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AO Asia Pacific Experts' Seminar

2009-09-04

AO Asia Pacific Experts' Seminar

Find out about the results of this seminar that took place on July 11, 2009, in Singapore.

Prof Thomas P Rüedi honored by Nepal Orthopedic Association

2009-07-28

Prof Thomas P Rüedi honored by Nepal Orthopedic Association

In Katmandu, on May 23, 2009, Prof Rüedi, became an honorary member of the Nepal Orthopedic Association

AO Symposium on lower limb injury

2009-05-15

AO Symposium on lower limb injury

Download the report on this event held at the start of 2009 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AO ORP Principles Course in New Zealand

2009-05-07

AO ORP Principles Course in New Zealand

Read these two accounts of the recent course held in Christchurch.

AO Pelvic Course in India

2009-02-16

AO Pelvic Course in India

This course to be held from April 16 to 19, 2009, in New Delhi is fully booked out.

AO SEC Courses for surgeons and ORP in Nepal

2009-02-12

AO SEC Courses for surgeons and ORP in Nepal

These courses are scheduled to take place in May 2009.

AOAP Newsletter

2009-02-03

AOAP Newsletter

The first edition of 2009 is now available. Read more...

AO Jubilee Symposium in Bangalore canceled

2008-12-01

AO Jubilee Symposium in Bangalore canceled

The AO Jubilee Symposium due to be held on December 3, 2008, in Bangalore, India, has been canceled due to the terror events in Mumbai.

AO Course in Geriatric Fracture Management, Singapore

2008-11-25

AO Course in Geriatric Fracture Management, Singapore

A two-day course on this topic was held in Singapore in mid-November 2008.

AOAP Newsletter

2008-10-27

AOAP Newsletter

The October 2008 edition is now available. Read more...

AO Asia Pacific Experts’ Seminar

2008-10-27

AO Asia Pacific Experts’ Seminar

The 2nd AO Experts’ Seminar in the AO Asia Pacific Region took place in Tokyo, Japan.

Asian honor

2008-10-23

Asian honor

Prof Thomas Rüedi conferred with an honorary membership in Thailand.

AO Asia Pacific celebrates 50 years of the AO

2008-09-29

AO Asia Pacific celebrates 50 years of the AO

An AOAA Jubilee Symposium was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand - now with picture show of the event.

Transforming surgery, changing lives

2008-09-18

Transforming surgery, changing lives

This unique AO 50th anniversary book is now available to buy online.

The AO in Australia and New Zealand

2008-09-10

The AO in Australia and New Zealand

Read these reports to gain an insight into AO activities in these two countries.

AO Jubilee Symposium – new concepts in osteoporotic fractures

2008-08-29

AO Jubilee Symposium – new concepts in osteoporotic fractures

This event was held during the SICOT/SIROT Triennial World Congress in Hong Kong.

Now available in Chinese

2008-08-25

Now available in Chinese

The AO launches its first Chinese-language AO Surgery Reference module, the malleolar module.

AO Chapter Singapore

2008-08-06

AO Chapter Singapore

The 53rd AOAA chapter on the planet.

Happy 80th birthday!

2008-07-28

Happy 80th birthday!

Prof Siegfried Weller, a long-term supporter of the AO in Asia, has reason to celebrate.

My first trip to Davos

2008-07-21

My first trip to Davos

Suthorn Bavonratanavech shares his memories of his first AO course in Switzerland.

AOAP Newsletter

2008-07-01

AOAP Newsletter

The July 2008 edition is now available to download. Subscription by e-mail is now also possible. Read more...

Trustees Meeting 2008

2008-06-20

Trustees Meeting 2008

The largest ever Trustees Meeting was held in Davos, Switzerland, from June 11 to June 14, 2008.

AO CMF Asia Pacific

2008-06-10

AO CMF Asia Pacific

Prof Kazuo Shimozato has been elected as the new chairman of AO CMF Asia Pacific.

AO Knee Osteotomy Workshop

2008-05-15

AO Knee Osteotomy Workshop

The first workshop on this topic was held in Tokyo in April 2008.

AOAP newsletter, April 2008

2008-05-05

AOAP newsletter, April 2008

The second AOAP newsletter of 2008 is now available online.

Half-price subscription to the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

2008-04-22

Half-price subscription to the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

AOSpine members can benefit from this offer for the official publication of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association.

AO Fellowship trauma unit in Japan

2008-04-22

AO Fellowship trauma unit in Japan

The first Japanese AO Fellowship trauma unit has opened in Kochi Prefecture.

AO Manual of Fracture Management—Hand and Wrist

2008-04-21

AO Manual of Fracture Management—Hand and Wrist

The Chinese edition of this book from AO Publishing is now available.

AO Japan

2008-03-26

AO Japan

Three AO anniversaries were celebrated at the end of February 2008, in Kobe, Japan.

AO Principles in Operative Fracture Management for Operating Room Personnel

2008-02-18

AO Principles in Operative Fracture Management for Operating Room Personnel

A report on the AO ORP Course held in Hong Kong in January 2008.

Addition of John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia to our list of fellowship centers

2008-02-18

Addition of John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia to our list of fellowship centers

Our ever-expanding list of fellowship centers welcomes a new addition!

Hong Kong holds Asia’s first-ever AO Course in Geriatric Fracture Management

2008-02-18

Hong Kong holds Asia’s first-ever AO Course in Geriatric Fracture Management

This groundbreaking course was held from January 25 to 27, 2008.

Newsletter AOAP January 2008

2008-02-11

Newsletter AOAP January 2008

The first AOAP newsletter of 2008 is now available online.

World Forum for Spine Research

2008-02-08

World Forum for Spine Research

The AO Foundation and AOSpine can be proud of their involvement in the success of this recent meeting.

Review of the AO’s Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) book.

2008-01-17

Review of the AO’s Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) book.

A glowing critique of this book was published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Hand course in Hong Kong

2008-01-17

Hand course in Hong Kong

Details on this course to be held in February 2008 are now available.

Article from the AO Dialogue magazine on AO Asia Pacific

2008-01-07

Article from the AO Dialogue magazine on AO Asia Pacific

This article outlines the setting up and current structure of AO Asia Pacific.

AOAP Regional combined courses 2008

2007-11-28

AOAP Regional combined courses 2008

From September 24 - 28, 2008 in Chiangmai.

Geriatric Fracture Management

2007-11-19

Geriatric Fracture Management

Find out more about this course to be held in January, 2008, in Hong Kong.

Newsletter AOAP October 2007

2007-10-02

Newsletter AOAP October 2007

The October edition of the AO Asia Pacific Newsletter has been published!

Newsletter AOAP August 2007

2007-08-15

Newsletter AOAP August 2007

Read the August edition of the AO Asia Pacific Newsletter here.

AO Asia Pacific office

2007-08-08

AO Asia Pacific office

The AOAP office in Hong Kong opened on July 23, 2007.

AO CMF Asia Pacific

2007-08-06

AO CMF Asia Pacific

The CMF group of AO Oceania has joined AO CMF Asia to create AO CMF Asia Pacific.

AOAP Inaugural board meeting held in Hong Kong

2007-04-29

AOAP Inaugural board meeting held in Hong Kong

On April 7th the AO Trauma Asia Pacific board held its inaugural board meeting in Hong Kong.

AO Asia-Pacific Newsletter April 2007

2007-04-15

AO Asia-Pacific Newsletter April 2007

Our newsletter for April 2007 has just been published.

2nd AOAP Asian Chapter Symposium 2007

2007-04-03

2nd AOAP Asian Chapter Symposium 2007

From 3rd - 6th October 2007, a symposium will be held on Jeju Island, South Korea.