Who we are

Our concept of sports medicine

Yves Acklin, Mauricio Kfuri, and Jim Stannard explain the concept of AO Sports during the AO Davos Courses 2021.

Reflecting on AO Sports courses

In this interview with Yves Acklin we focus on knee injuries and deformities and we find out more about the AO Sports Advanced Course. Yves tells Hannah Shellswell about his most significant insights and lessons learnt from the AO Sports courses over the last few years.

AO Sports: A new knee model for courses

AO Sports has introduced a new knee model in the AO Advanced Course in Knee Injuries and Deformities. Find out about its benefits and how it is changing the participants’ experience and impacting their practice. In this interview with AO Faculty member Ryan Martin, he demonstrates how it works in practice and shares his vision for how this could be developed in the future.

Chairperson and task forces

Brent Ponce, Chairperson

Brent Ponce, MD, specializes in shoulder, knee, sports medicine, total joint replacement, and general orthopaedics. He is especially interested in biomechanics, ligamentous injuries, and the development of surgical instruments, techniques, and implant designs for the shoulder and knee. He is the Chairman of Research at the Hughston Foundation, and is leading the Hughston Orthopaedic Research Fellowship for Medical Students.

Shoulder task force

Knee task force

Principles task force

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