Outcomes Instruments and Information

Available Instruments

Instrument	Organizations Collaborating in Development
Lower Extremities Instruments
Foot & Ankle	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Hip Society Knee Society Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association Orthopaedic Trauma Association Arthroscopy Association of North America American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
Hip & Knee	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Hip Society Knee Society Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association Orthopaedic Trauma Association Arthroscopy Association of North America American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
Lower Limb	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Hip Society Knee Society Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association Orthopaedic Trauma Association Arthroscopy Association of North America American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Musculoskeletal Tumor Society

Instrument	Organizations Collaborating in Development
POSNA/PODCI Pediatric Instruments
Pediatric Adolescent (self and parental report)	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America American Academy of Pediatrics Shriner’s Hospitals

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