British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA) update

Sanjeev Anand and Nick Nicolaou

BOSTAA had a very busy and productive last year. BOSTAA hosted its very well attended annual meeting at the home of cricket, Lord’s on November 9th, 2023. The theme of the meeting was, ‘Instability in sports trauma’. There was a lot of engagement from the audience to the talks presented by many highly accomplished speakers.

We also continued to offer our popular annual educational events, such as the London Research meeting and the Advanced Knee Arthroscopy course. In addition, we introduced two new cadaveric workshops on upper and lower-limb surgical approaches in Sheffield, which were organised by our trainee committee member, Siddharth Shah. These events were very well received and appreciated by the participants.

BOSTAA collaborated with BASK in the ‘James Lind Alliance First Time Soft tissue knee injuries priority setting partnership’ project. Humza Usmani led this project from BOSTAA, which identified the Top 10 priorities for future soft tissue knee injury research using a rigorous and validated process. BOSTAA has also been actively involved in various international events and initiatives to promote the field of sports medicine and arthroscopy, with one of the highlights being its participation in the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) annual meeting.

BOSTAA is proud to report that it is now recognised by the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance as an organisation committed to improving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Engagement in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Our online presence is also gaining traction on social media platforms, thanks to the creative campaigns run by our trainee committee members, Jimmy Murray and Irrum Afzal. One of our most successful campaigns was the 12-days to Christmas campaign on X/Twitter, where our senior executive team shared a daily surgical tip with our followers.

BOSTAA also had a change of leadership, with Rhidian Thomas taking over the presidency from Professor Deiary Kader, who completed his two-year term with great achievements.