Patient Education

AAOS Links American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Orthopaedic Connection:
Reviewed By Physicians To Ensure Medical Accuracy

Knee
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Activities after a Knee Replacement
  • Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
  • Arthritis of the Knee
  • Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement
  • Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate
  • Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate Clinical Trials
  • Prepatellar (Kneecap ) Bursitis
  • Knee Implants
  • Knee ligament injuries
  • Kneecap (prepatellar) bursitis
  • Meniscal tear
  • Knee Fact Sheet
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease (knee pain)
  • Osteonecrosis of the Knee
  • Osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
  • Unstable Kneecap
  • Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis


  • Shoulder
  • Arthritis of the Shoulder
  • Thermal Capsular Shrinkage
  • Broken Collarbone
  • Dislocated Shoulder
  • Fracture of the shoulder blade (scapula)
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Separated Shoulder
  • Shoulder Impingement/Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
  • Shoulder Joint Replacement
  • Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)
  • Shoulder Pain


  • Hip
  • Activities after a Hip Replacement
  • Anesthesia for Hip & Knee Surgery
  • Bursitis of the hip
  • Developmental dislocation (dysplasia) of the hip (DDH)
  • Falls and Hip Fractures
  • Hip Dislocation
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Implants
  • Hip Strains
  • Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip
  • Live It Safe
  • Osteoarthritis of the Hip
  • Osteonecrosis of the hip
  • Preventing Hip Fractures
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
  • Snapping Hip
  • Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip


  • Neck
  • Cervical Fracture
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Congenital Torticollis (Twisted Neck)
  • Neck Sprain
  • Neck Pain


  • Arm/Elbow
  • Osteoarthritis of the Elbow
  • Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow
  • Broken arm
  • Dislocated Elbow
  • Elbow Bursitis
  • Erb?s Palsy (Brachial Plexus Injury)
  • Forearm Fractures in Children
  • Olecranon (Elbow) Fractures
  • Radial Head Fractures
  • Rupture of the biceps tendon
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Throwing injuries in the elbow
  • Ulnar nerve entrapment


  • Hand
  • Arthritis of the Hand
  • Arthritis of the thumb
  • Arthritis of the Wrist
  • Baseball finger
  • Boutonnière Deformity
  • Dupuytren?s contracture
  • Fingertip injuries/amputations
  • Fracture of the finger
  • Ganglions (cysts) of the Wrist
  • Hand Fractures
  • Kienböck?s Disease
  • Restoring Hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury
  • Scaphoid (wrist bone)Fracture
  • Sprained Thumb
  • Trigger Finger
  • Wrist Arthroscopy
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty)
  • Wrist Sprains


  • Total Joint Replacement
  • Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Joint Revision Surgery: When Do I Need It?
  • Osteoarthritis: Surgical Treatment
  • Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Total Joint Replacement
  • Total Joint Replacement Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon