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
18Jul2022 A cadaveric comparison of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) versus the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL) in preventing talar shift in syndesmotic ankle injuries 18 July 2022 Read more 1Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside, Department of Orthopaedics, Dundee, United Kingdom Read more
18Jul2022 Arthroscopic ATFL ligament reinforcement: a case series 18 July 2022 Read more 1University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Read more
18Jul2022 Chronic ankle instability following minor avulsion fractures of the fibula in children 18 July 2022 Read more 1Birmingham Children's Hospital, Orthopaedics, Birmingham, United Kingdom Read more
18Jul2022 Partial excision of navicular and extended triple arthrodesis and bone grafting for Müller-Weiss disease 18 July 2022 Read more 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Department of Orthopaedics, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2017 First Prize (Poster) Read more
18Jul2022 The plantar support of the navicular cunieform joint - a major component of the medial longitudinal arch 18 July 2022 Read more 1University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2Liverpool University, Liverpool, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2017 Second Prize (Podium) Read more
18Jul2022 Regional anesthesia for foot and ankle surgery outcomes & patient satisfaction 18 July 2022 Read more 1Northumbria Healthcare Trust, Northern Deanery, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, United Kingdom Read more