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) - 517 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) - 762 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 10 August 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2018, Podium Outcome of trans-metatarsal amputations in patients with diabetes mellitus. A multi-disciplinary foot care service approach J.A. Humphrey, S. Kanthasamy, P. Coughlin, A. Coll, A.H.N. Robinson Aim: This retrospective case series reports the reoperation, major amputation, survival rates and mobility status in diabetic patients who underwent a trans-metatarsal amputation (TMA) managed within a multi-disciplinary diabetic foot care service. Methods and patients: Forty-one consecutive patients (37 men, 4 women) underwent a TMA between January 2008 to December 2017. They were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age at the time of surgery was 63 years (range 39 - 92). Results: Eighty-eight per cent (36/41) of the patients were followed-up. Four (11%) of the 36 patients required reoperation, including three major amputations (8%). All the patients requiring a reoperation were vasculopaths. The four-year patient survival rate following a TMA was 69% (25/36). Ninety-six per cent (21/22) of the surviving patients not requiring revision to a major amputation were fully mobile in bespoke orthoses, of whom a third required a stick. Conclusion: This study shows that transmetatarsal amputation in patients with diabetes, managed in a multi-disciplinary diabetic foot care service, is effective for limb salvage. Print 559 Tags: AmputationDiabetes