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AO Foundation is a 3rd party medically guided, not-for-profit organization led by an international group of surgeons specialized in the treatment of trauma and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. 
 
Operating room personnel need to know and confirm: 

• Site and side of fracture 

• Type of operation planned 

• Ensure that operative site has been marked by the surgeon 

• Conditions of the soft tissues (fracture open or closed) 

• Implants, instrumentation, and equipment required 

• Patient positioning 

• Details of the patient (including a signed consent form and appropriate antibiotic and thromboprophylaxis) 

• Comorbidities, including allergies