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AO Foundation

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The AO Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the care of people with musculoskeletal injuries and their sequelae through research, development, education and quality assurance in the principles, practice, and result of fracture treatment. [1]

13 relations: Biel/Bienne, Data collection, Davos, Dübendorf, Fracture, Human musculoskeletal system, Maurice Edmond Müller, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Orthognathic surgery, Sequela, Switzerland, Synthes, United States.

Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording;;; Bienna, Bienna, Belna) is a town and a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Data collection

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes.

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Davos

Davos (German pronunciation; Tavau, archaic Italian: Tavate) is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

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Dübendorf

Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Fracture

A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress.

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Human musculoskeletal system

The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems.

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Maurice Edmond Müller

Maurice Edmond Müller (28 March 1918 – 10 May 2009Zentrum Paul Klee:. In German. URL last accessed 2009-05-13.) was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon who was instrumental in the development of internal fixation techniques to treat bone fractures and who also significantly advanced the development of the hip prostheses.

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Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS or OMFS) specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.

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Orthognathic surgery

Orthognathic surgery; also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and face related to structure, growth, sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems owing to skeletal disharmonies, or other orthodontic problems that cannot be easily treated with braces.

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Sequela

A sequela (usually used in the plural, sequelae) is a pathological condition resulting from a disease, injury, therapy, or other trauma.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Synthes

Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes-Stratec) is a multinational medical device manufacturer based in Solothurn, Switzerland and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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AO foundation, Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen, Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AO_Foundation

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