The AOFAS Board of Directors supports opportunities for AOFAS members to participate in research initiatives that enhance patient care and improve the quality of foot and ankle orthopaedic research. Please review the guidelines below and complete a
Collaborative Research Request Application if you would like to utilize AOFAS resources for your research project.
If you have questions,
please contact the AOFAS by email at research@aofas.org or by phone at +1-847-698-4654.
Collaborative Research Requests
AOFAS members may request to utilize AOFAS resources to execute research-related projects. Completed requests will be evaluated by the appropriate AOFAS committee, with recommendations submitted to the AOFAS Research Council for approval on a quarterly
basis. Please review the Research Collaboration Policies and Procedures and (if applicable) AOFAS Database Study Request Policies and Procedures before
submitting your request. There is a nonrefundable $200 USD application fee for all research requests. AOFAS Database Studies will also incur a fee of $50/hour if the data analyst's work exceeds four hours.
Guidelines for all request types:
Requestors must be AOFAS members in good standing.
IRB approval is required when applicable.
Surveys/projects are limited to those related to orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery/healthcare, and should not include information regarding commercial products.
Results should be available to AOFAS members by submitting an abstract for presentation at an AOFAS meeting and manuscript for publication in Foot & Ankle International or Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics.