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) - 494 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) - 754 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 04 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2014, Podium Corticosteroid injections for Morton's neuroma - does ultrasound guidance improve efficacy? A randomised controlled trial D. Mahadevan, R. Bhatt, M. Bhatia Background: The purpose of this double-blind randomised controlled trial was to assess whether ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of steroid injections for Morton's neuroma (MN). Methods: Following IRB approval, cases with MN confirmed on ultrasound were randomised to 2 groups: Group 1 received ultrasound-guided injections (1ml 40mg Depo-Medrone and 1ml 1% lignocaine) and Group 2 received the same injection under sham ultrasound guidance. All ultrasounds and injections were performed by a single MSK radiologist. Patients were reviewed at 3 months. The primary outcome measure was the VAS for pain. The study was powered to detect a MCID of 15mm on a 100mm VAS scale between the groups (21 per group). Secondary outcomes included the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ), Johnson's satisfaction scale and failure of treatment. Results: 50 cases (feet) were recruited for this study. Demographics included 29 female to 21 male with a mean age of 58 years (29 - 88 yr). Five cases declined further participation and were excluded from analysis. The VAS score improved significantly in both groups (64 to 25mm in Group 1 vs. 67 to 34mm in Group 2; p< 0.005) but there was no significant difference between the groups (p=0.08). Similarly, the improvement in MOxFQ scores was also significant in both groups (38 to 18 in Group 1 vs. 38 to 23 in Group 2; p< 0.05) but did not reach statistical significance when the groups were compared (p=0.086). The Johnson's satisfaction scale was however, significantly better in Group 1 (p=0.011). Seventy-percent in Group 1 were either completely satisfied/ satisfied with minor reservation compared to only 50% in Group 2. At 3 months, 17% in Group 1 versus 36% in Group 2 failed treatment. Conclusion: The results suggest that the use of ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of steroid injections for symptomatic Morton's neuroma. Print 770 Tags: NervesLesser Toes