British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association (BOSTA)

BOSTA is the society for orthopaedic surgeons with an interest in the management of sports trauma. We include all anatomical sub-specalties but encourage an interest in the non-surgical aspects of sports medicine. We have links with national and international societies in the field of sports medicine. We have around a hundred members.

BOSTA hosts very popular sessions during the BOA annual congress and are expanding the number of courses we offer around the country. We aim to improve the understanding of the management of the sportsman/woman with a sporting injury, from dealing with the causes of injury managing the injury itself through to the return to sporting activity.

Sports and exercise medicine is now recognised by the UK government as a specialty in its own right. With the prospect of the UK hosting the Olympic games approaching, sports medicine will become more important and sports trauma will be an integral part of that.

www.bosta.ac.uk