AO Trauma Course – Foot and Ankle Trauma/Reconstruction

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:

• Compartment syndrome in the foot
• Compartment syndrome in the leg
• Infection

Below, some AO Surgery Reference links relevant to the foot and ankle course program are listed and grouped according to the respective anatomical area.

• Approaches to the distal tibia
• ORIF - Plate and screws for Complete simple articular, simple metaphyseal fracture

Links to anatomical area:

• Distal tibia

• Approaches to the malleoli
• Intraoperative imaging of the ankle
• ORIF for Suprasyndesmotic, proximal fibular fracture, medial injury, +/- posterior fracture
• Syndesmosis injury: Fibulo-tibial positioning screw
• Lag screw and neutralization plate for Transsyndesmotic, lateral isolated simple fracture

Links to anatomical area:

• Malleoli

• Approaches to the talus

Links to anatomical area:

• Talus

• Approaches to the calcaneus
• MIO - K-wire and screw fixation (joint-depression type)
• MIO - K-wire fixation (tongue type)
• Release of gastrocnemius
• Open fractures

Links to anatomical area:

• Calcaneus

• Approaches to the midfoot
• TMT (Lisfranc) injuries
• Chopart injury
• Chopart/navicular fractures
• Intertarsal crush injury

Links to anatomical area:

• Midfoot

• Approaches to the metatarsals
• Proximal articular fractures of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture)

Links to anatomical area:

• Metatarsals

• Approaches to the phalanges of the foot
• Amputation of distal hallux

Links to anatomical area:

• Phalanges

• Fusion of TMT joint with cuneiform fracture
• Lag screw fixation of TMT joint
• Fusion of naviculocuneiform joint
• Fusion of calcaneocuboid joint
• Arthrodesis of length unstable articular fractures of the 1st–3rd TMT joints
• Arthrodesis of 1st MTP joint