The future of fracture treatment Lecture time: 15 minutes Target audience: Doctors in surgical training. The Principles course is also open to those surgeons who are interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in operative fracture management. Author: AOT Principles Course

Preparation of the lecture Please review learning outcomes on next slide before you start Use common terms and simple language. The “Notes” section can be used to add additional information where indicated At the end of the lecture, include a summary slide with a take-home message (1-5 points) Make sure the number of slides matches with the lecture time indicated on the title slide Use of images: please indicate the source. You can use images from the AO Surgery Reference (http://www.aorsurgery.org). A large number of illustrations is also available from the Faculty Image library: https://images.aofoundation.org/Standard/SelectCatalog3.jsp Submit final draft to: carl.lau@aofoundation.org Deadline for submission: End of March 2013

Learning outcomes DiscussRecall trends in new implant technology List research topics currently concerned with bone healing AppeciateName new theories of fracture treatment such as gene therapy / stem cell research