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) - 474 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) - 740 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Retrospective cohort study of union rate in tarsometatarsal joint arthrodeses 05 June 2023 Read more Retrospective cohort study of union rate in tarsometatarsal joint arthrodeses 1Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, United Kingdom Documents to download Retrospective cohort study of union rate in tarsometatarsal joint arthrodeses(.pdf, 572.15 KB) - 2620 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 COSMIC feasibility study - comparing open scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus correction 05 June 2023 Read more COSMIC feasibility study - comparing open scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus correction 1Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, United Kingdom 2Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, United Kingdom Documents to download COSMIC feasibility study - comparing open scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus correction(.pdf, 678.2 KB) - 955 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 A retrospective comparison of single screw vs dual screw fixation of Medial Malleolus Fractures on rate of non-union and malreduction 05 June 2023 Read more A retrospective comparison of single screw vs dual screw fixation of Medial Malleolus Fractures on rate of non-union and malreduction 1Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University of Liverpool, Medical School, Liverpool, United Kingdom Documents to download A retrospective comparison of single screw vs dual screw fixation of Medial Malleolus Fractures on rate of non-union and malreduction(.pdf, 776.06 KB) - 807 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Outcomes from tibiotalocalcaneal nailing versus open reduction internal fixation for high-risk fragility ankle fractures: a single-centre matched retrospective cohort study 05 June 2023 Read more Outcomes from tibiotalocalcaneal nailing versus open reduction internal fixation for high-risk fragility ankle fractures: a single-centre matched retrospective cohort study 1Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Documents to download Outcomes from tibiotalocalcaneal nailing versus open reduction internal fixation for high-risk fragility ankle fractures: a single-centre matched retrospective cohort study(.pdf, 757.63 KB) - 727 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Readmissions and complications following total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital 05 June 2023 Read more Readmissions and complications following total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital 1Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom 2Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom 3University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom 4The Wellington Hospital, London, United Kingdom Documents to download Readmissions and complications following total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital(.pdf, 187.05 KB) - 743 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Risk factors for failure of total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital 05 June 2023 Read more Risk factors for failure of total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital 1Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom 2Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom 3Wellington Hospital, London, United Kingdom Documents to download Risk factors for failure of total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital(.pdf, 218.16 KB) - 757 download(s) Read more