History of the AO and its global effect on operative fracture ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由PMatter著作·1998·被引用41次—In1958agroupofSwissgeneralandorthopaedicsurgeonsestablishedtheAO(ArbeitsgemeinschaftfürOsteosynthesefragen)ortheAssociationoftheStudy ...

In 1958 a group of Swiss general and orthopaedic surgeons established the AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) or the Association of the Study of Internal Fixation (ASIF) to strive to transform the contemporary treatment of fractures in Switzerland. This association was revolutionary in development of instruments and implants for operative fracture treatment. The first instructional course for teaching the use of these instruments and implants occurred in Davos, Switzerland, in the newly founded Laboratory of Experimental Surgery in 1960. Through a process of internal quality control (AO documentation) the clinical success of these new techniques and implants became evident. Operative fracture treatment gained acceptance throughout Europe and finally worldwide. AO/International (AOI) was founded in 1972 to expand education and the teaching programs for surgeons and operating personnel on an internati...