AAOS partnered with the orthopaedic specialty societies to develop recommendations of instruments to be used for various anatomical areas, and additional tools may be forthcoming.
List of Preferred Set of Orthopaedic PROMs by Specialty Area
Shoulder and Shoulder Instability
- M-ASES: Modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized
Shoulder Assessment Form
- OSS: Oxford Shoulder Score
- WOSI: Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index
Elbow/Wrist/Hand
- Quick Dash: Quick Disabilities of the Arm and Shoulder and Hand Score
Foot and Ankle
- PROMIS Physical Function CAT
- PROMIS Pain Intensity Short Form
- PROMIS Pain Interference CAT
- PROMIS Depression CAT
Total Knee Arthroplasty
- KOOS Jr.: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Survey Junior
Sports Knee Injuries - IKDC: International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (AOSSM Preferred*)
- KOOS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Survey
Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)
- HOOS Jr.: Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Survey, Junior
Hip Arthroscopy
- HOOS: Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Survey
- HOOS Jr.: Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Survey, Junior
Spine
- ODI: Oswestry Disability Index
- NDI: Neck Disability Index
Generic Quality of Life Measures
- VR-12: Veteran: RAND 12
- PROMIS 10
Optional Single Item Evaluation Scores
- PASS: Patient Acceptable Symptom State
- SANE: Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation
Lower Extremity Activity Measures
- MARX Activity Rating Scale
Download the AAOS-Preferred Set of Orthopaedic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.