AO Sports North America

The AO Sports North America initiative is a network of expert trauma and reconstructive surgeons seeking to provide unbiased, gold-standard education on the surgical treatment of sports injuries and other soft-tissue conditions around the joint.

James Stannard, Mauricio Kfuri, and Yves Acklin discuss the AO Sports initiative, including its background and recent educational offerings.

In-person events

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AO Sports NA Advanced Course - Knee Injuries and Deformities

Date: Feb 13 - 15, 2025 

This course reviews the core principles, demonstrates the latest techniques, and explores the best practices in the management of a variety of knee disorders. 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.  This course runs 2 ½ days, from Thursday morning to Saturday noon time, and covers the anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament reconstructions, posterolateral and posteromedial corner reconstructions, meniscus repair, and the rationale of preoperative planning for deformity correction around the knee.

Venue: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

AO Sports NA Course—Principles of Sports Medicine: The Joint Is an Organ

Date: Feb 16 - 17, 2025 

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: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

AO Sports NA Course—Principles of Sports Medicine: The Joint Is an Organ

Date: Aug 6 - 7, 2025 

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: Nashville, Tennessee

AO Sports NA Advanced Course Shoulder - Advanced Management of Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Instability

Date: Aug 8 - 10, 2025 

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: Nashville, Tennessee

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: San Diego, California

Online event recordings

Failed Rotator Cuff Repair: Revision Repair vs. Subacromial Balloon Spacer

Drs. Amon Ferry, Brent Ponce, and David Weinstein

Failed Instability Surgery

Drs. Amon Ferry, Amir Moinfar, and Scott Sigman

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.

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