AANA Surveys
Survey Request Portal
Do you have a survey you’d like to release to the membership to understand a wide variety of issues including specialty areas, coding, outcomes and more?
Submit your surveys for the orthopaedic community to take part in. Submitting and participating in these surveys will provide your colleagues and peers with helpful data to advance the field of minimally invasive surgery and orthopaedic outcomes.
All surveys submitted to AANA for publication will be peer reviewed by members of the AANA Research Committee.
Criteria for Consideration:
- Surveys must have IRB or REB approval.
- The survey objectives must be defined and in alignment with AANA goals. The survey may not be intended for commercial use or commercial product development.
- AANA must receive, review and approve a sample of the survey.
- The specific target audience must be defined should the requester wish to target a specific group of AANA members.
- A timeline for data collection must be established.
- Should the requester wish to publish the survey data in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, Arthroscopy will have the first right of refusal.
- The survey results will be made available to AANA for its use.
Questions? Please contact Pablo Palafox-Castillo at pablo@aana.org.
Current Survey Opportunities
Help your fellow colleagues with important surveys meant to gather meaningful input to advance research in the field of orthopaedics and minimally invasive surgery!
Both AANA members and staff have peer-reviewed the survey links below. We appreciate you taking the time to participate in these surveys.
Evaluation of Sports Medicine and Shoulder/Elbow Surgeon Practice Patterns in Performing Shoulder Arthroscopy to Address Intra-Articular Pathology in Patients Undergoing Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Reconstruction
Survey open until 8/18/2026
By: Usaid Mazhar
Acromioclavicular (AC) joint reconstruction is a common procedure for managing symptomatic AC joint injuries. Concomitant intra-articular glenohumeral pathology has been reported in a significant proportion of these patients. It remains unclear how frequently sports medicine and shoulder/elbow surgeons elect to perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic shoulder arthroscopy during AC joint reconstruction, and what factors influence this decision.
Iliotibial Band Harvest-Site Management in the Modified Lemaire Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis
Survey open until 8/18/2026
By: Jesse Seilern und Aspang
To define current international surgeon practices regarding ITB harvest-site management following modified Lemaire LET, and to capture surgeons' perceptions of its clinical relevance, including its impact on outcomes, complications, and knee biomechanics.
Hypothesis: We anticipate that a wide range of harvest-site management techniques will be employed (full closure, partial closure, and non-closure), and that many high-volume surgeons will regard ITB closure as a meaningful component of the procedure, despite the lack of supportive comparative data.
Mini C-Arm Use in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Practice Patterns, Radiation Safety, and Surgeon Health Outcomes
Survey open until 8/18/2026
By: Amirsoheil Zareh
Primary aim: Determine the prevalence of lead apron and other protective equipment use among sports medicine surgeons using a mini C-arm.
Secondary aim: Compare practice patterns by surgeon demographics, years in practice, case volume, and practice setting. Explore prevalence of self-reported health diagnoses such as cataracts, thyroid disease, or malignancy.