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) - 534 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) - 768 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 08 July 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2015, Poster Randomised controlled trial comparing corticosteroid injection for Morton's neuroma with or without ultrasound guidance - results at 12 months post-intervention D. Mahadevan, R. Bhatt, M. Attwal, M. Bhatia Introduction: The objective of this double-blind RCT was to assess whether ultrasound guidance improved the efficacy of corticosteroid injections for Morton's neuroma. Methods: 50 feet (40 patients) were recruited for this study. 5 cases declined further participation and were excluded. The mean age was 57.8 years with a female preponderance (33F:12M) and patients were followed-up for 12 months. Cases were randomised to receive an ultrasound guided (Group A) or non-ultrasound guided (Group B) injection of 40mg triamcinolone acetonide and 2ml 1% lignocaine. Results: The mean VAS pain score improved significantly in both groups (Group A - from 64 to 29mm; Group B - from 69 to 37mm) with no statistical difference between them at all time-points. The failure rate within 12 months of treatment was 48% and 55% in Groups A and B respectively (p=0.458). The improvement in MOxFQ-Index and patient satisfaction favoured Group A in the short-term (3 months) that almost reached statistical significance (p=0.059 and 0.066 respectively). However, this difference was not observed beyond 3 months. Conclusion: This study had shown that US guidance did not demonstrably improve the efficacy of corticosteroid injections in patients with MN. Print 562 Tags: Nerves