AAOS Orthopaedic Trauma Update in Tactics and Techniques
Course #2603040
More lab time. More faculty access. More options in the OR.
This popular hands-on skills course delivers the latest treatment strategies and techniques for managing fractures across the anatomical areas. A dynamic faculty of renowned trauma specialists help you modernize your treatment methods to build confidence in selecting the best option for your injured patients.
An effective blend of lectures, live surgical demonstrations, and case reviews refresh your knowledge before moving to the lab to practice open and minimally invasive surgical approaches. Procedures incorporate relevant anatomy, implant position, and clamp position for fracture fixation.
Spend the majority of the course in the lab practicing various techniques within:
- Knee and Ankle Spanning External Fixation
- Anterior and Anteriolateral Approaches to Femoral Neck
- Distal Femur Medial and Lateral Approaches
- Tibial Plateau Fracture Approaches
- Leg Fasciotomies Techniques
- Pilon/Ankle Approaches
- Talus (Dual) and Calcaneus Approaches
- Proximal Humerus Fracture Approaches
- Humerus Shaft Approaches
- Elbow Approaches
- Forearm Approaches and Fasciotomies
- Wrist Approaches
Why spend two days in the lab?
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Practice with expert faculty nearby — ask questions, troubleshoot techniques and get immediate feedback
- Learn alongside fellow surgeons — compare approaches, troubleshoot difficult cases and exchange practical strategies you can bring back to practice.
- Refine techniques across the extremities — from the proximal humerus to the ankle and foot
- Take home practical technical pearls — reinforce anatomy, implant positioning, clamp placement and fixation strategy
Additional Trauma Training for $199
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Add the OnDemand course AAOS Tips, Tricks, and Indications for Common Fractures when you register for only $199. You’ll receive access from July 2, 2026, through July 2, 2028, giving you two full years to revisit evidence-based strategies, surgical techniques, and practical guidance you can apply in your trauma cases.
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