The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has a patient education website at orthoinfo.org.

For information on a particular area of orthopedic medicine, click on one of the following links:

Hand and Wrist: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/hand.cfm

Foot and Ankle: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/foot.cfm

Shoulder, Arm and Elbow: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/arm.cfm

Spine and Neck: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/spine.cfm

Hip: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/hip.cfm

Knee and Leg: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/leg.cfm

Joint Replacement: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/arthroplasty.cfm

Broken Bones and Injury: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/injury.cfm

Sports and Exercise: orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/sports.cfm

Carticle Treatment for Knee Cartilage Damage: Carticel.com

Spine Surgery: UnderstandSpineSurgery.com

Arthritis Foundation: arthritis.org