Specialty BOASTs

These BOASTs are short standards documents that are specialty specific and produced by the relevant Specialist Society, with support from the BOA. They are downloadable from our website and can be printed for display in hospitals. You can find our full list of Specialty BOASTs below.

Knee BOASTs

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

This BOAST, and accompanying Best Practice Management Book is led by the Brtitish Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) and the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA).

Best Practice for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

• September 2020
• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common injury usually affecting young and active individuals. The aim of treatment is to restore functional stability of the knee joint.

Best Practice Book for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries (accompanying guidelines)

• September 2020
• This document represents a collaboration between the British Association for Surgery to the Knee and the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association with renowned experts summarising the current literature and current thinking and highlighting optimal management strategies. The work had been supported by the British Orthopaedic Association and is an important contribution to the growing body of best practice guidance developed with their help.

Patellar instability 

These BOASTs are led by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) and the British Patellofemoral Society (BPS).

The Assessment of Patients with Recurrent Patellar Instability

• August 2020
• The scope of this guidance is to provide recommendations for the assessment of skeletally mature patients with recurrent patellar instability and no significant degenerative change.

The Surgical Management of Recurrent Patellar Instability 

• August 2020
• The scope of this guidance is to provide recommendations for the surgical management of skeletally mature patients with recurrent patellar instability and no significant degenerative change.

Knee Revision BOASTs

These BOASTs are led by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) and the BOA.

Revision Knee Replacement Surgical Practice Guidelines

• August 2020
• The volume of primary and revision knee replacement (KR) is increasing in the UK. Revision KR is expensive and technically challenging. This BOAST has been produced in order to optimise patient outcomes and improve cost-effectiveness. This document should be read in parallel with the other two standards published simultaneously which cover problematic knee replacement and prosthetic joint infection in knee replacement.

Investigation and Management of Patients with Problematic Knee Replacements 

• August 2020
• Knee replacement is a successful procedure for the treatment of joint pain caused by arthritis. However, it is well recognised that 10-20% of patients report pain, stiffness or dissatisfaction after surgery. These symptoms have a wide range of causes and as such these patients need careful assessment and supportive care. To optimise outcomes and to identify potentially treatable causes, thorough and prompt Consultant led investigation is required and referral to specialist regional MDTs as needed.

Investigation and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Knee Replacement

• August 2020
• Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most challenging clinical problems in Orthopaedics. It is devastating for patients, expensive to treat and achieving good outcomes is difficult. Optimising outcomes for these patients requires well- coordinated, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) care and robust referral pathways to specialist infection treatment centres.

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