AO Screw?

[krabmas]

Does anyone out there know what AO stands for in front of screw?

Almost every pod uses AO screws and most don't know what it stands for.

I found out a few days ago and was shocked. Before I post the answer I am interested to see how many other people know or can find out.

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[diabeticfootdr]

Does anyone out there know what AO stands for in front of screw?

Almost every pod uses AO screws and most don't know what it stands for.

I found out a few days ago and was shocked. Before I post the answer I am interested to see how many other people know or can find out.

Algemeinshaft fur osteosynthesefragen.

 

[krabmas]

Algemeinshaft fur osteosynthesefragen.

I should have known you'd be the first to post.

That is what I found also when I searched the web. It took a while since I could not find any free articles (I was at home) that had it written out.

 

[diabeticfootdr]

I should have known you'd be the first to post.

That is what I found also when I searched the web. It took a while since I could not find any free articles (I was at home) that had it written out.

Ha ha, no hard feelings, I studied in Germany for a year and did a surgical practicum.

But I bet you're right, not many know what it stands for -- try and get them to pronounce it!!

 

[efs]

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthesefragen.
English translation:
Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, though I think a more literal translation would be something along the lines of Working Group for the Study of Bone Fragment Fusion.

 

[krabmas]

Ha ha, no hard feelings, I studied in Germany for a year and did a surgical practicum.

But I bet you're right, not many know what it stands for -- try and get them to pronounce it!!

Where did you study in Germany? And do you know what Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen means in English?

 

[diabeticfootdr]

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthesefragen.
English translation:
Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, though I think a more literal translation would be something along the lines of Working Group for the Study of Bone Fragment Fusion.

Oh you're right . . . algemeinshaft = business

see krabmas, i can admit when i'm incorrect

 

[krabmas]

Where did you study in Germany? And do you know what Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen means in English?

never mind

 

[krabmas]

Oh you're right . . . algemeinshaft = business

see krabmas, i can admit when i'm incorrect

Ha Ha Ha Ha


Every where I looked for Arbeitsgemeinschaft it came up with association so I assume that it is german for association even if we USians would say it means working group. The German language is crazy.

 

[krabmas]

I posted this question in the Orthopedic residency boards and no one replied.