AO Trauma Course – Principles of Fracture Management for ORP

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 and Intraoperative imaging.

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.

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

Remember the AO principles of fracture management when preparing for surgery, in particular:

• Patient positioning providing good access to operation field
• Soft-tissue preservation and protection
• Early and safe mobilization

• Preparation/Positioning for management of proximal humeral fractures
• Intraoperative imaging of the proximal humerus
• ORIF - Plate fixation* of a 4-part proximal humeral fracture with varus malalignment

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• Proximal humerus

• All patient preparation for management of proximal forearm fractures
• Cerclage compression wiring of a simple olecranon fracture

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• Proximal forearm

• Patient preparation for management of forearm shaft fractures
• Compartment syndrome in the arm
• ORIF – Compression plating* of a simple fracture of the radius and ulna
• ORIF - Bridge plating of a multifragmentary fracture of both bones

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• Forearm shaft

• ORIF - Palmar plate* for management of a complete articular fracture of the distal radius

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• Distal forearm
• Carpal bones

• ATLS
• Stabilization of the pelvic ring using a large external fixator*
• External fixation: Emergency stabilization with a C-clamp for Acute pelvic treatment*

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• Pelvic ring
• Acetabulum

• All patient preparations for management of proximal femoral fractures
• Nailing (short nail)* of an intertrochanteric fracture
• Sliding hip screw (DHS) for the management of a simple two-part pertrochanteric fracture
• Sliding hip screw with trochanter stabilization plate for the management of a multifragmentary pertrochanteric fracture
• Perioperative care for elderly hip fracture patients*

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• Proximal femur

• All patient preparations for management of femoral shaft fractures
• Application of the large distractor during MIO - Bridge plating (LISS or LCP) for Wedge, intact, distal 1/3 fractures* of a wedge fracture
• Antegrade nailing* of a simple, transverse fracture

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• Femur shaft

• All patient preparations for management of proximal tibia fractures
• ORIF – Conventional plating of a complete articular fracture of the proximal tibia

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• Proximal tibia

• All patient preparations for management of tibial shaft fractures
• Compartment syndrome in the leg
• External fixation: modular, uniplanar, and with ring fixator*
• Intramedullary nailing

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• Tibial shaft

• All patient preparations for management of malleolar fractures
• MIO - Compression plate for an extraarticular, simple fracture*
• ORIF for transsyndesmotic, posterior, lateral simple, and medial fractures
• ORIF for a suprasyndesmotic, simple fibular fracture and medial injury
• ORIF for a transsyndesmotic, lateral simple fracture*

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• Distal tibia
• Malleoli

• Essential concepts of pediatric fracture care*
• Patient preparation for surgical management of femoral shaft fractures*
• Retrograde elastic nailing of a femoral shaft fracture*

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• Pediatric trauma