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AO Davos Courses: The future of medical education—today
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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.
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AO Spine RECODE DCM
Our study is a consensus process to improve research efficiency in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM)
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“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, AO Technical Commission member