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.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…, ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?Severe curves, sagitta...
09/14/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…, ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?

Severe curves, sagittal imbalance, revision surgery, and challenging fixation can quickly turn a familiar case into a complex one.

๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ is a two-day interactive course designed to help surgeons strengthen their approach to complex deformity casesโ€”from evaluation and planning through correction and complication management.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—–๐—”
๐Ÿ“… ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Designed for early-career orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons, fellows, and practicing spine surgeons.

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore the course & register: https://go.aona.org/spine_adv_techniques

09/10/2026

AO North America is hitting the road, and weโ€™re looking forward to connecting with our community along the way.

If youโ€™re attending one of this fallโ€™s meetings, come find us. Meet members of the AO NA team, learn whatโ€™s new, explore ways to get involvedโ€”and yes, pick up some AO swag while youโ€™re there.

Hereโ€™s where weโ€™ll be:

OTA Annual Meeting โ€” September 23โ€“26 | Nashville, TN
ACVS Summit โ€” October 7โ€“10 | Charlotte, NC
NYSSOS Annual Meeting โ€” November 20โ€“21 | Saratoga Springs, NY
CCJR โ€” December 9โ€“12 | Orlando, FL

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น? ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐Ÿ“ Watch and click to see where weโ€™re headed! ๐Ÿ”— https://blog.aona.org/connect-with-ao-north-america-fall-2026

AO Spine North America is proud to sponsor this yearโ€™s Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum...
09/10/2026

AO Spine North America is proud to sponsor this yearโ€™s Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum!

Attending SMISS? Join us for the AO NA-sponsored beverage break today at 4 PM in the Tower Ballroom Foyer.

Elizabeth Yu, MD, AO Spine NA Faculty and Chair of the Community Development Committee, will be there and looks forward to connecting with colleagues across the spine community.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday, September 10
โฐ 4 PM
๐Ÿ“ Tower Ballroom Foyer

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

08/31/2026

AO Spine NA Online Series Complex Cervical
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ September 14, 2026
โฐ 9 PM ET

Join us for Session 3 of our caseโ€‘based cervical series, featuring discussions on deformity, trauma, and infection across three key dates. This confidential forum allows surgeons to present cases, receive expert input, and learn from peers.

Session Breakdown:
โ€ข Aug 3 โ€” Complex Cervical: Deformity
โ€ข Aug 17 โ€” Complex Cervical: Trauma
โ€ข Sep 14 โ€” Complex Cervical: Infection

๐Ÿ”— Comment โ€œ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€ for the link

08/28/2026

Dr. Ollie Roger knows where weโ€™re headed for OneAOยฎ 2027. The rest of us will have to wait for the clues.

Think you already know?

๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop your best guess in the comments.

Havenโ€™t met Ollie yet? Watch his introduction and join the journey.

๐Ÿ”— Sign up for future clues + the big reveal:
https://go.aona.org/OneAO-Updates

08/25/2026

โš ๏ธ NEW SERIES: AO Spine NA Online Seriesโ€”KF Deformity

๐Ÿ“† September 9 & November 11, 2026

โฐ 8PM ET

Learn to improve care for patients with spinal deformities in this exciting two-part online series. Discussions will help you enhance your practice and your patient outcomes through treatment planning and evidence-based decision-making. Don't miss out on the opportunity to gain real-world insights from experts in the field!

๐Ÿ”— Comment "SpineWebinars" to secure your seat today!

08/25/2026

๐ŸŒŽ Where in the world is OneAOยฎ going?

The destination is still a secretโ€”but the journey to the reveal starts now.

Meet Dr. Ollie Roger, AO North Americaโ€™s surgeon-shaped USB drive, longtime promotional favorite, and now our OneAOยฎ 2027 mascot.

Over the coming weeks, Ollie will be dropping hints about where weโ€™re headed. Think you can figure it out before the big reveal? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ‘‡ Leave a comment with your best guess.

Then sign up to follow the fun and get future OneAOยฎ 2027 updates: ๐Ÿ”— https://go.aona.org/OneAO-Updates

๐Ÿ“… OneAOยฎ 2027 | April 22โ€“25, 2027

08/21/2026

Welcome back! In this week's , Dr. Phil Mitchell returns to answer a simple but important question: what should you keep in mind when preparing for a case?

๐Ÿฉบ Check back on Fridays for more tips & tricks to boost your orthopedic knowledge and help prepare you for success in any case that comes your way!

โš ๏ธ Don't forget! AO NA LINK Session 2 airs on September 10, 2026 at 8PM ET. Stay tuned for more information and secure your seat today!

https://blog.aona.org/fracture-friday/

08/16/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ๐— ๐—œ: ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

OneAOยฎ returns ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ.

But what's the location?

Weโ€™re not telling you just yet. ๐Ÿ˜‰

We have a BIG destination reveal on the wayโ€”and plenty more planned for OneAOยฎ 2027.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—”๐—ขยฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? Drop your guess in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

And sign up for OneAOยฎ updates so you donโ€™t miss the reveal: https://go.aona.org/OneAO-Updates

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