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 / 06 June 2023 / Categories: Abstracts, 2023, Poster Is there improvement in plantar pressures patterns following total ankle replacement? – A prospective novel 1 year follow up study S. Hakeem, J. Ramaskandhan, S. Galloway, K. Smith, M. Siddique Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate plantar pressures changes with gait in patients presenting with ankle arthritis pre and post TAR. Methods: 11 patients were recruited to this study. Patients who were listed for a primary TAR with a 3 component mobile bearing prosthesis were included. Exclusion criteria included refusal of consent, previous surgery to foot, h/o infection, peripheral vascular disease, neurological disease and other LL joint replacements. Gait analysis was carried out using TekscanTM plantar pressure analysis system and plantar pressures were recorded pre-operatively and 1 year post-operatively. Gait asymmetries were recorded in Percentage for ST parameters. Results: 11 patients were recruited. Mean age were 70.5 years. Improvement centre of pressure pattern restoration and Force percentage curve (FP) patterns from pre-op to 1 Year. Improvement in foot progression angle was seen in 6 out of 11 patients (54.5%). Plantar pressure analysis showed deviation from reference ranges for 1) differences in centre of pressure (COP) 2) changes to hindfoot vs. forefoot loading ratio 3) change in loading pattern at heel in KPa (p0.565) for pain, difficulty with walking/ standing and difficulty with social activities. Gait asymmetries improved significantly (p<0.05) from pre-op to 1 year for step velocity (76.1 to 93.4 in 6/11 patients) and mid stance time (76.04 to 93.5% in 8/11patients). Conclusion: This study has shown that TAR surgery helps in restoring centre of pressure, force percentage curve patterns and reduces asymmetries in step velocity and mid stance times during gait at 1 year post surgery. Plantar pressure analysis is a useful tool to study improvement in function in this patient group. Print 383 Tags: TAR Documents to download Is there improvement in plantar pressures patterns following total ankle replacement? – A prospective novel 1 year follow up study(.pdf, 265.34 KB) - 773 download(s)