AAOS Approves First Appropriate Use Criteria

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has approved its first appropriate use criteria, according to an AAOS news release.

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The topic of this first AUC is the treatment of distal radius fractures. The AUC provides clinicians and patients with a measure of when, how and for whom medical and surgical procedures should be used.

This AUC covers 10 treatments and includes 216 common patient scenarios. Complementing the AUC is a web-based app that can work on a range of devices, including smartphones.

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