Your Resource for Expert Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- General Orthopedics AAOS Links
- Wellness AAOS Links
- Pain Management AAOS Links
- Miscellaneous AAOS Links
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The Orthopedic Evaluation
Sports Medicine
- Sports Medicine Topics
- Sports Medicine AAOS Links
- A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes
- Aerobic Exercise
- Athletic Shoes
- Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow
- Burners and Stingers
- Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia Paresthetica)
- Compartment Syndrome
- Complementary Therapies: Biofeedback
- Creatine Supplements
- Cross Training
- Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions
- Exercise Walking
- Female Athletes: Health Problems Caused by Extreme Exercise and Dieting
- Flexibility Exercises for Young Athletes
- Flexibility: Warm Up, Cool Down and Be Flexible
- Football Injury Prevention
- Hamstring Muscle Injuries
- Heat Injury and Heat Exhaustion
- Helmet Safety
- High School Sports Injuries
- Hockey Injury Prevention
- Healthy Bones at Every Age
- Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
- Meniscal Tears
- Muscle Contusion (Bruise)
- Muscle Cramp
- Muscle Strains in the Thigh
- Safe Exercise
- Selecting Home Exercise Equipment
- Seniors and Exercise
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder Separation
- Sports Nutrition
- Starting an Exercise Program
- Starting a Strength Training Program
- Stress Fractures
- Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
- Throwing Injuries in the Elbow in Children
- Tips for a Safe Running Program
- Injury Prevention
Pediatric Orthopedics
- Pediatric Orthopedic AAOS Links
Useful links
The site includes the bylaws and position papers of the AAOS, and the latest federal and state laws enacted that pertain to the practice of orthopedics and medicine.
The goal of the AANA is to promote, encourage, support and foster through continuing medical education functions, the development and dissemination of knowledge in the discipline of arthroscopic surgery.
The JAMA & Archives Journals website includes the full text of JAMA and the specialty Archives Journals, published by the American Medical Association.
AOSSM is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship.
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association mission is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession.
Omegawave Technologies’ systems have proven to be a powerful tool, effective in guiding individuals and teams to success in explosive and endurance sports.
An information source for latest trends in joint replacement surgery about the hip and knee.
The leader in providing services that help physicians, consumers, providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system.
Improving lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
Provides current information about Arthritis.
Learn about new joint replacement technologies, the treatment options available to you, and other helpful online tools so you can take back your life.
Advancing the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare within a distinct, unified profession.
Committed to assuring excellence in osteopathic surgical care through education.
Informacion disponible en Español
Español AAOS Links
INFORMATION BY BODY PART
Shoulders
Shoulder AAOS Links
- Arthritis of the Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions
- Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder
- Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone)
- Burners and Stingers
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Dislocated Shoulder
- Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
- Frozen Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder
- Shoulder Pain and Common Shoulder Problems
- Shoulder Impingement/Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Separation
- Shoulder Surgery
- Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Spine
Spine AAOS Links
- Back Pain in Children
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve)
- Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
- Herniated Disk
- Low Back Pain
- Low Back Pain Exercise Guide
- Lumbar Disk Herniation
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
- Sciatica
- Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents
- Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Arm & Elbow
Arm & Elbow AAOS Links
- Biceps Tendinitis of the Shoulder
- Adult Forearm Fractures
- Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations (Elbow)
- Distal Radius Fracture
- Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis
- Elbow Fractures in Children
- Forearm Fractures in Children
- Osteoarthritis of the Elbow
- Radial Head Fractures
- Rupture of the Biceps Tendon
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
- Throwing Injuries in the Elbow
- Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
Hand & Wrist
Hand & Wrist Information
Hand AAOS Links
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Boutonnière Deformity
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- deQuervain’s Tendinosis
- Distal Radius Fracture
- Dupuytren’s Contracture
- Flexor Tendon Injuries
- Fracture of the Finger
- Ganglion (Cyst) of the Wrist
- Hand Fractures
- Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
- Nerve Injuries
- Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist
- Sprained Thumb
- Thumb Fractures
- Trigger Finger
- Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome of the Wrist
- Wrist Sprains
Hip
Hip Information
Hip AAOS Links
Knee
Knee Information
Knee AAOS Links
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Activities After a Knee Replacement
- Arthritis of the Knee
- Common Knee Injuries
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
- Knee Ligament Injuries
- Prepatellar (Kneecap ) Bursitis
- Meniscal Tear
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)
- Patellar Tendon Tear
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Quadriceps Tendon Tear
- Total Knee Replacement
Foot & Ankle
Foot & Ankle Information
Foot & Ankle AAOS Links
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Additional Resources on the Foot/Leg
- Adult Acquired Flatfoot
- Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
- Athletic Shoes
- Bowed Legs
- Broken/Fractured Ankle
- Calcaneus (Heel Bone) Fractures
- Clubfoot
- Flexible Flatfoot in Children
- Footwear Guide
- Fracture of the Talus
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Pain
- Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Orthotics
- Plantar Fasciitis and Bone Spurs
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
- Sesamoiditis
- Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures
- Sprained Ankle
- Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
- Toe and Forefoot Fractures
Joints
Joint Information