AO Trauma Course—Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Management
Surgeons participating in this course will learn how to address acute management of pelvic ring and acetabular injuries; how to evaluate, diagnose, classify, and determine appropriate timing and indications for interventions. They will be able to apply knowledge and skills in selection and performance of the surgical approach for specific injuries and definitive reconstruction of complex fractures.
Participants should be fully trained orthopedic and/or trauma surgeons with subspecialty interest in the treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures. They must have already completed the AO Trauma Courses—Basic Principles and Advanced Principles of Fracture Management.
Why you should choose this course
Top national, regional, and international faculty
2-3 days in duration
For surgeons who already treat pelvic and acetabular fractures
Network with colleagues from all over the world
CME credits
Surgeons participating in this course will learn how to address acute management of pelvic ring and acetabular injuries; how to evaluate, diagnose, classify, and determine appropriate timing and indications for interventions. They will be able to apply knowledge and skills in selection and performance of the surgical approach for specific injuries and definitive reconstruction of complex fractures.
Participants should be fully trained orthopedic and/or trauma surgeons with subspecialty interest in the treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures. They must have already completed the AO Trauma Courses—Basic Principles and Advanced Principles of Fracture Management.
Target audience
- Surgeons whose primary need is to learn or improve skills in pelvic and acetabular surgery, from various training paths:
- Orthopedics: sub-specialists, fellowship trained, pelvic-acetabular surgeons, general training
- Trauma: fellowship training, general training
Course impressions
Competencies
- Perform emergency clinical assessment with specific focus to pelvic ring and hemodynamic instability. Apply ATLS protocols
- Recognize when and how to perform emergency stabilization
- Perform secondary full patient assessment
- Order and interpret imaging evaluations
- Plan treatment—acute and definitive
- Assess the impact of comorbidities and concomitant injuries
- Plan and perform approach, reduction, and fixation
- Prevent, identify, and address complications
- Adapt treatment according to specific bone structure / quality
- Delineate and perform postoperative management protocol
- Perform salvage techniques
What does competency-based curriculum development mean?
Resources
AO Surgery Reference
Explore the award-winning online repository for surgical knowledge, describing the complete management process from diagnosis to aftercare for fractures in a given anatomical region.
Pelvis and acetabulum education taskforce
David Stephen (Canada)
Term: 2025–2027
Sherif Ahmed Radwan Khaled (EG)
Term: 2023–2025
Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo (ID)
Term: 2024–2026
See a full list of all regional program contributors and past international program editors.
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