Position Statements & Clinical Guidelines

As part of our work to promote quality, ethical, and cost-effective patient care, AOFAS makes recommendations on important foot and ankle topics through our position statements and our endorsement of orthopaedic treatment guidelines.

Position Statements

• Patient Reported Outcomes Measures 
  Access the Foot & Ankle International (FAI) article and podcast​

• Total Ankle Replacement

• Osteochondral Transplantation for Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

• VTED Prophylaxis in Foot and Ankle Surgery

• Cosmetic Foot and Ankle Surgery

• Podiatry  

Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Acute Compartment Syndrome

• Limb Salvage or Early Amputation

• Surgical Site Infection

• Venous Thromboembolism (Foot & Ankle Recommendations from the International Consensus Meeting on Venous Thromboembolism)

Appropriate Use Criteria

• Acute Compartment Syndrome

• Limb Salvage or Early Amputation

• Surgical Site Infection