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) - 546 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) - 774 download(s) Read more
13Jul2022 Scarf osteotomy or Lapidus procedure in the treatment of severe Hallux valgus. Does the patient have a choice? 13 July 2022 Read more 1Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom Read more
13Jul2022 Which factors influence the decision to perform computed tomography for primary ankle fractures? 13 July 2022 Read more 1University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Bristol, United Kingdom Read more
13Jul2022 The role of the virtual fracture clinic in the management of foot and ankle fractures: a review of patient outcomes and satisfaction 13 July 2022 Read more 1University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2016 Second Prize (Poster) Read more
13Jul2022 Identification of the medial column line collapse variation is crucial in flat foot management 13 July 2022 Read more 1University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom Read more
13Jul2022 Does ankle arthritis cause more disability than other pathologies of the foot and ankle? 13 July 2022 Read more 1Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Orthopaedics, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 2Newcastle University, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 3The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
13Jul2022 Access to talar dome surface with different ankle approaches 13 July 2022 Read more 1Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals, Frimley Health NHS Trust, Ascot, United Kingdom 2University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 3University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Manresa, Spain 4Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain Read more