AO Trauma Course – Foot and Ankle Trauma/Reconstruction
1. Introduction to AO Surgery Reference
The orthopedic trauma section of AO Surgery Reference contains all anatomical areas of fracture management in adult and pediatric patients.
Each module covers the following topics:
- Patient assessment
- Patient preparation and positioning
- Approaches
- Fracture descriptions
- Indications for treatment selection
- Nonoperative and operative treatment options
- Postoperative treatment
Further chapters include general topics, eg, infection, intraoperative imaging, and compartment syndrome.
In a set of pages, Basic techniques, eg, insertion of a cortical lag screw or plating principles, are described step by step with videos and OSapp simulations.
General topics relevant to foot and ankle fracture management:
Below, some AO Surgery Reference links relevant to the foot and ankle course program are listed and grouped according to the respective anatomical area.
2. Distal tibia
- Approaches to the distal tibia
- ORIF - Plate and screws for a complete simple articular, simple metaphyseal fracture
- MIO - Intramedullary nail for a complete simple articular, simple metaphyseal fracture
- Planning of reduction and fixation in ORIF - Plate and screws through anteromedial approach for a complete, multifragmentary articular and metaphyseal fracture
Links to anatomical area:
3. Malleoli
- Approaches to the malleoli
- Intraoperative imaging of the ankle
- ORIF of a suprasyndesmotic, proximal fibular fracture, medial injury, +/- posterior fracture
- Syndesmosis injury: Fibulo-tibial positioning screw
- Lag screw and neutralization plate for a transsyndesmotic, lateral isolated simple fracture
- Volkmann fracture: posterior lag screw
Links to anatomical area:
4. Talus
- Approaches to the talus
- Combined hindfoot injuries
- Emergency reduction in ORIF - Screw and plate fixation for a body fracture
- Reinsertion of an extruded talus
Links to anatomical area:
5. Calcaneus
6. Midfoot
- Approaches to the midfoot
- TMT (Lisfranc) injuries
- Chopart injury
- Chopart/navicular fractures
- Intertarsal crush injury
- General considerations and Temporizing measures in Plate fixation of a cuneiform fracture
Links to anatomical area:
7. Metatarsals
- Approaches to the metatarsals
- Proximal articular fractures of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture)
- Compression plate (T-plate) for a distal extraarticular fracture of the 1st to 4th metatarsal
- Bridge plate fixation of a diaphyseal and proximal extraarticular fracture
- Arthrodesis of length stable proximal articular fractures of metatarsals 1–3
Links to anatomical area:
8. Phalanges
- Approaches to the phalanges of the foot
- Amputation of distal hallux
- MTP joint dislocation
- Plate fixation of diaphyseal and extraarticular end segment fractures of the proximal hallux
- Nail bed excision in lesser toe fractures
Links to anatomical area:
