British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS)

The British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society started out as BOFSS (British Orthopaedic Foot Surgery Society) an informal society, in 1975, under the Presidency of the late Mr Basil Helal and gained its current charitable status in 1980. It has over 400 members including orthopaedic and foot and ankle surgeons and also affiliate members belonging to various allied health professions.

BOFAS has grown into one of the larger subspecialist societies of the BOA and considers itself to be a friendly, dynamic and progressively thinking society with the deep-rooted ideals of promoting the study of, research into and propagation of knowledge in foot and ankle surgery. It directs policy and achieves consensus in the treatment of foot and ankle pathology and allied medical issues. It runs a very successful annual scientific meeting annually which includes instructional components for all levels of seniority.

The Society is a member of the European Foot and Ankle Society and the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies.

The Society's purposes include:
• To encourage interest in foot and ankle surgery among orthopaedic surgeons
• To encourage both basic science and clinical research in foot and ankle surgery
• To contribute to postgraduate training and continuing medical education
• To represent foot and ankle surgeons in the British Orthopaedic Association and to other professional and health-related bodies
• To encourage links with foot and ankle surgeons in other countries