Suggestions and feature requests from our users
Your constructive feedback and feature requests are very important to us! Please make one entry per suggestion/topic. Give it a descriptive headline and be specific (what to do differently, which new feature). If your suggestion is already covered, please just upvote (and comment). If you complete the e-mail field we may contact you for clarification or additional information.
Offline app
An offline app would allow users to use the AOSR also when in locations with poor WiFi or mobile connection. Also, it would be cheaper for users with an expensive ...
Under consideration
General functionality request
More videos in the reference
The AO also produces a lot of teaching videos, it would be great if there would be more of these.
PDF Format
If it is available in PDF format all can read conveniently.
Under consideration
General functionality request
Reconsider structure and layout
Dear AO Surgery Reference Team,
First of all I am very aware of all the effort you put into the new surgery reference and I think lots of thinks wer improved. I ...
Under consideration
User interface/Navigation
The old presentation with the skeletal was more easy to use...
Especially for poeple with poor english.. That was more demo'stratif
Under consideration
User interface/Navigation
Skeleton page not working
The skeleton page is not working. I get the following statement "A rendering error occurred: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'getAttribute')". My Javascript ...
Done
Bug report
Re-introduce the AO/OTA classification in the Surgery Reference
I understand that it was desirable to remove the dependenciy between content structure and the classificaiton, especially after the classificaiton was revised. ...
Under consideration
General functionality request
Speed up production of pediatric content
It takes time to produce content, but we really need this... yesterday.
Under consideration
Content request
Restore click-to-zoom images
Previous version allowed to click on images in order to view larger images with additional illustrative descriptors. Please bring back this feature.
Under consideration
General functionality request
Anatomy
Description of orthopaedic anatomy of each segment of bone before describing fractured also mechanism of injury patterns should be added
Under consideration
Content request
Include access to AO Start
Can not get access to https://www.aot-start.org/
Under consideration
General functionality request
Ao for muscle and tendons injuries
I think it would be great if u could add such a feature because in many situations I feel I could benefit from similar well-organized knowledge about dealing with ...
Under consideration
Content request
AO teaching video: The sliding hip screw
It is said, that clinical indications are among others basilar neck fractures B1. Isn't that wrong, wouldn't that be B3?
Done
General feedback
My suggestion is to make video easly attachment
My suggestion is to make video easly attachment
Under consideration
Expand diagrams on diagnosis page
Previously intuitive to match diagnostic image to radigraphic presentation. New descriptive diagnoses are less useful to new learners (i.e. Descriptive Monteggia does ...
Under consideration
User interface/Navigation
Get more personalized content
The AO offers a lot to the surgical community besides of the AO Surgery Reference. It would be great to also have easier access to this through this site. Even better ...
Planned
General functionality request
Iphone App not available in App Store anymore (Austria)
I love your App. It‘s really great. Unfortunately it cannot be downloaded at Apples App Store in Austria anymore. Will it be available in future again?
Done
Duration of cast
It is very often not explained how long a cast is necessary in nonoperative treatment.
Under consideration
Content request
AO SPORTS. To be seperate
Why can't AO start seperate segment of AO SPORTS?
This is mysuggestion
Under consideration
Check this manual https://es.calameo.com/read/005830020af358732f3bd
In my opinion this is unfair use of AO Surgery Reference material without even citing the source.
Done
Surgical options for 3rd World countries
There must be some valid surgical options for 3rd World countries
Sometimes having no gadgets
Under consideration
Content request
Correct the spelling of Smith-Peterson to Smith-Petersen on the iliofemoral approach page
On the iliofemoral approach page the eponymous name for the approach is spelled incorrectly. It should be Smith-Petersen not Smith-Peterson. Smith-Petersen was a ...
Done
Chronic trauma
The app is very usefull in acute trauma, but in our daily practice we face with pacients that have chronic fractures that we need to do other procedures like ...
Under consideration
Content request
Provide a link for citation
I use AO surgery reference pictures in a lot of my talks. It would be helpful to have a link for the appropriate EndNote citation
Under consideration
Other bone fracture than what is present now for dog and cat
Add surgery reference for dog and cat fracture of distal tibia, pelvic sacrum,humerus, radius and ulna.
Planned
Attach webinar link to each fracture
Under consideration
Link the Classification app with AO Surgery Reference
It is sometimes difficult to find a fracture by searching with a fracture code. Maybe consider introducing links from a fracture type in the AO/OTA Classification app ...
Under consideration
Optimize print to PDF
Printing to PDF, both on my laptop and the mobile app, allows me to store a page for later use, eg, when not having good internet access. Please optimize the print to ...
Under consideration
Increase the number of fracture type for selection
Under consideration
Images not loading
Since some point in 2021 the images after selecting a bone in the skeleton haven't loaded. It's been more than half a year and this issue still persists.
Done
Correction of bone named
I would like to point out the mistake in printing the "cuboids" rather than "cuneiforms".
Many thanks.
Done
Correction in acetabular approach
In the modified stoppa approach
It is mentioned that while putting malleable retractor in front of sacrum to expose "anterior collumn". Which is incorrect it should ...
Done
Distal radius dorsal shearing
For the Partial articular fracture of the radius, with dorsal dislocation, at the end, in the aditional fixations, you should check for dorsal translation of the car ...
Under consideration