Formerly Advisory Statements
AAOS Information Statements are statements on a clinical issue based on consensus and selected articles. They are educational tools based on the opinions of the authors. They are not a product of a systematic review. Readers are encouraged to consider the information presented and reach their own conclusions.
Active Statements
No. 1001 Commitment to Excellence (Revised June 2012)
No. 1011 Use of Musculoskeletal Tissue Allografts (Revised June 2011)
No. 1012 Tissue-Engineered and Cell-Based Medical Products (Revised September 2013)
No. 1017 Patient-Physician Communication (Revised March 2017)
No. 1018 Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens (Revised June 2012)
No. 1019 Implant Device Recalls (Revised February 2016)
No. 1021 Team Physician Definition, Qualifications, and Responsibilities: A Consensus Statement (Revised June 2013)
No. 1022 Sideline Preparedness for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement (Revised September 2012)
No. 1025 Recognition for Authoring and Editing Digital Publications (Revised December 2013)
No. 1026 Prevention of Medication Errors (Revised December 2018)
No. 1027 Recommendations for the Use of Intravenous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty (Revised March 2014)
No. 1028 Communicating Adverse Events or Poor Outcomes (Revised June 2011)
No. 1029 Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement (Revised September 2011)
No. 1030 Child Abuse or Maltreatment, Elder Maltreatment, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Responsibilities in Domestic and Family Violence (Revised September 2012)
No. 1034 Unified Information Statement on Orthopaedic Surgical Safety (Revised December 2018)
No. 1035 Current Concerns with Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty (Adopted December 2012)
No. 1036 The Team Physician and the Return-to-Play Decision: A Consensus Statement (Adopted September 2012)
No. 1037 Orthopaedic Surgeon's Role in Medical Peer Review (Adopted September 2013)
No. 1038 Orthopaedic Surgical Consent (Adopted June 2014)
No. 1039 Disruptive Behavior and Orthopaedic Patient Safety (Revised November 2024)
No. 1040 Obesity and Musculoskeletal Care (Revised February 2022)
No. 1041 Surgeon and Surgical Team Concentration (Adopted December 2014)
No. 1042 Consistency for Safety in Orthopaedic Surgery (Adopted March 2015)
No. 1043 Surgical Site and Procedure Confirmation (Adopted March 2015)
No. 1044 Principles of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Reporting (Adopted June 2015)
No. 1045 Safe and Effective Alleviation of Pain and OptimalOpioid Stewardship (Revised June 2026)
No. 1046 Use of Structured Communication Tools to Improve Surgical Patient Safety (Revised November 2024)
No. 1047 Tobacco Use and Orthopaedic Surgery (Adopted February 2016)
No. 1048 Orthopaedic Data Collection (Adopted July 2016)
No. 1049 Surgical Patient Safety (Adopted September 2016)
No. 1050 Radiation Safety (Adopted March 2017)
No. 1051 Disaster Preparedness & Mass Casualty (Adopted December 2018)
No. 1052 Appropriate Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioid Medicines (Revised June 2026)
No. 1053 Career Transitions for Orthopaedic Surgeons (Adopted June 2020)
No. 1054 Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing in Orthopaedic Surgery (Revised July 2021)
Retired Statements
No. 1002 "CDH" Should be "DDH" (Retired June 2008)
No. 1003 Guidelines for Orthopaedic Utilization Review (Retired June 2011)
No. 1006 Orthopaedic Medical Testimony
(Retired September 2008)
No. 1008 The Scope of Orthopaedic Practice in Managed Care Arrangements (Retired December 2007)
No. 1009 Thermography (Retired June 2010)
No. 1010 Use of Thermal Modalities (Lasers and Radiofrequency Devices) in Orthopaedic Surgery (Retired June 2008)
No. 1013 Package Pricing (Retired September 2013)
No. 1014 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Total Joint Replacements (Retired December 2008 and replaced by Guideline on Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures
No. 1015 Wrong-Site Surgery (Retired June 2015. See Information Statement 1042 - Consistency for Safety in Orthopaedic Surgery and Information Statement 1043 - Surgical Site and Procedure Confirmation)
No. 1016 The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Orthopaedic Medicine and the Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria (Retired June 2008)
No. 1020 Family Violence (Retired February 2007. See Information Statement 1030 - Domestic and Family Violence and Abuse)
No. 1023 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urological Patients with Total Joint Replacements (Retired December 2008)
No. 1024 Female Athlete Issues for the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015)
No. 1031 Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015)
No. 1032 Selected Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: Consensus Statement (Retired March 2015)
No. 1033 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements (Retired December 2012 and replaced by Guideline on Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures