BOFAS VTE Position Statement BOFAS VTE Position Statement Updated Statement June 2025 20 July 2025 Click here to access the newly updated BOFAS Position Statement for VTE Prophylaxis Read more
Registration Open for BOFAS 2025 (Nov) Registration Open for BOFAS 2025 (Nov) Click to Register Now! 25 June 2025 Read more
New Speciality Standards New Speciality Standards Management of End Stage Ankle Arthritis 05 April 2025 Click here to access the latest BOFAS-BOA Standards for management of End Stage Ankle Arthritis 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) - 447 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) - 722 download(s) Read more
23Jun2022 The epidemiology of calcaneal fractures requiring operative fixation: our 10 years’ experience 23 June 2022 Read more 1 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom Read more
23Jun2022 A 10-year report of post-operative complications of calcaneal fractures treated by internal fixation: who is at risk? 23 June 2022 Read more 1 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom Read more
23Jun2022 Percutaneous arthroscopic calcaneal osteosynthesis (PACO) for significantly displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures 23 June 2022 Read more 1 St Mary’s Hospital, Foot and Ankle Unit, London, United Kingdom Read more
24Jun2022 Mini-open arthroscopic-assisted calcaneal osteosynthesis (MACO): initial experience with severely comminuted intraarticular fractures 24 June 2022 Read more 1 Hillingdon Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, London, United Kingdom Read more
26Jun2022 A new scoring system for sesamoid displacement in hallux valgus 26 June 2022 Read more 1 Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2 University Hospital of Wales, Llandough, United Kingdom Read more
26Jun2022 Does bunion surgery actually narrow the foot? Assessment of outcomes of surgery using traditional angles and a new radiographic measure of severity - the forefoot: hindfoot ratio. 26 June 2022 Read more 1 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom Read more