Formerly Advisory Statements
AAOS Information Statements are statements on a clinical issue based on consensus and selected articles. They are educational tools based on the opinions of the authors. They are not a product of a systematic review. Readers are encouraged to consider the information presented and reach their own conclusions.
Active Statements |
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Commitment to Excellence (Revised June 2012) |
No. 1001 |
| Use of Musculoskeletal Tissue Allografts (Revised June 2011) | No. 1011 |
| Tissue-Engineered and Cell-Based Medical Products (Revised September 2013) | No. 1012 |
| Patient-Physician Communication (Revised March 2017) | No. 1017 |
| Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens (Revised June 2012) | No. 1018 |
| Implant Device Recalls (Revised February 2016) | No. 1019 |
| Team Physician Definition, Qualifications, and Responsibilities: A Consensus Statement (Revised June 2013) | No. 1021 |
| Sideline Preparedness for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement (Revised September 2012) | No. 1022 |
| Recognition for Authoring and Editing Digital Publications (Revised December 2013) | No. 1025 |
| Prevention of Medication Errors (Revised December 2018) | No. 1026 |
| Recommendations for the Use of Intravenous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty (Revised March 2014) | No. 1027 |
| Communicating Adverse Events or Poor Outcomes (Revised June 2011) | No. 1028 |
| Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement (Revised September 2011) | No. 1029 |
| Child Abuse or Maltreatment, Elder Maltreatment, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Responsibilities in Domestic and Family Violence (Revised September 2012) | No. 1030 |
| Unified Information Statement on Orthopaedic Surgical Safety (Revised December 2018) | No. 1034 |
| Current Concerns with Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty (Adopted December 2012) | No. 1035 |
| The Team Physician and the Return-to-Play Decision: A Consensus Statement (Adopted September 2012) | No. 1036 |
| Orthopaedic Surgeon's Role in Medical Peer Review (Adopted September 2013) | No. 1037 |
| Orthopaedic Surgical Consent (Adopted June 2014) | No. 1038 |
| Disruptive Behavior and Orthopaedic Patient Safety (Adopted June 2014) | No. 1039 |
| Obesity and Musculoskeletal Care (Revised February 2022) | No. 1040 |
| Surgeon and Surgical Team Concentration (Adopted December 2014) | No. 1041 |
| Consistency for Safety in Orthopaedic Surgery (Adopted March 2015) | No. 1042 |
| Surgical Site and Procedure Confirmation (Adopted March 2015) | No. 1043 |
| Principles of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Reporting (Adopted June 2015) | No. 1044 |
| Safe and Effective Alleviation of Pain and Optimal Opioid Stewardship (Revised December 2020) |
No. 1045 |
| Use of Structured Communication Tools to Improve Surgical Patient Safety (Adopted October 2015) | No. 1046 |
| Tobacco Use and Orthopaedic Surgery (Adopted February 2016) | No. 1047 |
| Orthopaedic Data Collection (Adopted July 2016) | No. 1048 |
| Surgical Patient Safety (Adopted September 2016) | No. 1049 |
| Radiation Safety (Adopted March 2017) | No. 1050 |
| Disaster Preparedness & Mass Casualty (Adopted December 2018) | No. 1051 |
| Appropriate Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioid Medicines (Adopted June 2019) | No. 1052 |
| Career Transitions for Orthopaedic Surgeons (Adopted June 2020) | No. 1053 |
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Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing in Orthopaedic Surgery (Revised July 2021) |
No. 1054 |
Retired Statements |
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| "CDH" Should be "DDH" (Retired June 2008) | No. 1002 |
| Guidelines for Orthopaedic Utilization Review (Retired June 2011) | No. 1003 |
| Orthopaedic Medical Testimony (Retired September 2008) |
No. 1006 |
| The Scope of Orthopaedic Practice in Managed Care Arrangements (Retired December 2007) | No. 1008 |
| Thermography (Retired June 2010) | No. 1009 |
| Use of Thermal Modalities (Lasers and Radiofrequency Devices) in Orthopaedic Surgery (Retired June 2008) | No. 1010 |
| Package Pricing (Retired September 2013) | No. 1013 |
| Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Total Joint Replacements (Retired December 2008 and replaced by Guideline on Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures | No. 1014 |
| Wrong-Site Surgery (Retired June 2015. See Information Statement 1042 - Consistency for Safety in Orthopaedic Surgery and Information Statement 1043 - Surgical Site and Procedure Confirmation) | No. 1015 |
| The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Orthopaedic Medicine and the Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria (Retired June 2008) | No. 1016 |
| Family Violence (Retired February 2007. See Information Statement 1030 - Domestic and Family Violence and Abuse) | No. 1020 |
| Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urological Patients with Total Joint Replacements (Retired December 2008) | No. 1023 |
| Female Athlete Issues for the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015) | No. 1024 |
| Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015) | No. 1031 |
| Selected Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015) | No. 1032 |
| Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements (Retired December 2012 and replaced by Guideline on Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures |
No. 1033 |