Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline
Adopted by:
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors
March 13, 2017
This Clinical Practice Guideline was developed by an AAOS physician volunteer Guideline
development group based on a systematic review of the current scientific and clinical
information and accepted approaches to treatment and/or diagnosis. This Clinical Practice
Guideline is not intended to be a fixed protocol, as some patients may require more or less
treatment or different means of diagnosis. Clinical patients may not necessarily be the same as
those found in a clinical trial. Patient care and treatment should always be based on a clinician’s
independent medical judgment, given the individual patient’s clinical circumstances.
Source: https://www.aaos.org/
