AO Foundation

02/04/2026

At the AO Foundation, our work is guided by a clear mission: promoting excellence in patient care and outcomes 🏥 in trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. We are a global, 🌐 medically guided, not-for-profit organization, united by shared values such as trust, respect, collaboration 🤝, and a commitment to lifelong learning 📚.

For Ingrida Mula, Legal & Compliance Manager Digital Law, this mix of variety, global scope, and teamwork 💙 makes the AO a truly unique place to work:

🗨️ "The wide range of different initiatives, projects, and ideas keeps my role at the AO engaging. I value working on regional and cross-border matters while collaborating with colleagues from diverse backgrounds."

✅ At the AO, flexibility, responsibility, and collaboration go hand in hand—supported by a culture built on trust and purpose. It's no coincidence that the AO is certified as a Great Place To Work.

👉 Curious to learn more about working at the AO? Explore our career opportunities: 🔗 https://ow.ly/A1Rs50YscNc

30/03/2026

🎓🧠 Quiz time: When does education have the greatest impact on patient care? 🩺🌍

A) 📚🏅 When it delivers high‑quality content, certifications, and strong participant satisfaction scores.
B) 🎯📈 When it improves clinical performance through trusted, evidence‑informed learning that can be applied directly in daily practice.
C) 📊📝 When it focuses on knowledge transfer and completion rates, regardless of changes in clinical behavior.

Share your answer in the comments 👇 and tag a mentor, colleague, or trainee who's passionate about learning and professional development. 🎓🔥

🔎 Find the solution and learn more about the AO's education: https://ow.ly/MTWL50YsKVh

29/03/2026

🎉 birthday post! 🎂

Today, we once again honor the birthday of Maurice Edmond Müller (1918–2009)—one of the founders of the AO Foundation, visionary trauma surgeon, and lifelong advocate for education and innovation. 🔩👨‍🎓⚕️

More than a pioneer of modern fracture treatment, he believed deeply in discipline, responsibility, and service to others—values that continue to guide the global AO community today. 🧭

As Janine Aebi-Müller, his daughter, said: "Loving, giving, and helping people was his life, and he lived with an iron discipline. Thinking about what was appropriate and right, he put it into rules and then strictly adhered to them."

Nearly two decades after his passing, his legacy lives on—in operating rooms, classrooms, and the shared commitment of the global AO community. 🌍🤝

💬 Do you know other AO founders or early AO stories?
We'd love to hear your memories in the comments.

📖 Read the full interview here: https://ow.ly/6In250Yzxxv

27/03/2026

❄️ Good news this ! 🚀
The pioneering FROST Registry (Fracture-Related Outcome Study for Operatively Treated Tibial Shaft Fractures) is well underway.

🌍 This global, multicenter study is a key part of the AO's mission to improve the prevention and treatment of fracture‑related infection (FRI):
🔹 Launched in 2018 by the Anti‑Infection Global Expert Committee (AIGEC)
🔹 Focused on epidemiology and treatment concepts for tibial shaft fractures
🔹 1,000+ patients enrolled worldwide
🔹 Data analyses ongoing 📊
🔹 Results and publications coming soon—please stay tuned! 👀

Driven by experts from the AO Innovation Translation Center, FROST outcome data will be pivotal in the global effort to address the complex problem of FRI.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/1hGp50Yz1Lv

25/03/2026

🎞️ From theory to practice: In today's episode, AO CMF fellow Karen Ty takes us into the operating room. 👩🏻‍⚕️💡

24/03/2026

🎉 Let’s continue celebrating 15 years of AO Spine Knowledge Forums (KFs)!

Go behind the scenes with another video that reveals what truly makes the KFs so unique—bringing experts together, fostering open exchange, and turning shared knowledge into real impact. 🧠🤝🎥

23/03/2026

🔬 Quiz time: When does research make the biggest difference for patients?

A) When it produces a large volume of peer‑reviewed publications and citations. 📊📚
B) When it delivers high‑quality laboratory findings that advance scientific understanding. 🧫🔍
C) When it creates evidence and knowledge that can be applied to improve patient care and outcomes. 🧠➡️🩺

👇 Comment your answer!
✨ Bonus: Tag someone who loves translating science into better patient care.

🔎 Check the solution and discover the AO's research: https://ow.ly/F5R750YsKAa

20/03/2026

💡 With this week's we're highlighting an inspiring clinical case: a critical size bone defect in the distal humerus successfully healed with the TRUMATCH™ Graft Cage – Long Bone.

👨‍⚕️ Expert trauma surgeon Brent Norris (Oklahoma, 🇺🇸) treated a 35‑year‑old patient with a complex history of non–union/malunion and implant failure following previous ORIF. Postop stability and function were greatly improved.

✅ Innovation in action—providing wider treatment options for challenging cases of segmental bone loss.

📸 Explore the full clinical case—including intra‑operative details and follow‑up images—and learn more about the surgical approach and outcomes: 👉 https://ow.ly/1U8B50YvMNJ

18/03/2026

👩🏻‍⚕️🎞️ A glimpse into everyday life as an AO CMF fellow — today, the series continues with episode 5/7, where Karen shares her favorite parts of the day. ⬇️

18/03/2026

✨ Another look back from ! 🌟

🔟 Ten years ago, in March 2016, the AO launched the AO Approved Solutions website—creating a dedicated digital space for surgical devices and techniques developed and approved through the AO TK System (today the AO Technical Commission).

Designed with a responsive layout from the start 💻📱, the platform made trusted AO‑approved solutions accessible across devices and easier to navigate than ever.

✅ Users are able to:
• filter by anatomical region, product type, and approval date 🦴📅
• access detailed product information 📄🔎
• explore clinical cases, surgical images, and videos 🩺📸

👉 Take a look: 🔗

AO Foundation constantly develops new operation techniques, implants and instruments under the medical guidance of independent surgeons.

16/03/2026

💡➡️🩺 Quiz time: When does innovation in health care truly make a difference in patient outcomes?

A) When it leads to validated solutions that go from bench to bedside. 💡
B) When it introduces new technology. ⚙️
C) When it attracts attention. 👀

👇 Comment with your answer!
✨ Bonus: Tag a colleague who'd enjoy this quiz! 🤝

🔎 Discover the solution here: https://ow.ly/XFQf50YsJGU

13/03/2026

🚀 Welcome to !
This week, we revisit the VOLT™ Proximal Humerus Plating System with a new clinical case from expert shoulder and upper extremity surgeon Harry Hoyen (Cleveland, Ohio, US).

👩‍🦰 The case:
A 24-year-old woman sustained a proximal humerus fracture in a car accident. X-rays showed varus displacement of the humerus involving the surgical neck and greater tuberosity.

✅ The solution:
She was successfully treated with a 3-hole VOLT™ Proximal Humerus plate, designed by the AO Technical Commission's former Shoulder Expert Group. The system features VOLT™ locking plate holes for better screw positioning and greater flexibility—along with an expanded implant selection and multiple plate lengths to address a wide range of fracture situations. 🛠️✨

💡 Innovation in action:
Explore the full clinical case, including pre- and post-operative imaging.
👉 https://ow.ly/iBVt50YsoI7