AO Spine North America

AO Spine North America Friendship and collegiality top the list of priorities.

The AO Spine NA community is a tight knit group of like-minded spine surgeons who believe in a patient-first, principle-based, and evidence-supported approach to spine care.

๐Ÿง  ๐—”๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€This session focuses on surgical techniques...
06/16/2026

๐Ÿง  ๐—”๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€

This session focuses on surgical techniques in deformity planning, providing practical guidance for orthopedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, fellows, and residents.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿด ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—˜๐—ง
๐Ÿ”— https://go.aona.org/aospine-deformity-webinar2

06/10/2026

๐Ÿง  Complications in spine surgery are challenging, and every surgeon needs the skills to manage them.

The AO Spine NA Course โ€” Managing Complications: Clinically, Ethically, and Legally takes place in Tempe on November 6โ€“7, 2026. Expert faculty will cover clinical approaches, risk management, avoiding compensable events, communication with families, and more. The course also includes practical demonstrations with stateโ€‘ofโ€‘theโ€‘art equipment.

Enrollment is limited and open to practicing orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons.

Learn more and register: https://go.aona.org/aospine-complications-tempe

Know someone who should attend? Tag them.

๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™–๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™˜ ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š? Stop by AO Trauma NA at Booth #2 in St. Johnโ€™s, Newfoundlan...
06/09/2026

๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™–๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™˜ ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š? Stop by AO Trauma NA at Booth #2 in St. Johnโ€™s, Newfoundland & Labrador, June 11โ€“12.

Connect with colleagues, learn about upcoming educational opportunities, and see whatโ€™s new from AO Trauma North America.

We look forward to seeing you there!

๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด #๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ? ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ! Visit the AO Trauma North America team at Booth #2 during the Canadian Orthopaedic...
06/09/2026

๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด #๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ? ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ! Visit the AO Trauma North America team at Booth #2 during the Canadian Orthopaedic Association Conference in St. Johnโ€™s, NL, June 11โ€“12. Weโ€™d love to connect and share whatโ€™s ahead for AO Trauma education and events.

See you there!

06/08/2026

Orthopaedic and neurological surgery residents are invited to attend the AO Spine NA Course โ€“ Principles and Treatment in Spinal Disorders, taking place September 11โ€“12, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois.

This two-day modular program focuses on applying core AO principles โ€” including anatomic reduction, stable fixation, atraumatic technique, and early mobilization โ€” to spinal surgery.

Participants will rotate through small-group modules featuring case discussions and practical exercises, guided by expert faculty from both orthopaedic and neurological spine surgery.

Enrollment is limited to orthopaedic and neurological surgery residents.

We look forward to welcoming you to Chicago.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more & register:
https://go.aona.org/SpinePrinciplesChicago

06/05/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ ICYMI: Highlights from the OneAOยฎ meeting are here!

From meaningful discussions to shared learning and connection, take a look back at some of the moments that brought our community together.

๐ŸŽฅ Watch the recap video and relive the experience!

06/04/2026

๐Ÿง  Adverse events in spine surgery require strong preparation, clear communication, and informed decisionโ€‘making.

The ๐—”๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—” ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†, ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† will take place ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, in ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ. This course examines complications from clinical, legal, ethical, and psychological perspectives, offering practical tools for managing challenging situations.

Topics include riskโ€‘management strategies, avoiding compensable events, communication frameworks, ethical and legal considerations, and handsโ€‘on demonstrations with advanced equipment.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: https://go.aona.org/aospine-complications-tempe

06/01/2026

๐Ÿง  Advance your foundation in spinal surgery

Join the AO Spine North America Course โ€“ Principles and Treatment in Spinal Disorders
๐Ÿ“ Chicago, IL | September 11โ€“12, 2026

Designed for orthopaedic and neurological surgery residents, this course explores how the core AO principlesโ€”anatomic reduction, stable fixation, atraumatic technique, and early mobilizationโ€”apply specifically to spinal surgery.

Through case-based modules, small-group discussions, and practical exercises, participants will also gain essential exposure to spinal disorders from expert orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine faculty.

๐Ÿ“Œ CME Credit: 13.00

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more & register:
https://go.aona.org/SpinePrinciplesChicago

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