The Foundation is committed to advancing orthopaedic medicine through projects that seek to improve patient care including minimally invasive techniques and new treatment modalities that assist people of all ages in living active, healthy lives. Specific areas of study are methods to treat injuries and conditions affecting the shoulder, elbow and knee, and spinal disorders. Projects are based on ONS Foundation criteria and physician committee goals.

Research projects:

• aim to improve existing surgical practices and develop new surgical procedures and techniques.
• measure patient outcomes using objective tools and validated scoring systems.
• create a comprehensive database to track study results and analyze patient outcomes.
• publish study conclusions in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.