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What does ao mean in a weber b fracture and weber b 1:2?

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Dr. Wenjay Sung answered

Specializes in Podiatry

AO: Ao stands for the organization that developed standards for internal fixation of bone and joints. Here's their website: https://www.Aofoundation.Org/structure/pages/default.Aspx.

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Answered 6/21/2013

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Ao stands for : Arbeitsgemeinshaft fur osteosynthesefragen. It is the group that helped publicize rigid internal fixation for fractures. Read this for more. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9520870/.

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Answered 6/19/2022

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