Quality Programs Development Timeline

Development Timeline for Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)

Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries

Status: Literature Review

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine • Arthroscopy Association of North America • American College of Sports Medicine • American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons • American Academy of Family Physicians • American Should and Elbow Surgeons

 

Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Status: Approved by the AAOS Board of Directors - May 17, 2024

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons •  American Society for Surgery of the Hand • American Society of Hand Therapists • America College of Radiology • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine • American Academy of Neurology • American Association for Hand Surgery

 

Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip - 2nd Edition

Status: Approved by the AAOS Board of Directors - December 23, 2023

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons • Society of Military Surgeons • The Hip Society • American Physical Therapy Association • American College of Radiology 

 

Management of Acute Meniscal Pathology

Status: Approved by the AAOS Board of Directors - June 10, 2024

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • National Athletic Trainers' Association • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine • American Physical Therapy Association • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 

 

Management of Shoulder Instability

Status: Literature Review

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation •American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons • American Physical Therapy Association • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America • Orthopaedic Trauma Association •

 

 

Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Status: Finalizing Review Comments

Participating Societies:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons • Infectious Disease Society of America • Musculoskeletal Infection Society • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 

 

 

 

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