Implementation Resources

AAOS encourages the use of our guidelines and provides resources to facilitate the implementation of guideline recommendations. To assist with this effort, we offer a range of tools to help share information, including Grand Rounds PowerPoint presentations, Care Pathways, Patient Handouts, Clinician Checklists, Plain Language Summaries, and Impactful Statements - all of which are fully vetted by content experts. 

Clinician Checklists:

AAOS develops checklists in an effort to improve clinician decision-making and clinician-patient discussion. All checklists are developed via the appropriate use criteria (AUC) process using a modified Delphi method. To view the AUC process for creating checklists, please view the AUC Methodology document.

• ACL Reconstruction Surgery: Patient Postoperative Rehabilitation Checklist
• Hip fractures in Older Adults: Preoperative Checklist
• Hip Fractures in Older Adults: Perioperative Prevention of Future Fractures Checklist
• Presurgical Checklist for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis

Impactful Statements:

An impactful recommendation is one that offers the potential for current evidence to change care offered to patients. This influence can be due to one or more of the following:

1. Evidence highlighting current variations in care that were previously unsupported by evidence
2. Current evidence supporting a significant difference or change from current clinical practice or previously held "gold standard" care

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Clavicle Fractures
• Distal Radius Fractures
• Hip Fractures in Older Adults
• Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures
• Surgical Site Infections
• Rotator Cuff Injuries
• Periprosthetic Joint Infections
• Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis
• Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery

Clinical Practice Guideline Plain Language Summaries: 

Upper Extremity Programs

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Distal Radius Fractures
• Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis
• Rotator Cuff Injuries

Lower Extremity Programs

• Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Hip Fractures in Older Adults
• Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip 
• Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Arthroplasty and Non-Arthroplasty)

Pediatric Quality Programs

• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures
• Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture

Infection Quality Programs

• Periprosthetic Joint Infections
• Surgical Site Infections
   

Clinical Practice Guideline Slide Decks

The AAOS develops slide decks based on their CPGs to be used in grand rounds, conference, or meeting presentations. These slides are free for all to use and users can modify the presentation length by removing or combining slides in order to fit the presenter's needs.

Upper Extremity Quality Programs

• Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• Treatment of Clavicle Fractures Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Distal Radius Fractures
• Management of Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint

Lower Extremity Quality Programs

• Management of Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Grand Rounds PowerPoint
• AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Grand Rounds PowerPoint
• Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• Management of Hip Fractures in the Older Adults: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty) 3rd Edition Grand Rounds PowerPoint
• Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint

Pediatric Quality Programs

• Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint

Infection Quality Programs

• Diagnosis and Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infections: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• Management of Surgical Site Infections: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• AAOS/AAHKS Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Trauma Quality Programs

• AAOS/METRC Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Grand Round PowerPoint
• AAOS/METRC Clinical Practice Guideline for Limb Salvage or Early Amputation
• AAOS/METRC Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Extremity Trauma
• Clinical Practice Guideline for Psychosocial Factors Influencing Trauma Recovery Grand Round PowerPoint
• AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery

Care Pathways

Based off a Clinical Practice Guideline's recommendations, the following care pathways are intended for use by Orthopaedic Surgeons and Physicians. Users can customize pathways based on their local resources to enable a feasible and appropriate pathway for treatment suited towards their practice setting. These pathways are not intended for use as a benefits determination document are not meant to be interpreted as such.

• Osteoarthritis of the Hip Care Pathway 1
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip Care Pathway 2
• Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Care Pathway

Infographics

AAOS infographics are a one-page snapshot that allow clinicians to view evidence-based guideline recommendations on the specific condition or procedures in a manner that can be easily conveyed.

Upper Extremity Quality Programs

• Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Distal Radius Fractures Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries

Lower Extremity Quality Programs

• Management of Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Mangement of Osteoarthritis of the Hip Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Surgical Site Infections Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty) Clinical Practice Guideline Overview

Pediatric Quality Programs

• Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures Clinical Practice Guideline Overview

Infection Quality Programs

• Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infections in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures
• Diagnosis and Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infections Clinical Practice Guideline Overview
• Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Quality Derivative Products

The following derivative products were developed based off the recommendations of a clinical practice guideline or systematic review:

Upper Extremity Quality Programs

• ACL Reconstruction Surgery Patient Postoperative Rehabilitation Checklist
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patient Handout
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patient Handout - Chinese Simplified
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patient Handout - Chinese Traditional
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patient Handout - Spanish
• Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Patient Handout

Infection Quality Programs

• Presurgical Checklist for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis
• Infections and Hip and Knee Replacements
• Surgical Site Infections Patient Handout
• Suggested Time Intervals Needed Between Dental Procedures Prior to and Following TJA Surgery
• Shared Decision-Making Tool: Should I Take Antibiotics Before My Dental Procedure?
• Decision Tree Handout: Appropriateness Ratings for When to Prescribe Prophylatic Antibiotics for Dental Procedures in Implant Patients
• Decision Tree Handout: Appropriateness Ratings for When to Prescribe Prophylatic Antibiotics for Dental Procedures in Implant Patients - Condensed Version

Lower Extremity Quality Programs

• Osteoarthritis of the Hip Patient Handout
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip Patient Handout - Spanish