AO archive and history
Documenting our mission of improving patient care
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AO Past President Nikolaus Renner: “The AO’s activities should focus on the needs of patients”
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AO Past President Robert McGuire: “Surgeon volunteerism is the greatest thing the AO has to offer”
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AO Past President Suthorn Bavonratanavech: “The AO is truly a global association of surgeons”
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#AO65: The AO celebrates its anniversary on November 6
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Celebrating Martin Allgöwer's Birthday
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AO pioneer Urs Heim’s detailed history of the organization now available in digital format
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Happy Birthday Marvin Tile
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Honoring AO VET’s first female president
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Celebrating the birthdays of two AO founders
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Celebrating a milestone in the AO's history of innovation
The AO cortex screw was designed in 1958 and became a core piece of the AO Instrumentarium
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AO Founder, Peter Matter, celebrates his 90th birthday
He has achieved many milestones in his life and today marks another one.
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Celebrating the 97th birthday of Max Landolt
A milestone for AO Honorary Trustee and lifelong member of the AO community
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30 years of the AO Center Davos
Three decades ago, the AO Center Davos opened its doors and for the first time in AO's history,
all offices were united under one roof -
AO timeline
Founded in 1958 by a group of Swiss surgeons and having changed the world for the better for millions of patients with the standardization of internal fracture fixation, the AO has a long and proud history.
We invite you to explore our milestones in the timeline below, scroll through our historic image collection, and read some of the interesting stories about the AO’s history.
We invite you to explore our milestones in the timeline below, scroll through our historic image collection, and read some of the interesting stories about the AO’s history.
News articles
Dive into stories about how the AO became the global organization it is today.
AO image collection
Take a look at our collection of images of historical importance for the AO.
Archive
If you are in possession of historic material that could be of interest for the AO, contact us.
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AO History publications
Strauf S, Fohim E, Mitterlechner M (Universität St. Gallen)
Die regionalwirtschaftliche Bedeutung der AO Foundation für Davos und den Kanton Graubünden
Eichler K, Höglinger M, Meier F, Knöfler F, Brügger U (ZHAW)
Evaluation of the health economic impact of the AO Foundation
