How are AAOS guidelines disseminated?
The AAOS issues an official press release once a guideline has been approved. In addition to the press release, guidelines are disseminated in a variety of ways including posting to the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, writing guideline summary articles in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), AAOS Now, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), and distributing the guidelines on CDs at specialty society meetings. The guidelines are also used to develop OITE questions, educational webinars, content for Orthopaedic Learning Center courses, and informative displays at the AAOS Annual Meeting.
