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) - 578 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) - 789 download(s) Read more
20Jul2022 The lateral malleolar bony fleck classified by size and pathoanatomy 20 July 2022 Read more 1Altnagelvin Hospital, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Londonderry, United Kingdom 2University of Ulster, Londonderry, United Kingdom 3Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reliable in the diagnosis of osteochondrallesions (OCL's) in the ankle? 20 July 2022 Read more 1Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Are ankle dislocations being diagnosed and reduced in a timely manner? 20 July 2022 Read more 1Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sheffield, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Assessing the risk factors in the management of diabetic ankle fractures: can rigid-long segment fixation (RISF) improve outcomes 20 July 2022 Read more 1Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Do stable Weber B ankle fractures pose an unnecessary load on fracture clinics? A prospective review of 100 patients 20 July 2022 Read more 1Wythenshawe Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Read more
20Jul2022 Low risk of delayed talar shift with functional management of the isolated Weber B fracture - results of a new treatment protocol. 20 July 2022 Read more 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS GGC, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, United Kingdom Read more