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) - 523 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) - 764 download(s) Read more
7Sep2022 Cartiva synthetic cartilage implant hemiarthroplasty for treatment of hallux rigidus 07 September 2022 Read more 1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Read more
7Sep2022 Long term clinical results of hallux varus correction by a reversed abductor hallucis transfer 07 September 2022 Read more 1NHS West Suffolk, O & T, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Read more
7Sep2022 Outcome and complications after cheilectomy for hallux rigidus at an average of 6 years 07 September 2022 Read more 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Read more
7Sep2022 Patients expectations versus their functional outcomes after hallux valgus corrective surgery: a prospective study 07 September 2022 Read more 1Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Epsom, United Kingdom Read more
7Sep2022 Five-year outcomes after ankle fracture fixation in a UK teaching hospital 07 September 2022 Read more 1University Hospital of Leicester, Trauma & Orthopaedic, Leicester, United Kingdom Read more
7Sep2022 Fibular nails - Is this the answer to ankle fracture fixation? 07 September 2022 Read more 1Aintree University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom 3University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2019 Second Prize (Podium) Read more