Annual Report
AANA Membership Continues to Grow with
Nearly 6,000 Members!
■ 1,687 Active
■ 859 Associate
■ 545 Candidate
■ 530 Emeritus
■ 415 International
■ 1,178 Resident/Fellow
■ 41 Senior
■ 63 Allied Health
■ 53 Honorary
5,371 Total Membership
Representing 78 countries
Residents & Fellows
Residents and Fellows have FREE membership to support them during the early stages of their orthopaedic journey.
2024 Residents and Fellows census: 1,174, a +6.8% increase
Membership by Joint Specialty
*This chart represents members primary and secondary joint specialty choices.
AANA24
The AANA Annual Meeting continues to grow! What sets the AANA Annual Meeting apart from other orthopaedic meetings is the advanced and quality content, meaningful networking connections and more. AANA24 featured content on every joint including biologics, and mixed presentation mediums to ensure audience engagement and dynamic delivery.
Why AANA24?
- Educational Content
- Location
- Earn CME
Who attended AANA24?
Attendees by joint specialty:
47.5% Shoulder
33.8% Knee
8.7% General/Sports Med
6.7% Hip
3.3% Other
Attendees by employment setting:
29.3% Academic
26% Large Group
16.9% Hospital
12% Small Group
8% Independent
2.9% Military
4.9% Other
More AANA24 Facts!
- 1,374 attendees
- 48% increase in attendees from 2023
- 20 ICLs
- 45 Podium Abstracts
- 124 ePosters
NEW! At AANA24
- Virtual Registration – The meeting was joined by 165 Virtual Attendees. This registration option will be available again in 2025 with even more enhancements to the platform.
- Sports Rehabilitation Symposium – PTs, ATCs, PAs and surgeons gathered together for a full day of special programming specifically focused on rehabilitation and care team support.
Education
AANA is constantly adding engaging content to its existing offerings
and uses its innovative lens to produce new content that members will
find value in. The end result impacts members' knowledge of the latest concepts and techniques so they never approach the operating room unprepared.
ONLINE LEARNING
| Total of Unique Users | Total CME claimed |
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2021: 497 |
2021: 2,035.75 |
| 2022: 642 | 2022: 3,002.25 |
| 2023: 1,189 | 2023: 8,500.25 |
| 2024: 1,284 | 2024: 6,747.75 |
2024 AANA/ISAKOS Specialty Day
A Specialty Day first! AANA and the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) collaborated on the 2024 program in San Francisco. Featured topics focused on contemporary controversies in knee, shoulder and hip with an international flair. More than 300 attendees experienced program highlights such as the annual AANA Innovations Lecture.
CORE 2023-2024: 71 programs
Why has AANA Online Education been so popular? The Netflix-style subscription, +CME, is the answer! Instead of buying each individual program a la carte, users can purchase a subscription which gives them access to ALL of the online education programs – no additional costs! Learn more how to get your education as easily as your Netflix shows: aana.org/plusCME
Top three most popular programs
- AANA Industry Learning Vault
- AANA24 All-Access Pass
- Comprehensive Arthroscopy Self-Examination 2023
Newly launched content in 2024
- AANA Industry Learning Vault
- Quarterly Practice Management +CME Exclusives
- 2024 Journal CME
- CASE: Shoulder
Future Scope
Future Scope Feedback:
Happiness Project
The AANA Happiness Project, fueled by AANA Past President Dr. John Tokish, along with Drs. James Shaha and Rachel Frank, aims to accumulate quantifiable data from members of the orthopedic community to better gauge their current level of happiness. Initiated in the Spring of 2023, respondents were asked to anonymously reflect on their current overall social, economic, and personal wellbeing, as they relate to their profession. The survey, consisting of 102 questions, was completed by more than 700 members of the Orthopedic community. Examples of questions include:
- How many vacations do you take per year?
- How would you rate your financial stress?
- Days home for dinner per week.
- What is one thing you would change about your job to make you happier?
AANA hopes that the information collected will lead to publication, awareness, and recognition that will support physicians across all fields to better understand their wellbeing. Using a predictive model, data collected from this project can be utilized to improve the day-to-day life, balance, and mindset of Orthopaedic Surgeons around the world. Currently, statistical analysis is underway to develop significance amongst the trends observed. AANA looks forward to sharing the findings in 2025.
Military
2024 MAST Summit
To date, the MAST Summit has provided close to a half a million dollars to improve the future of orthopaedic research in the military.
AANA, in collaboration with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the Society for Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), announced the second year of $200,000 in grant funding aimed at advancing research in orthopaedics, with special focus on the military.
The organizations are pleased to announce three deserving recipients of the MAST research grant funding:
- $100,000 to Travis J. Dekker, M.D., at the 10th Medical Group, United States Air Force Academy, for his study, Ideal Suture Configuration in a Novel Shoulder Instability Model.
- $50,000 to Drew Recker, M.D., at Wake Forest University, for his study, Bracing and Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of Efficacy Trial (BRACE-trial).
- $50,000 to Samuel B. Adams, M.D., at Duke University Medical Center, for his study Clinical Evaluation of the Effect of Novel Chondroprotective Irrigation Solution (CPX) on Chondrocyte Viability and Morphology: A Potential Alternative to Traditional Arthroscopic Fluids.
AANA Lab Courses
352 attendees trained at an AANA Lab Course in 2024
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Lab Course Titles:
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Joints Covered:
Also covered: Hip and shoulder ultrasound, total shoulder (arthroplasty)! |
AANA Publications
Arthroscopy – Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Nowhere is minimally invasive surgery explained better than Arthroscopy, the leading peer-reviewed journal in the field. Every issue enables you to put into perspective the usefulness of the various emerging arthroscopy techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods – along with their applications in various situations – as discussed in relation to their efficiency, efficacy, and cost-benefit.
Number of submissions: 2,210
Arthroscopy 2023 Impact Factor: 4.4
Arthroscopy #8 in Orthopaedics and Sport Sciences and #21 in Surgery
Total print circulation: 3,131
Average monthly website visits: 38,483
Arthroscopy Techniques
This online-only, video-based journal is the companion to Arthroscopy, designed to introduce peer-reviewed surgical modification and techniques in an interactive format. We evaluate submission of Technical Notes – including precise text, clear figures and detailed videos – in an average of 30 days or less.
Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation (ASMAR)
ASMAR is one of two open access companion title to the respected Arthroscopy. It aims to peer review and publish clinical and basic science articles of interest to health care providers and scientific researchers. Brough to you by the same editorial team at Arthroscopy, ASMAR is broad in scope and covers topics ranging from arthroscopy and related surgery to orthopaedic and primary care sports medicine., physical therapy and rehabilitation, athletic training, musculoskeletal imaging, economic and large database analyses, and public health. ASMAR is indexed in PubMed Central and available through Medline search.
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Podcasts
Experience Arthroscopy through podcasts. Detailed discussions of an article published in Arthroscopy via author interviews conducted by AANA members have been popular since 2021. These engaging podcasts are designed to expand the listener’s understanding through discussion on unpublished results; examination of interesting or unexpected findings; or exploration of related content.
Most popular downloads by location:
- New York with 1,689 downloads
- Chicago with 1,532 downloads
- Louis with 1,169 downloads
- Los Angeles with 1,044 downloads
Downloaded in 135 countries! Top countries:
- United States
- Japan
- Mexico
- Brazil
- India
FINANCES
Unaudited
| ASSETS | Association | Foundation | Total |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $830,710 | $417,244 | $1,247,954 |
| Investments | $6,936,646 | $16,513,888 | $23,450,534 |
| Recievables | $2,578,415 | $1,635,294 | $4,213,708 |
| Inventories | $9,227 | $ - | $9,227 |
| Prepaid expenses | $323,820 | $1,921 | $325,742 |
| Property and equipment | $1,109,328 | $ - | $1,109,328 |
| Investment - Ortho Properties, LLC | $766,926 | $ - | $766,926 |
| Other | $55,369 | $181,039 | $236,408 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $12,610,440 | $18,749,387 | $31,359,827 |
Liabilities and Net Assets
| LIABILITIES | Association | Foundation | Total |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $2,508,287 | $2,102,702 | $4,610,989 |
| Deferred revenues | $2,067,171 | $ - | $2,067,171 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $4,575,458 | $2,102,702 | $6,678,160 |
| NET ASSETS | $8,034,982 | $16,646,685 | $24,681,667 |
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | $12,610,440 | $18,749,387 | $31,359,827 |