Lectures of Distinction - Series 2 Lectures of Distinction - Series 2 The second season of BOFAS LoD is starting September 2021 01 September 2021 The second series of BOFAS Lectures of Distinction is starting September 2021. The first lecture is on Principles of Ankle Fractures and will be held on Monday the 6th of September. Click here for more details and to register. Read more
Annual Meeting 2021 - Recap Annual Meeting 2021 - Recap The 2021 Annual Meeting is over, but click here if you missed it! 12 March 2021 We hope you enjoyed the 2021 Virtual Annual meeting, but if you could not make it, it's available for members free of charge! Follow the link to view the programme and recordings. Read more
New Website New Website We have a brand new look 01 February 2021 BOFAS are pleased to announce our new website! 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) - 496 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) - 756 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 27 June 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2013, Poster The radiological prevalence of degenerative arthritis of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint N. Howard, C. Cowan, S. Platt Introduction: The prevalence of osteoarthritis of the 1st metatasphalangeal (mtpj) joint has been incompletely defined in a population-based study. The aim of the study was to determine the age and gender related prevalence of radiological 1st mtpj arthritis. Methods: 517 consecutive radiographs of adult patients who presented with acute foot injuries to the accident and emergency department over a six month period were used. X rays were assessed independantly by the 2 authors using the Hattrup and Johnson grading system for osteoarthritic changes in the 1st MTPJ. Grade 1 - mild osteophytes with good joint space preservation, grade 2 - moderate osteophyte formation with joint space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis and grade 3 - marked osteophytes with loss of visible joint space, with or without subchondral bone cysts. If there was a discrepancy between the 2 authors results the x ray was graded by a consultant radiologist. Results: The radiographic prevalence of MTPJ arthritis in our population was 25%. Overall incidence was higher in females with 31% affected in comparison to 18% of males. Variance between the 2 sexes was insignificant until the age of 60 where the prevalence rose to 66% in females compared to 47% in males of the same age. Conclusions: The development of 1st MTPJ arthritis follows a typical pattern as degenerative arthritis in other joints, with increasing age being an important factor. The results of this study suggest that it is a condition that begins to appear in most cases in middle age and is more apparent in females. Print 567 Tags: Hallux Rigidus