BOA Standards for Trauma and Orthopaedics (BOASTs)
BOASTs are short standards documents that are downloadable and can be printed for display in hospitals. The first BOAST was published in 2008, overseen by BOA Trauma Group, and with the acronym defined as ‘BOA Standards for Trauma’. More recently, the BOA has developed the meaning of the acronym to BOA Standards, to allow a wider remit of BOASTs to include all aspects relevant to Trauma and Orthopaedics.
There are now different types of BOASTs published by the BOA: Trauma BOASTs, Elective BOASTs and Specialty BOASTs (which are sub-specialty specific, and lead by the relevant Specialist Society). We also maintain a record of past BOASTs that are no longer considered to be current, which can be found under ‘Archived BOASTs’.
You can download a PDF of each BOAST by clicking its title below, or you can read summaries by accessing the dedicated page for each category through the menu.
Trauma BOASTs
- The Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury November 2022
- The Management of Metastatic Bone Disease June 2022
- The Management of Children with Acute Musculoskeletal Infection May 2022
- Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in the Skeletally Immature Patient May 2022
- Peripheral Nerve Injury December 2021
- Early Management of the Paediatric Forearm Fracture May 2021
- Cervical Spine Clearance in the Trauma Patient May 2021
- Diagnosis & Management of Arterial Injuries Associated With Extremity Fractures and Dislocations Updated April 2021
- Supracondylar Fractures in the Humerus in Children Updated October 2020
- Fracture Related Infections (FRI) Updated September 2019
- The Care of the Older or Frail Orthopaedic Trauma Patient May 2019
- The Management of Patients with Pelvic Fractures January 2018
- The Management of Distal Radial Fractures December 2017
- Open Fractures December 2017
- The Management of Ankle Fractures August 2016
- Rehabilitation and Communication with Trauma Patients August 2016
- The Management of Urological Trauma Associated with Pelvic Fractures August 2016
- Spinal Clearance in the Trauma Patient 2015
- Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Limbs 2015
- Fracture Liaison Services 2015
- Fracture Clinic Services August 2013
Elective Care BOASTs
- The Safe Use of Intraoperative Tourniquets October 2021
- Providing a Continuous Safe Elective Orthopaedic Environment February 2021
Specialty BOASTs
- Best Practice for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries September 2020
- Best Practice Book for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries (accompanying guidelines)
- The Assessment of Patients with Recurrent Patellar Instability August 2020
- The Surgical Management of Recurrent Patellar Instability August 2020
- Revision Total Knee Replacement Surgical Practice Guidelines August 2020
- Investigation and Management of Patients with Problematic Knee Replacements August 2020
- Investigation and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Knee Replacement August 2020
Archived BOASTs
- The Management of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Archived June 2022