AO Trauma Course—Foot and Ankle Trauma
AO Trauma’s foot and ankle curriculum offers a wide range of competency-based activities and resources that support your educational needs. The Masters-level course is aimed at traumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons and other surgeons actively engaged in the treatment of foot and ankle fractures, who want to increase their level of specialization in lower limb treatment.
The courses teach current concepts and techniques of complex foot and ankle surgery, aiming at full functional restoration of the injured foot. Participating surgeons concentrate on the application of surgical planning and advanced techniques in the management of complex foot and ankle injuries.
Why you should choose this course
Top national, regional, and international faculty
2-4 days in duration
For surgeons who already treat foot and ankle fractures
Network with colleagues from all over the world
CME credits
Course content
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Course modules
- Module 1: Ankle trauma
- Module 1a: Ankle fractures
- Module 1b: Pilon fractures
- Module 2: Hindfoot trauma
- Module 2a: Calcaneal fractures
- Module 2b: Talar fractures
- Module 3: Midfoot trauma
- Module 3a: Lisfranc fractures
- Module 3b: Chopart/navicular fractures
- Module 4: Forefoot trauma
- Module 5: Soft-tissue trauma
- Module 6: Anatomical specimen workshops full day
- Module 7: Minimally invasive osteosynthesis
- Module 1: Ankle trauma
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Practical exercises
- Pilon Fracture
- Calcaneal fracture
- Lisfranc fractures
Course details may be subject to change. Please check your chosen date and location for the detailed program.
Target audience
- Foot and ankle specialists early in their careers
- Generalists (orthopedics) spending about 20 percent of their time on trauma (including community surgeons)
- Foot and ankle experts
- Trauma surgeons
Course impressions
AO Trauma’s foot and ankle curriculum offers a wide range of competency-based activities and resources that support your educational needs. The Masters-level course is aimed at traumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons and other surgeons actively engaged in the treatment of foot and ankle fractures, who want to increase their level of specialization in lower limb treatment.
The courses teach current concepts and techniques of complex foot and ankle surgery, aiming at full functional restoration of the injured foot. Participating surgeons concentrate on the application of surgical planning and advanced techniques in the management of complex foot and ankle injuries.
Foot and ankle education task force
Lori Reed (US)
Term: 2022–2027
Igors Terjajevs (LV)
Term: 2023–2025
Alexandre Godoy-Santos (BR)
Term: 2024–2026
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“This curriculum redesign promotes interactive learning and offers a robust and flexible framework to build education that improves health care delivery. I'm sure it will equip our surgeon learners with better tools for improving their patients' outcomes.”
Stefan Rammelt (DE), former member of the foot and ankle education taskforce
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