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AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries

MeSH Terms
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause
Date for Review: 08/18/2030
Publication Date: 08/18/2025
Date of Last Evidence Search: 06/07/2024
Publication Scope: management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Management
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Willingness to Collaborate: Yes
Publication Year: 2025

Links

https://www.orthoguidelines.org/topic?id=1051&tab=all_guidelines

AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Surgical Site Infections

MeSH Terms: Bacterial Infections and Mycoses (C01); Bacteria (B03); Diagnosis (E01); Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Musculoskeletal System (A02); Wounds and Injuries (C26)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Publication Date: 03/11/2019
Publication Scope: assessment; management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2019

AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip

MeSH Terms
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause [email protected]
Keywords: Osteoarthritis of the Hip; tranexamic acid; intraarticular corticosteroid injection; intraarticular hyaluronic acid; pharmacological management
Date for Review: 121/1/2028
Publication Date: 12/1/2023
Date of Last Evidence Search: 05/02/2023
Methods Applied: GRADE
Publication Scope: Management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Willingness to Collaborate: Yes
Publication Year: 2023

Links

https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/quality-and-practice-resources/osteoarthritis…

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AAOS Diagnosis and Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infections Clinical Practice Guideline

MeSH Terms: Diagnosis (E01); Bacterial Infections and Mycoses (C01); Bacteria (B03); Wounds and Injuries (C26); Surgical Procedures; Operative (E04); Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Musculoskeletal System (A02)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Keywords: Risk Factors, Injections prior to Arthroplasty, Blood tests for preoperative diagnosis, Serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Serum C-reative protein (CRP), Serum interleukin-6, Peripheral blood leucyte count, Serum tumor necrosis factor-α, Synovial fluid tests, Synovial fluid leukocyte count and neutrophil percentages, Synovial fluid aerobic and anaerobic bacterial cultures, Synovial fluid leukocyte esterase, Synovial fluid alpha-defensin (a-defensin), Synovial fluid nucleic acid amplification testing [e.g., polymerase chain reaction (PCR)] for bacteria, Intraoperative tests Multiple aerobic and anaerobic bacterial periprosthetic tissue cultures, Implant sonication fluid aerobic and anaerobic bacterial cultures, Implant sonication fluid nucleic acid amplification testing (e.g., PCR) for bacteria,18F-FDG PET/CT, 18F-NaF PET/CT, Gram stain, antimicrobials, Antibiotic cement, Preoperative screening and decolonization
Publication Date: 03/11/2019
Methods Applied: GRADE, Peer review and Public comment
Publication Scope: assessment; management; patient_education; prevention; screening; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2019

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

MeSH Terms: Arthroplasty-Replacement-Knee, arthroplast, replacement, TKA, TKR,Bone-Cement, Cement, Unceement, Press-Fit, Hybrid (arthroplast, replacement, TKA) PMMA, Polymethylmethacrylate, Unicompartment, compartment, unicondylar, partial ADJ5 (arthroplast or replacement or TKA) Anesthisia-conduction, anesthesia epidural, Anteshesia-Spinal, Injections-Spinal (neuraxial or spinal or epidural or regional) Anesthetics or (esthesia or esthetic or analgiesi, Anesthesia‐Local/ OR Anesthetics‐Local/ OR exp Nerve‐Block/ OR exp Injections‐Intra‐Articular/ OR ((nerve OR local OR peripheral OR periarticular OR intraarticular OR articular).ti,ab,kf. AND (exp Analgesics/ OR exp Adrenal‐Cortex‐ Hormones/ OR (an?esthesia OR an?esthetic? OR analgesi* OR block* OR inject* OR corticosteroid* OR cortisone OR prednisolone OR methylprednisolone OR triamcinolone OR glucocorticoid* OR steroid* OR anti‐inflammat*).ti,ab,kf.)) Tranexamic‐Acid/ OR tranexamic.ti,ab,kf, (bilateral AND (simultaneous* OR sequential* OR ((one OR single) ADJ (stage? OR an?esthe*)))).ti,ab,kf, Surgery‐Computer‐Assisted/ OR exp Computer‐Aided‐Design/ OR ((computer ADJ (assist* OR aid*)) OR patient‐ specific OR patient‐matched OR PSI).ti,ab,kf. (kinematic* AND mechanical* AND align*).mp, Risk‐Factors/ OR Risk‐Assessment/ OR exp Comorbidity/ OR exp Overweight/ OR Body‐Mass‐Index/ OR exp Diabetes‐ Mellitus/ OR exp Nervous‐System‐Diseases/ OR (obes* OR body‐mass OR BMI OR comorbidit* OR co‐morbidit* OR depressi* OR diabet* OR smok* OR hepatitis OR renal‐insufficiency OR HIV OR Parkinson* OR neuropath* OR prognos* OR (predict* AND (outcome? OR factor?))).mp, tourniquet?.mp, (patell* AND (resurfac* OR re‐surfac*)).mp,, ((cruciate OR bicruciate OR condylar) ADJ5 (retain* OR retention OR preserv* OR spar* OR stabili*)).mp. (polyethylene? OR poly).mp., (postdischarg* OR discharg*).mp., robo*.mp, exp Narcotics/ OR (narcotic? OR opioid? OR opiate? OR oxycodone OR morphine OR Duramorph OR fentanyl OR meperidine OR tramadol).ti,ab,kf.
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause
Date for Review: 12/2/2027
Publication Date: 12/02/2022
Expected Publication Date: 12/02/2022
Date of Last Evidence Search: 12/24/2021
Publication Scope: management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Willingness to Collaborate: Yes
Publication Year: 2022

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Clavicle Fractures

MeSH Terms: clavicle, clavicula, midclavicular collarbone, collar-bone, fractures-bone, fractures
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause
Date for Review: 12/02/2027
Publication Date: 12/02/2022
Expected Publication Date: 12/02/2022
Date of Last Evidence Search: 04/04/2022
Publication Scope: Diagnosis, Treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Willingness to Collaborate: Yes
Publication Year: 2022

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans

MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Joint Diseases (C05.550)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Keywords: unsalvageable OCS Lesions, cartilage repair technique, arthroscopic drilling, casting, bracing, splinting, unloader brace, bone stimulators, concomitant knee pathology, meniscal pathology, ACL injury, articular cartilage injury, imaging
Date for Review: 12/01/2028
Publication Date: 12/01/2023
Methods Applied: GRADE, Peer and Public Review and Commentary
Publication Scope: treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2023

Links

https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/quality-and-practice-resources/osteochondriti…

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture

MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Joint Diseases (C05.550)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Publication Scope: rehabilitation; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2020

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures

MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Joint Diseases (C05.550)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Keywords: child abuse, infant femur fractures, early or delayed spica casting, elastic intramedullary nails, Orif pediatric femur fractures, Pain control
Publication Date: 05-Dec-20
Date of Last Evidence Search: 04/16/2020
Methods Applied: GRADE, Peer Review and Public Comment
Publication Scope: assessment; management; rehabilitation; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2020

AAOS Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures

MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases (C05); Joint Diseases (C05.550)
Guideline Contact: Barbara Krause ([email protected])
Keywords: non-surgical immobilization, closed reduction with pin fixation, medial pin stabilization, neurovascular injury, perfusion of the hand, antecubital fossa, open reduction or stable fixation
Publication Date: 09/24/2011
Methods Applied: GRADE, Peer Review and Public Comment
Publication Scope: management; rehabilitation; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: AAOS (USA)
Publication Year: 2011