Outcomes Instruments and Information

Instruments Available from Other Organizations

Below is a list of the outcomes instruments previously available from the AAOS, the organizations originally collaborating in their development, and the organization to contact for all issues related to these instruments.

Instrument: DASH (arm, shoulder, and hand)

Contact: Institute for Work and Health

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Institute for Work and Health, Toronto
• American Association for Hand Surgery
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Instrument: IKDC (sports knee)

Contact: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

• 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: Spine (cervical and lumbar)

Contact: North American Spine Society

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• Scoliosis Research Society
• Cervical Spine Research Society
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association
• American Spinal Injury Association
• Council of Spine Societies

Instrument: Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Injury and Arthritis Survey (SMFA)

Contact: University of Minnesota, Clinical Outcomes Research Center

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• Scoliosis Research Society
• Cervical Spine Research Society
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association
• American Spinal Injury Association
• Council of Spine Societies