AO Trauma Online Course—Basic Principles of Fracture Management Essentials
An introductory course for residents in surgical training, and doctors interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in operative fracture management.
The AO Trauma online course Basic Principles of Fracture Management Essentials covers the knowledge component of the Basic Principles course. It teaches fundamental principles and current concepts in the treatment of injuries, incorporating the latest techniques in operative fracture management.
This course does not replace the Basic Principles course, rather complements it by giving participants the opportunity to prepare for a face-to-face course or revise concepts learned during a face-to-face course.
Why you should choose this course
Lecture recordings by top international faculty
30 days to finish the course at your own pace
For surgeons in training and residents
Network with colleagues from all over the world
Follows the Basic Principles curriculum
Course content
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Course modules
- Module 1: General Principles
- Module 2: Stability and biomechanics of bone healing
- Module 3: Treatment of diaphyseal fractures
- Module 4: Treatment of articular fractures
- Module 5: Preoperative planning and forearm fractures
- Module 6: Emergency management and minimally invasive surgery
- Module 7: Special situations and problems
Target audience
- Doctors in surgical training
- Doctors interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in operative fracture management
Competencies
- Understand the concepts of stability, their influence on bone healing, and how to apply implants to achieve the appropriate stability
- Plan a treatment based on assessment, imaging, classification, and decision making
- Apply reduction techniques in fracture management with attention to the soft tissue
- Apply implants according to their properties utilizing different application techniques
- Assess and treat diaphyseal fractures
- Assess and treat articular and periarticular fractures
- Demonstrate strategies for assessing and treating open fractures and soft-tissue injuries
- Manage the polytrauma patient
- Evaluate, classify, and formulate a treatment plan for pelvic injuries and acetabular fractures
- Recognize risk factors and complications and manage accordingly
- Recognize and treat bone union disorders
- Recognize and manage special fracture circumstances
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.
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Term: 2023–2025
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Term: 2023–2025
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