BOFAS Awards & Annual Congress Prize Winners

 

 

 

Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FALCON) Audit – rate of COVID-19 infection and 30 day mortality in foot and ankle surgery in the UK

 

Yaser Ghani, Anatomy of the sural nerve in the posterolateral approach to the ankle: a cadaveric study

 

 

 

Ali Najefi, First metatarsal rotation after scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus
David Townshend, UK Infinity Study Group: 2 to 5 year outcomes of 503 fixed bearing ankle arthroplasties

 

Sarah Stewart, Blasting BMAC: a novel therapy to improve healing in fusion surgery

Karan Malhotra, Rate of COVID-19 infection and 30 day mortality between Blue and Green pathways: Results from UK-FAlCoN Audit
Toby Jennison, The predictive value of vascular calcification on plain radiographs of the foot to diagnose diabetes mellitus

 

 

Nawaz Safdar, Inverted and everted slope walking leads to increased knee compensation in ankle fusion compared to total ankle replacement   

Madhu Tiruveedhula, Outcomes of out-patient Tendo-Achilles lengthening and weight-bearing total contact casts for patients with diabetic forefoot ulcers
Barry Mullins, Inter- and intra-observer reliability of posterior malleolus fracture classifications systems 

 

Robbie Ray, Correction of valgus lesser toe deformity using a closing wedge osteotomy of the proximal phalanx: percutaneous technique and 2 year results
Amit Patel, Percutaneous subtalar joint screw fixation of comminuted calcaneal fractures – a salvage procedure

 

Tom Lewis, Clinical outcomes following surgical management of instertional achilles tendinopathy using a double row suture technique: mean two year follow up

 

 

 

Karan Malhotra, Structural validation of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ) for use in foot and ankle surgery

 

Shona Haston, Metal debris release may be under-recognised in total ankle replacement

 

Joseph Alsousou, PATH-2 trial: platelet rich plasma for acute Achilles tendon rupture, two-year follow-up of the randomised, placebo-controlled, superiority trial

 

Toby Jennison, Salvage ankle fusion after a failed primary ankle replacement - a data linkage study using the National Joint Registry and NHS Digital    

 

Abdul-Rahman Gomaa, Effect of fibula shortening on medial clear space and lateral translation of the talus: an anatomical cadaveric study    

 

Arun Somanathan, Long term follow up, re-operations and patient reported outcomes following revision surgery for failed total ankle replacements   

 

 

Arjun Patel, A guide for surgeons to orientate the ideal trans-syndesmotic fixation – a novel technique based on CT

 

Catherine Flood, Wasting everyone’s time – an observational study of current practice after injections

Junaid Aamir, Tibialis posterior tendon entrapment in posterior malleolar and pilon injuries of the ankle: a retrospective analysis

 

 

 

Karan Malhotra, The incidence of VTE in foot and ankle surgery in the UK - UK Foot and Ankle Thrombo-Embolism Audit (UK-FATE)

 

Nik Aizah, Attachment with suture via bone tunnels is comparable biomechanically to single row anchor suture for reattachment of Achilles tendon to bone

 

William Fishley, The Fracture Ankle Implant Review (FAIR) Study: A national multicentre retrospective review of implants, fixation methods and outcomes in fibula fixation in ankle fractures

 

Nicholas Heinz, Medial Malleolus: Operative Or Non-operative (MOON): A randomised clinical trial of operative versus non-operative management of associated medial malleolus fractures in unstable ankle fracture dislocations    

 

Damien Martin, Weight Bear Then Discharge: A safe management strategy for isolated Weber B lateral malleolus fractures – outcomes of 611 patients

 

 

 

 

Adrian Kendal, Mortality, re-amputation and post operative complication rates following 28,000 below knee amputation in diabetic patients in England: a national population study 2002-2022.

 

Samuel Briggs-Price, The Impact of Achilles Tendon Rupture on the Structure and Function of the Achilles Tendon and Plantarflexors after Non-Surgical Management: A Cross-Sectional Study