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) - 496 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) - 756 download(s) Read more
15Aug2022 High BMI increases rates of non-union in hind and mid-foot arthodesis 15 August 2022 Read more 1Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Surgery for non-union after 5th metatarsal fractures - the good guy becomes the bad guy! 15 August 2022 Read more 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Nottingham experience with the fixed bearing Infinity Total Ankle Replacement 15 August 2022 Read more 1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Nottingham, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 Long-term outcome of ankle replacements in patients with inflammatory joint disease and osteoarthritis: Is there a difference? 15 August 2022 Read more 1Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Manchester, United Kingdom 2Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Wigan, United Kingdom Winner of the BOFAS 2019 3rd Best Poster Prize Read more
15Aug2022 Outcomes of spiral osteotomy of the tibia to correct coronal plane deformities in patients with concomitant end-stage osteoarthritis of the ankle 15 August 2022 Read more 1Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Read more
15Aug2022 The evaluation of outcomes for neglected or relapsed club-foot managed with circular frame in a low-income country 15 August 2022 Read more 1Beit Cure International Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi Read more