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
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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
Togay Koç / 05 June 2023 / Categories: Abstracts, 2023, Poster Risk factors for failure of total ankle replacements: a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital T. Jennison, I. Sharpe, A. Goldberg Introduction: Despite the increasing numbers of ankle replacements there remains debate about which patients should undergo an ankle replacement and there are limited studies analysing risk factors for failure of an ankle replacement. The primary aim of this study is to analyse the risk factors for failure of total ankle replacements. Methods: A data linkage study combined National Joint Registry (NJR) Data and NHS Digital data. The primary outcome of failure is defined as the removal or exchange of any components of the implanted device. Kaplan Meier survival charts were used to illustrate survivorship. Multivaraible Cox proportional hazards regression models were fitted to analyse potential risk factors for failures or ankle replacements. Results: The overall 5-year survival was 90.2% (95% CI 89.2%-91.1%). In multivariable (adjusted) Cox regression models only age (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.94 to 0.97), BMI (HR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.06) and indication (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.80 to 0.97) were associated with an increased risk of failure. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated an overall 5 year survivorship of 90.2% and that younger patients, and those with an increased BMI have an increased risk of failure. We also showed that rheumatoid patients appeared to do better than those with osteoarthritis. Print 371 Tags: AnkleTAR 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)