in inversion. The SLAF was composed of fibrocartilage with a smooth superior articular surface. Conclusion: The SLAF is an important weight bearing structure in all phases of gait. More work needs to be done in its role in the biomechanics of the foot and the options for reconstruction in pes planus deformity. Print 536 Tags: AnatomyFlat Foot