AO Sports North America
James Stannard, Mauricio Kfuri, and Yves Acklin discuss the AO Sports initiative, including its background and recent educational offerings.
In-person events
AO Sports NA Advanced Knee Course - Patellofemoral
Date: Nov. 14 - 15, 2025
This course reviews the principles of petallar stability, demonstrates the latest techniques, and explores the best practices in the management of patellofemoral injuries. The course includes case-based lectures, interactive sessions, and a hands-on experience with synthetic models that reproduce very closely the anatomy of the knee. The sessions will be moderated by experts in the field presenting the best current evidence related to each topic of the course.
Venue: La Jolla, CA
AO Sports NA Course—Principles of Sports Medicine: The Joint Is an Organ
Date: February 20 - 21, 2026
This two-day course introduces the principles of sports injuries through a variety of interactive educational modalities. Using arthroscopic simulations and practical exercises, 3D-animated tours, and case discussions, this course addresses all fundamental aspects of sports medicine, from anatomy and biomechanics to principles of arthroscopy, fixation strategies, and rehabilitation protocols. Modules and small-group discussions will be moderated by world-renowned expert faculty, and participants will have the opportunity to interact and discuss cases with them. This course is the stepping-stone to AO Sports Advanced and Masters courses.
Venue: Long Beach, CA
AO Sports NA Course—Principles of Sports Medicine: The Joint Is an Organ
Date: August 7 - 8, 2026
This two-day course introduces the principles of sports injuries through a variety of interactive educational modalities. Using arthroscopic simulations and practical exercises, 3D-animated tours, and case discussions, this course addresses all fundamental aspects of sports medicine, from anatomy and biomechanics to principles of arthroscopy, fixation strategies, and rehabilitation protocols. Modules and small-group discussions will be moderated by world-renowned expert faculty, and participants will have the opportunity to interact and discuss cases with them. This course is the stepping-stone to AO Sports Advanced and Masters courses.
Venue: Philadelphia, PA
AO Sports NA Advanced Course Shoulder - Advanced Management of Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Instability
Date: August 14 - 15, 2026
This course addresses current evidence and techniques for the management of challenging sports and soft-tissue pathologies causing shoulder stiffness, pain, weakness, and instability. Small group discussions are moderated by expert faculty and selected arthroscopic and open procedures are performed in the anatomy lab.
Venue: Philadelphia, PA
Online event recordings
Failed Rotator Cuff Repair: Revision Repair vs. Subacromial Balloon Spacer
Drs. Amon Ferry, Brent Ponce, and David Weinstein
How I Treat a Massive Rotator Cuff Tear
Drs. Amon Ferry, Paul Favorito, Shariff K. Bishai, and Brent Ponce
Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Instability
Drs. Martin Jaeger, Amon Ferry, and Shiyi Chen
Viewing this webinar requires a registered AO account.
Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Tears
Drs. Amon T. Ferry, Shiyi Chen, and Martin Jaeger
Viewing this webinar requires a registered AO account.
