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AO Sports North America AO Sports NA provides gold-standard AO education on the surgical treatment of sports injuries.

AO Sports NA offers high-quality, highly-rated global education focused on knee and shoulder injuries.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—”โ€™๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ!Six courses. Learning and networking opportunities across career stages. Fr...
10/15/2026

๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—”โ€™๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ!

Six courses. Learning and networking opportunities across career stages. From Principles to Advanced and Master courses, build your knee and shoulder expertise, learn with expert faculty, and connect with colleagues in Redondo Beach, San Antonio, and Boston.

Explore the 2027 lineup and look back at our recent Philadelphia course experience: https://blog.aona.org/ao-sports-na-2027-courses/

10/08/2026

Where will you take your skills next? ๐Ÿ“

From residents and fellows building their foundation to practicing surgeons refining their approach, AO Sports North America has courses to match your next move.

Explore the course calendar and find your next destination.

๐Ÿ”— https://go.aona.org/sports_courses

10/01/2026

Are you interested in growing your skillset in shoulder arthroscopy? Then this course is for you! Listen to course faculty Dr. Roger Sohn discuss topics to expect in this one-day intensive course from AO Sports NA and the Boston Shoulder Institute.

Learn a systematic approach to evaluating complex shoulder pathology through expert instruction, case discussions, and hands-on lab experiences. The course will focus particularly on arthroscopic lower trapezius transfer and glenoid bony reconstruction.

What better place to spend Halloween than Boston? Enjoy the spooky season alongside this exciting courseโ€”secure your seat today!

๐Ÿ“† October 31, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Raynham, MA

๐Ÿ”— https://go.aona.org/SportsShoulderArthroscopy

09/25/2026

Are you ready to level up your practice in shoulder arthroscopy? Course chair Dr. Bassem Elhassan is as excited as you are!

Keep watching to see why Dr. Elhassan thinks this course is unique. The intensive, one-day course will feature nationally recognized faculty and extensive cadaver use. You don't want to miss itโ€”secure your seat today!

AO Sports NA Courseโ€”Advanced Techniques in Shoulder Arthroscopy: Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Transfer and Glenoid Bony Reconstruction

๐ŸŽƒ October 31, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Raynham, MA

๐Ÿ”— https://go.aona.org/SportsShoulderArthroscopy

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.Join Bassem Elhassan, MD; Brent Ponce, MD; Ivan Wong, MD; and ...
09/22/2026

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

Join Bassem Elhassan, MD; Brent Ponce, MD; Ivan Wong, MD; and Michael J. Bercik, MD for the newly added AO Sports NA Courseโ€”Advanced Techniques in Shoulder Arthroscopy.

The focus:

๐Ÿ”น Arthroscopic lower trapezius transfer
๐Ÿ”น Glenoid bony reconstruction
๐Ÿ”น Complex case evaluation and surgical planning
๐Ÿ”น Technical pearls and common pitfalls

Designed for senior residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons looking to expand their advanced shoulder arthroscopy skill set.

๐Ÿ“… October 31 | Raynham, MA

View course details + register โ†’ https://go.aona.org/ShoulderArthroscopy

Hands-on learning. Clinical discussion. A community of surgeons learning from one another.๐Ÿ“ธ Take a look inside AO Sports...
09/18/2026

Hands-on learning. Clinical discussion. A community of surgeons learning from one another.

๐Ÿ“ธ Take a look inside AO Sports NAโ€”from time in the lab to the conversations and connections that make the experience more than a course.

Want to be part of it? Join us at an upcoming course or discover more ways to get involved with AO Sports NA: https://www.aofoundation.org/aona/our-community/ao-sports-north-america

09/15/2026

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€”๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜?

From understanding deformity in three dimensions to advances in preoperative planning, fixation, and surgical ex*****on, osteotomies around the knee continue to evolve.

Join AO Sports North America for Osteotomies and the Art of Knee Preservation, an interactive online webinar exploring how these advances are shaping surgical decision-making and patient care.

๐Ÿ“… September 24 | 8โ€“9 PM ET
๐Ÿ’ป Live online
๐ŸŽ“ 1.0 CME

Designed for experienced orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic sports medicine fellows.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Register: https://go.aona.org/Sports-Webinar

Ready to take your shoulder arthroscopy skills further?AO Sports NA is bringing an advanced, one-day course to the Bosto...
09/11/2026

Ready to take your shoulder arthroscopy skills further?

AO Sports NA is bringing an advanced, one-day course to the Boston area, focused on two demanding reconstructive techniques: arthroscopic lower trapezius transfer and glenoid bony reconstruction.

Go beyond the procedure itself to explore patient selection, surgical planning, graft preparation, positioning and fixation, technical challenges, and strategies for complex cases.

๐Ÿ“… October 31, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Raynham, MA

Explore the course faculty and other details โ†’ https://go.aona.org/ShoulderArthroscopy

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜.Courses are just one way to be part of AO North America.Fell...
09/07/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜.

Courses are just one way to be part of AO North America.

Fellowships. Research. Mentorship. Professional connections. A community where you can continue learningโ€”and eventually help others do the same.

Swipe to see where AO NA could take you next. โžก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— aona.org

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