AO Trauma

In 2008, the AO Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary with the creation of AO Trauma.
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AO Trauma is an international community of trauma and orthopedic surgeons, musculoskeletal researchers, and operating room personnel (ORP) dedicated to improve patient care and outcomes in the field of musculoskeletal trauma. AO Trauma continues to uphold the long established and successful history of the AO Foundation. AO Trauma provides clear direction and generates and distributes knowledge thr

ough research and education programs. The organization educates and facilitates open dialogue to encourage innovation, and influences trauma and orthopedic surgery.

03/09/2026

🚨𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗢 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 🚨

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!
• Preoperative Plan in Tibial Plateau Fractures
🗓 October 24, 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–12:00 (GMT+8)

Completed
• Evaluation of Injury in Tibial Plateau Fractures
🗓 August 15, 2026 | ⏰ 15:00–17:00 (GMT+8)

Completed
• Early Management of Knee Dislocation
🗓 June 13, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–11:00 (GMT+8)

Completed
• Early Management of Tibial Plateau Fracture
🗓 April 11, 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–12:00 (GMT+8)

Join us for this exclusive webinar of expert-led sessions designed to deepen your knowledge and skills in tibial plateau fracture management.

🔗 Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/KGsY50ZIyvb

01/09/2026

Una experiencia diferente para quienes ya cuentan con una trayectoria consolidada en la cirugía de trauma.

El AO Trauma Advanced Seminar – 24 horas de turno propone un formato especialmente pensado para cirujanos senior, creando un espacio para el intercambio de experiencias, la discusión y la reflexión sobre los desafíos de la práctica del trauma.

Más que una actividad educativa tradicional, este seminario surge como una iniciativa de una Task Force y del Board de AO Trauma Latinoamérica, ofreciendo una oportunidad única para compartir diferentes perspectivas, aprender de la experiencia de colegas y fortalecer la comunidad AO Trauma.

📅 9 y 10 de octubre
📍 Club Med, Asunción, Paraguay
🍽️ La inscripción incluye la participación en el seminario y la cena oficial del evento.

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/8z9an357

01/09/2026

2027 ARI–APOA Research Fellowship applications are now open!

The fellowship offers selected researchers the opportunity to spend two weeks at ARI in Davos, Switzerland, gaining first-hand experience in an international research environment.

📅 September 6–17, 2027

Expect:
– Expert-led sessions
– Hands-on research experience
– Exchange with ARI researchers and experts
– A collaborative, international environment

Applications are now open.
📌 Submission deadline: October 12, 2026

Learn more and apply:
https://ow.ly/o2Nn50ZyTFl

01/09/2026

🩺 How do you manage complex shoulder and elbow trauma when evidence is limited? 🤔

In this AO Trauma Blog, Dr Rodrigo Liendo explains why standard algorithms are often not enough and how hands-on, case-based training and peer-to-peer debate support better salvage strategies and complication management. 💡

Read the full post and share your experiences with complex upper-extremity trauma in the comments.

🔗 https://ow.ly/RZuj50ZHAoe

01/09/2026

Join Chairpersons Hwa Sen Chua (Malaysia) and Daniel Berry (United States) for the AO Recon Course—Complex Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

This modular, highly interactive course covers current concepts for managing patients requiring revision or complex primary hip and knee arthroplasty. Short evidence-based lectures, small-group case discussions, and hands-on exercises support decision-making and surgical skills.

Key topics include:
- Systematic clinical, laboratory, and radiographic evaluation in revision and complex primary arthroplasty
- Optimizing preoperative planning and preoperative patient optimization to reduce complications
- Adopting a patient-centered, multidisciplinary team-based approach
- Safe and effective procedures for revision and complex primary arthroplasty
- Managing early and late problems or complications, and applying best practices to optimize and document outcomes

📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
🔊 English

Register now
https://ow.ly/w9P650ZHc88

31/08/2026

Information is everywhere. The real challenge is turning that information into action.

In this video, George S.M. Dyer and Jaimo Ahn discuss how AO Milestones helps learners move from knowledge acquisition to practical application, providing guidance, structure and support along the way.

🎬 Watch the conversation to discover how AO Milestones is helping address some of the most persistent gaps in surgical education.

Learn more:
https://ow.ly/jsem50ZebUw

$🚨Don't miss out. Register now!Gain confidence in assessing fixation outcomes for common fractures using 2D and 3D imagin...$

31/08/2026

🚨Don't miss out. Register now!

Gain confidence in assessing fixation outcomes for common fractures using 2D and 3D imaging, identify and avoid complications, and improve imaging quality. Optional DVT/3D certificate course available for German-speaking participants. Ideal for advanced residents and early-career surgeons. Includes e-learning, hands-on exercises, and certification. German session also on 24 Sept – register now!

AO Trauma Course — Hands–on Intraoperative Imaging (with Human Anatomical Specimens)

Chairperson(s):
Mario Perl (Germany), Jochen Franke (Austria)

Principles Specimen Course

🗓 September 25, 2026
📍 Erlangen, Germany
🔊 English

Register now
https://ow.ly/N9l450ZHfoX

31/08/2026

What if the next 20 hours you invest could help shape the next 20 years of your research journey?

The AO PEER Self-Directed Online Course is designed to help clinicians, surgeons, residents, and researchers develop the skills needed to plan, conduct and publish clinical research.

✔ Formulate meaningful clinical research questions
✔ Design robust studies
✔ Critically appraise scientific literature
✔ Apply Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
✔ Understand evidence-based medicine and research ethics
✔ Work effectively with statisticians

🕒 Learn at your own pace.
💬 Connect with fellow participants through the interactive forum.
📚 Access course materials for future research projects.

👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/Sgqc50ZewqN

31/08/2026

🚨Last seats!

Register now — while seats are still available

AO Trauma Blended Course—Wrist Fixation

Chairperson(s):
Chrishan Mariathas (United Kingdom), Will Mason (United Kingdom)

Advanced Blended Course

🗓 September 30–October 1, 2026
📍 Sheffield, United Kingdom
🔊 English

Register now
https://ow.ly/SNhH50Z0m0B

Enhance your expertise in managing complex distal radius and carpal fractures and dislocations. This course is designed for trauma, orthopaedic and plastic surgeons and consultants involved in hand injury management. Learn from expert faculty in small groups with practical sessions covering perilunate instability, bridge plating, corrective osteotomy, and partial wrist fusion. Strengthen decision‑making, evidence appraisal, imaging interpretation (XR, CT, MRI), and operative versus non‑operative planning—supported by concise lectures and structured pre‑course eLearning.

Please note, if you register for both, AO Trauma Blended Course—Wrist Fixation and the AO Trauma Blended Course—Hand Fixation , you will benefit from a 10% discount off your registration. Please visit the event registration page for more information.

31/08/2026

Join Chairpersons Simon Lambert (United Kingdom) and Martin Jaeger (MediGermany) for the AO Trauma and AO Recon Webinar Series—Fracture Arthroplasty of the Shoulder: Persistent Pain following Reverse Arthroplasty for Fracture.

This advanced webinar is part of a three-part series dedicated to the topic “Fracture arthroplasty of the shoulder,” designed for upper extremity surgeons with an interest in anatomy and its clinical application. The first session focuses on persistent pain following reverse arthroplasty for fracture.

📍 Online, 17:00–18:00
🔊 English

Register now
https://ow.ly/L4B750Z4ynT

Adresse

Clavadelerstrasse 8
Davos Platz
7270

Webseite

http://www.aotrauma.org/, https://campsite.bio/aotrauma

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