AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation

 

The mission of AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation (AOCID) is to be the leading research organization providing evidence-based knowledge through independently conducted clinical studies, education, and methodological services, in order to facilitate clinical decision making in the field of trauma or musculoskeletal disorders.

AOCID Clinical Research offerings

  • Idea phase
  • Planning phase
  • Monitoring
  • Evaluation and analysis
  • Publication

AOCID Services

  • Methodology
  • Literature services
  • Teaching and training
  • Medical writing and reviewing
  • Advisory and consultancy services
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AO Research Institute Davos

 
The mission of AO Research Institute Davos is excellence in research and development within trauma and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and translation of this knowledge to achieve more effective patient care worldwide.

Goals

  • To contribute high quality basic and translational research and development (both innovative and service oriented) in trauma and disorders of the mus­culoskeletal system in close cooperation with the AO specialties → AOTrauma → AOSpine → AOCMF → AOVET and AO Exploratory Research​.
  • To investigate and improve the performance of surgical procedures, devices and substances to achieve more effective patient treatment.
  • To foster a close relationship with the AO medical community, universities and industry to achieve more effective patient treatment.
  • To provide a research environment and support career development for AO clinicians.

Programs

  • Preclinical services​
  • Biomedical services
  • Musculoskeletal regeneration
  • Musculoskeletal infection group
  • Innovations group
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AO Exploratory Research

 

The mission of AO Exploratory Research (AOER) is to foster and expand a network of scientific professionals that focus on true novel approaches and theories in two focus fields of musculoskeletal science, and to translate emerging knowledge and expertise to the benefit of the AO Mission.

AOER Focus Fields

  • Bone repair and regeneration: mechanisms, bone induction/repair, bone substitute, implant design
  • Cartilage-disc repair and regeneration:  mechanisms, inflammation, replacement, implant design

AOER Collaborative Research Programs

Within each focus field there are one or two collaborative research programs (CRPs). Each CRP is composed of an international, interdisciplinary network of research teams which work on collaborative projects towards the consortium goal. To ensure proper function of the network a "primus inter pares" from the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) is responsible for the scientific coordination. The ARI is a mandatory partner in each AOERB funded consortium​​​​.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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AO Start-up Grants

 
With its Start-up​​ Grants, the AO Foundation supports basic scientific, pre-clinical and clinical research in all areas of trauma, surgery of the musculoskeletal system and related problems. It provides predominantly seed money to individual researchers and research groups, finances pilot studies and supports investigation of new and unconventional ideas or hypotheses.

For all submitted AO Start-up Grants the AO Research Review process will be applied and the funding decision will be made by an independent funding body.

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