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) - 474 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) - 740 download(s) Read more
Togay Koç / 15 August 2022 / Categories: Abstracts, 2019, Poster The spring ligament meniscus: an anatomical study M.L.T. Jayatilaka, A. Bond, A. Fisher, M. Philpott, L.-A. Amber, L. Fisher, A. Molloy, L. Mason Introduction: An articular facet composed of fibrocartilage has previously been described in the superomedial spring ligament. Our aim in this study was to analyse this fibrocartilage structure, assessing its association with the other aspects of the acetabular pedis. Methods: We examined 14 cadaveric lower limbs that had been preserved for dissection at the Human Anatomy and Resource Centre at Liverpool University in a solution of formaldehyde. The spring ligament was approached from the superior direction. The talus was disarticulated and high-resolution images were taken of the acetabular pedis. ImageJ software was used to calculate the surface area of the spring ligament articular facet (SLAF). Results: Dissection was performed on 14 specimens, 4 left and 10 right. All specimens were morphologically normal with no evidence of previous surgical intervention. The mean area of the SLAF was140.79mm2 (95% Confidence intervals 125.31, 156.27), equivalent to the size of the medial facet of the calcaneum. The SLAF was attached anteriorly to the navicular and posteriorly to the sustentaculum, orientated to not only bear weight in stance phase with the load of the talar head but also in propulsive phase, bearing weight between the navicular and the sustentaculum tali when the foot was in inversion. The SLAF was composed of fibrocartilage with a smooth superior articular surface. Conclusion: The SLAF is an important weight bearing structure in all phases of gait. More work needs to be done in its role in the biomechanics of the foot and the options for reconstruction in pes planus deformity. Print 536 Tags: AnatomyFlat Foot