The AAOS American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) is the world’s largest national registry of hip and knee replacement data by annual procedural count, with data on 4 million+ procedures from ...

AAOS offers printer-friendly specialty-specific QR codes to make it easier for AAOS members to share OrthoInfo patient education content with patients. Members can download and add these QR codes to ...

By providing your credit card information, you authorize the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to securely store your card details and charge your card for future agreed-upon ...

When performing outpatient procedures, many orthopaedic surgeons operate in either an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) or a hospital-based outpatient department (HOPD). Although some of the workflows ...

The Orthopaedic Practice in the United States (OPUS) Survey, also known as the orthopaedic Census Survey, gathers demographics and practice data on U.S. orthopaedic surgeons. This article features ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an update to the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty), which replaces the 2nd ...

A recent study, presented as a poster at the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting, provided updated epidemiological data on sports-related injuries among high school students in the United States.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an update to the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip, replacing the previous edition released ...

For the past year, the AAOS Board of Directors has been working diligently with input from many of our members to determine our next Strategic Plan.

On May 15, the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued a Request for Information (RFI) on reducing the risk of falls and fall-related injuries and prominently cited the impact of hip fractures ...

Orthopaedic surgeons warn parents and young children about the dangers of trampolines The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons does not recommend trampoline use ...

In July, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Erchonia FX 635, a low-level laser therapy (LLLT) device, for “whole body” pain. As a spine surgeon, I was aware that this technique was ...