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 Outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy at 2 year follow-up: a retrospective review 05 June 2023 Read more Outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy at 2 year follow-up: a retrospective review 1NYU Langone Health, Orthopaedics, New York, United States 2John Peter Smith, Fort Worth, United States Documents to download Outcomes following extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy at 2 year follow-up: a retrospective review(.pdf, 617.83 KB) - 718 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Ankle fusion and ankle replacement - variations in surgical practice across England 05 June 2023 Read more Ankle fusion and ankle replacement - variations in surgical practice across England 1Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom 2Kings College, London, United Kingdom 3Wellington Hospital, London, United Kingdom 4Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, United Kingdom Documents to download Ankle fusion and ankle replacement - variations in surgical practice across England(.pdf, 1.05 MB) - 813 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Wasting everyone’s time – an observational study of current practice after injections 05 June 2023 Read more Wasting everyone’s time – an observational study of current practice after injections 1Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, United Kingdom 2Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom Second Place BOFAS 2023 Best Poster Prize Documents to download Wasting everyone’s time – an observational study of current practice after injections(.pdf, 442.19 KB) - 930 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Rivaroxaban vs LMWH after elective foot and ankle surgery – audit and experience from a tertiary referral centre 05 June 2023 Read more Rivaroxaban vs LMWH after elective foot and ankle surgery – audit and experience from a tertiary referral centre 1Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Foot and Ankle Unit, Stanmore, United Kingdom Documents to download Rivaroxaban vs LMWH after elective foot and ankle surgery – audit and experience from a tertiary referral centre(.pdf, 577.48 KB) - 963 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 Tibialis posterior tendon entrapment in posterior malleolar and pilon injuries of the ankle: a retrospective analysis 05 June 2023 Read more Tibialis posterior tendon entrapment in posterior malleolar and pilon injuries of the ankle: a retrospective analysis 1Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2University of Liverpool, Medical School, Liverpool, United Kingdom Third Place BOFAS 2023 Best Poster Prize Documents to download Tibialis posterior tendon entrapment in posterior malleolar and pilon injuries of the ankle: a retrospective analysis(.pdf, 932.94 KB) - 772 download(s) Read more
5Jun2023 The arterial risk posed by the posterolateral approach to the ankle. An anatomical cadaveric observational study 05 June 2023 Read more The arterial risk posed by the posterolateral approach to the ankle. An anatomical cadaveric observational study 1University of Liverpool, Human Anatomy and Resource Department, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, Liverpool, United Kingdom 3University of Liverpool, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom Documents to download The arterial risk posed by the posterolateral approach to the ankle. An anatomical cadaveric observational study(.pdf, 616.01 KB) - 911 download(s) Read more