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
10Feb2026 BOFAS Principles Course Liverpool 2026 - space available 10/02/2026 - 11/02/2026 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 now. Read more
Togay Koç / 07 June 2023 / Categories: Abstracts, 2023, Podium Salvage ankle fusion after a failed primary ankle replacement - a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital T. Jennison, A. Goldberg, I. Sharpe Introduction: When a total ankle replacement fails it can be converted to an ankle fusion or a revision ankle replacement. Despite the increased numbers of undertaken there is limited research on the management of patients undergoing a conversion to fusion following a failed ankle replacement. The primary aim of this study was to analyse the survival of ankle fusions following a failed ankle replacement using a large dataset from the National Joint Registry. Methods: A data linkage study combined National Joint Registry (NJR) Data and NHS Digital data. The primary outcome of failure is defined as a revision fusion procedure, conversion to ankle replacement or amputation. Life tables and Kaplan Meier survival charts were used to illustrate survivorship. Cox proportional hazards regression models were fitted to compare failure rates. Results: 131 underwent conversion to fusion as a salvage procedure. The mean age was 65.7 and 55.7% were males. The mean follow-up was 47.5 months. The mean time from primary ankle replacement to revision to an ankle fusion was 5.3 years. 50 (38.2%) patients required further surgery. Of the 131 patients, 32 patients (24.0%) underwent reoperations other than revision and 29 (22.1%) required revision. 24 (18.3%) underwent re-revision to another fusion and 5 (3.8%) underwent a below-knee amputation. No cases were converted back to a TAR. Failure tended to occur in the first three years with 1-year survival of salvage ankle fusion in 131 patients being 96.0% (95% CI 90.7 to 98.3) and 3-year survival in 69 patients being 77.5% (95% CI: 68.3 to 84.4). Conclusion: Salvage ankle fusion after a failed ankle replacement demonstrates high rates of failure and re-operations. 38.2% of patients undergo further surgery and 23% require revision within 3 years. Further studies are required to further analyse the outcomes of failed ankle replacements. Print 693 Tags: SalvageArthrodesisTAR Documents to download Salvage ankle fusion after a failed primary ankle replacement - a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital(.pdf, 232.59 KB) - 875 download(s)