Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen
Ok kiddo, so there is an organization called Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (or AO for short). This organization is made up of doctors and surgeons who work together to help people who have broken bones.
When you break a bone, your doctor might use metal plates, screws, or wires to hold the broken pieces in place so they can heal. This is called osteosynthesis (o-stee-oh-sin-the-sis).
But to make sure everything goes smoothly and safely, the doctors need to be really good at what they do and use special techniques. That's where AO comes in - they help make sure that doctors all over the world are trained in the best and safest ways to do osteosynthesis.
So, AO is like a big club of bone experts who want to make sure you and everyone else with a broken bone gets the best care possible. Pretty cool, right?
When you break a bone, your doctor might use metal plates, screws, or wires to hold the broken pieces in place so they can heal. This is called osteosynthesis (o-stee-oh-sin-the-sis).
But to make sure everything goes smoothly and safely, the doctors need to be really good at what they do and use special techniques. That's where AO comes in - they help make sure that doctors all over the world are trained in the best and safest ways to do osteosynthesis.
So, AO is like a big club of bone experts who want to make sure you and everyone else with a broken bone gets the best care possible. Pretty cool, right?