Our community
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The AO brings together outstanding specialists in their fields. The AO community is a diverse network of highly talented individuals who share one common goal: improving patient outcomes. The AO surgeon network cooperate closely with those working in preclinical and clinical research, product design, quality control and innovation development.
This video explores one aspect of this cooperation, offering an insight into innovation research at the AO Research Institute Davos.
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Community zones
AO Trauma
AO Trauma creates a dynamic environment fostering change through its state-of-the-art research and education and an interactive community, empowering the next generation of surgeons.
AO Spine
AO Spine is composed of surgeons, researchers, ORP, and health care professionals from all continents providing educational, research, consulting and networking opportunities
AO CMF
AO CMF is a driving force in education and research using modern techniques to achieve successful patient rehabilitation for a global community of surgeons.
AO VET
AO VET's mission is to advance the practice of veterinary surgery to improve patient outcomes by promoting clinical and experimental research, education and development.
AO Recon
AO Recon is a global network of orthopedic surgeons delivering best-in-class education in joint preservation and replacement.
Resources
Whatever your specialist area, the AO's resources offer you valuable support in enhancing your abilities, learning new skills, and responding to changing clinical needs.
AO Research Institute Davos activity reports
Get the latest on AO research innovation from the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI).
Experts' Symposia
Where outstanding minds come together in a robust process to improve available treatments.
AO Spine RECODE DCM
Our study is a consensus process to improve research efficiency in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM)
AO Davos Courses
A gateway to excellence in your field, find your AO at our flagship educational event.
“Advances in the surgical treatment of trauma have generated the need for more sophisticated RIA instrumentation. The new generation RIA device will allow surgeons to continue to improve outcomes in complex cases where patients require reaming and bone grafting.”
Hans-Christoph Pape, RIA Taskforce Chair, AO Technical Commission