The mission of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is to foster and assure highest quality and most cost effective musculoskeletal health care through: education of orthopaedists, other providers of health care and the public ; promotion and communication of musculoskeletal research ; communication with members, other health care professionals, policymakers and the public; and leadership, through patient advocacy, and the provision of leadership in the development of health care policy.

ARTHRITIS, ACK PAIN, UNION, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, CERVICAL STENOSIS, FRACTURES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT, HIP REPLACEMENT, INJURY/ INJURY PREVENTION, SCOLIOSIS, SURGERY, FOOT DISEASES AND DISORDERS / FOOT CARE, TENDONITIS, KNEE