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) - 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
12Jul2022 The long term outcomes of arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis and the prevalence of adjacent degenerative joint disease 12 July 2022 Read more 1North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom Read more
12Jul2022 Management of a failed total ankle replacement with a revision prosthesis. A multi center study of the indications, surgical challenges and short term outcomes of the Salto XT prosthesis 12 July 2022 Read more 1Beijing Tongren Hospital Capital Medical University, Foot and Ankle Center Orthopedic Department, Beijing, China 2Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, United States 3Twin Cities Orthopedic Specialists, Minneapolis, United States Read more
12Jul2022 Management of nonunion following subtalar arthrodesis. An analysis of the methods of revision surgery, and the risk factors in achieving arthrodesis 12 July 2022 Read more 1Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, United States 2Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Foot & Ankle Centre, Orthopaedic Department, Beijing, China Read more
12Jul2022 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory heel pain: a prospective study 12 July 2022 Read more 1Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom Read more
12Jul2022 Pilot randomised controlled trial of platelet rich plasma versus normal saline for plantar fasciitis 12 July 2022 Read more 1Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Orthopaedics, North Shields, United Kingdom 2South Tyneside General Hospital, Orthopaedics, South Shields, United Kingdom Read more
12Jul2022 Hallux valgus: the main risk factor for non union in first MTPJ fusion treated with a dorsal plate 12 July 2022 Read more 1University Hospitals Aintree, Trauma Orthopaedics, Liverpool, United Kingdom Read more