AANA Surveys
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.
Management of First-Time Shoulder Dislocations: A Survey of Sport Physician Perceptions
Survey open until 3/30/2025
By: Moin Khan, M. D.
There appears to be a lack of consensus for how best to treat first-time shoulder dislocations (FTSDs). The aim of this survey is to assess sports physicians' perceptions on the management of FTSDs and to explore any potential factors that influence decisions for treatment.
Rehabilitation Practices Following Microfracture Surgery of the Knee
Survey open until 04/01/2025
By: John R. Tuttle, M.D.
Currently, it is known that Orthopaedic Surgeons assign varying lengths of post-operative weight-bearing restrictions following knee microfractures. However, it is unknown on when and how deviations from post-operative protocols should be made with respect to weight-bearing restrictions. Additionally, there are other unknowns in the literature on knee microfractures, ranging from the frequency of unplanned microfractures to contraindications to use of biological agents intra-operatively. Our proposed survey aims to fill these gaps in the literature and to better understand the current practices of knee microfractures.
Aim 1: To compare the patient, lesion and intraoperative factors that may influence a surgeon's decision to perform an unplanned microfracture.
Aim 2: To compare the patient, lesion and intraoperative factors that may influence a surgeon's assignment of weight-bearing restrictions vs. no weightbearing restrictions onto a patient’s postoperative plan.