AO Trauma Course—Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Management

Surgeons participating in this course will learn how to address acute management of pelvic ring and acetabular injuries; how to evaluate, diagnose, classify, and determine appropriate timing and indications for interventions. They will be able to apply knowledge and skills in selection and performance of the surgical approach for specific injuries and definitive reconstruction of complex fractures.

Participants should be fully trained orthopedic and/or trauma surgeons with subspecialty interest in the treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures. They must have already completed the AO Trauma Courses—Basic Principles and Advanced Principles of Fracture Management.

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Target audience

Surgeons whose primary need is to learn or improve skills in pelvic and acetabular surgery, from various training paths:
Orthopedics: sub-specialists, fellowship trained, pelvic-acetabular surgeons, general training
Trauma: fellowship training, general training

Course impressions

Competencies

Perform emergency clinical assessment with specific focus to pelvic ring and hemodynamic instability. Apply ATLS protocols
Recognize when and how to perform emergency stabilization
Perform secondary full patient assessment
Order and interpret imaging evaluations
Plan treatment—acute and definitive
Assess the impact of comorbidities and concomitant injuries
Plan and perform approach, reduction, and fixation
Prevent, identify, and address complications
Adapt treatment according to specific bone structure / quality
Delineate and perform postoperative management protocol
Perform salvage techniques

What does competency-based curriculum development mean?

Pelvis and acetabulum education taskforce

The pelvis and acetabulum education taskforce is a group of experts who build and continuously improve our educational program. It consists of three international program editors (IPEs).

See a full list of all regional program contributors and past international program editors.