Below the list of orthopedic associations worldwide.
| NAME | Website |
| Alabama Orthopaedic Society | AOS |
| American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine | AACPDM |
| American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics | AAOP |
| American Association for Surgery of Trauma | AAST |
| American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons | AAHKS |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons | AANS |
| American Association of Orthopaedic Executives | AAOE |
| American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons | AAOS |
| American Association of Tissue Banks | AATB |
| American Back Society | ABS |
| American College of Sports Medicine | ACSM |
| American College of Surgeons | ACS |
| American Orthopaedic Association | AOA |
| American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | AOFAS |
| American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | AOSSM |
| American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons | ASES |
| American Society for Surgery of the Hand | ASSH |
| American Society of Bone and Mineral Research | ASBMR |
| American Society of Orthopaedic Physicians Assisstants | ASOPA |
| American Society of Orthopaedic Professionals | ASOP |
| American Spinal Injury Association | ASIA |
| American Sports Medicine Institute | ASMI |
| Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen (AO foundation) | AO |
| Arthroscopy Association of North America | AANA |
| Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Association | APAS |
| Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banking | APASTB |
| Asia Pacific Knee Society | APKS |
| Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association | APOA |
| Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | APOSSM |
| Asia Pacific Spine Arthroplasty Society | APSAS |
| Asian Games Science Conference | AGSC |
| Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología (AAOT) | AAOT |
| Asociacion Espanola de Artroscopia (Spanish Arthroscopic Association) | AEA |
| Asociacion Espanola de Bancos de Tejidos | AEBT |
| Asociacion Latinoamericana de Bancos de Tejidos | ALABAT |
| Association for Study and Application of Methods of Ilizarov | ASAMI |
| Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons | ABJS |
| Association of Children's Prosthetics and Orthotic Clinics | ACPOC |
| Association of Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeons of Russian Federation. | AOTRF |
| Association of periOperative Registered Nurses | AORN |
| Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland | ASGBI |
| Australasian Tissue Biotherapeutics Forum | ATBF |
| Australian Knee Society | AusKS |
| Australian Orthopaedic Association | AOA |
| Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | AuOFAS |
| Australian Specialty Orthopaedic Meetings | ASOM |
| Austrian Orthopaedic Association | AusOA |
| Austrian Orthopaedic Society | AOS |
| Azerbaijan Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Not available, Ch.alizadeh@azerin.com |
| Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society | BOS |
| Belgian Knee Society | BelKS |
| Belgian Orthopaedic and Trauma Society | BVOT |
| Bone and Joint Decade World Congress | BJDWC |
| British Association for Surgery of the Knee | BASK |
| British Association of Day Surgery | BADS |
| British Association of Spine Surgeons | BASS |
| British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine | BASEM |
| British Association of Tissue Banks | BATB |
| British Cervical Spine Society | BCSS |
| British Elbow and Shoulder Society | BESS |
| British Hip Society | BHS |
| British Limb Reconstruction Society | BLRS |
| British Orthopaedic Association | BOA |
| British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | BOFAS |
| British Orthopaedic Oncology Society | BOOS |
| British Orthopaedic Research Society | BORS |
| British Orthopaedic Specialists Society | BOSA |
| British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association | BOSTA |
| British Scoliosis Society | BSS |
| British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery | BSCOS |
| British Society for Surgery of the Hand | BSSH |
| British Society of Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery | CAOSUK |
| British Society of Rheumatologists | BSR |
| British Society of Rheumatology | BSR |
| British Trauma Society | BTS |
| Bulgarian Orthopaedic Association | BulOrtho |
| Bulgarian Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (BOTA) | BOTA |
| Canadian Orthopaedic Association | COA |
| Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | COFAS |
| Cervical Spine Research Society | CSRS |
| Ceská Společnost pro Ortopedii a Traumatologii (CSOT) | CSOT |
| Chilian Orthopaedic Association. (Sociedad Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatología) | SCHOT |
| Chinese Orthopaedic Association | ChOA |
| Clinical Orthopaedic Society | COS |
| Combined meeting of Orthopaedic Research Societies | COMORS |
| Combined meeting of Orthopaedic Research Societies | ORS-Combined |
| Combined Orthopaedic Associations | COMOC |
| Combined Services Orthopaedic Society | CSOS |
| Computer Assissted Radiology and Surgery | CARS |
| Contemporary Issues in Partial Knee Arthoplasty | CIPKA |
| Croatian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association - Hrvatsko Udruzenje Ortopeda I Traumatologa | |
| Cyprus Orthopaedic Association | CyOA |
| Dansk Ortopaedisk Selskab (DOS) - Denmark | DOS |
| Dutch Orthopaedic Association | DuOA |
| Dutch Orthopaedic Society | DOS |
| Eastern Orthopaedic Association | EOA |
| Egyptian Orthopaedic Association | EOA |
| European Association for Osseintegration | EAO |
| European Association of Musculo Skeletal Transplantation | EAMST |
| European Association of Tissue Banks | EATB |
| European Bone and Joint Infection Society | EBJIS |
| European Bone and Joint Infection Society | EBJIS |
| European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology | EFOST |
| European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | EFORT |
| European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery | EFSM |
| European Foot and Ankle Society | EFAS |
| European Hip Society | EHS |
| European League Against Rheumatism | EULAR |
| European League Agianst Rheumatism | EULAR |
| European Orthopaedic Research Society | EORS |
| European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society | EPOS |
| European Rheumatoid and Arthritis Surgery Society | ERASS |
| European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children | ESMAC |
| European Society for Surgery of Shoulder and Elbow | ESSSE |
| European Society of Biomaterials | ESB |
| European Society of Pelvis and Acetabulum | NA |
| European Society of Sports traumatology Knee surgery and Arthroscopy | ESSKA |
| European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | ESTES |
| European Trauma Society | ETS |
| Federation of the European Societies for the Surgery of the Hand | FESSH |
| Finnish Orthopaedic Association | FOA |
| German Orthopaedic Association | GOA |
| German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | GOFAS |
| German Orthopaedic Society | GOS2 |
| German Orthopaedic Society | GOS |
| Greek Orthopaedic Association | HAOST |
| Group of Research and Study into Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle (Groupe de Recherche et d'Etude en Chirurgie Mini Invasive de Pied) | GRECMIP |
| Groupe D'Etudes pour La Chirurgie Osseuse (French) | GECO |
| Hawaiian Orthopaedic Association | HaOA |
| Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | HKOA |
| Hungarian Orthopaedic Association | HuOA2 |
| Hungerian Orthopaedic Society | HOS |
| Icelandic Orthopaedic Association | IceOA |
| ICJR -Sports Medicine and Total Hip and Knee meeting | ICJR - SM/ TJR |
| Indian Arthroscopy Association | IAA |
| Indian Orthopaedic Association | IOACON |
| Indian Orthopaedic Society UK | IOS UK |
| Indian Society of Hip and knee Surgeons | ISHKS |
| Indonesian Orthopaedic Association | IndoOA |
| Institution of Mechanical Engineers | IMechE |
| Interlocking Surgeons of India | NAILSCON2010 |
| International Cartilage Repair Society, Instructional Course | ICRS |
| International Collaboration on Orthopaedic Nursing | ICON |
| International Congress of Joint Reconstruction | ICJR |
| International Congress of Joint Replacement - Modern Trends in Joint Replacement | ICJR - TJR |
| International Congress of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | ICSES |
| International congress on Biotechnologies for Spinal Surgery | Biospine |
| International Congress on Joint Replacement - Advances in Trauma & Arthroplasty | ICJR - Trauma & Arthroplasty |
| International Congress on Joint Replacement - Cleveland Course | ICJR - Cleveland Course |
| International Congress on Joint Replacement - Hip & Knee | ICJR - Hip & Knee |
| International Congress on Tissue Engineering | ICTE |
| International Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons | IFFAS |
| International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies | IFPOS |
| International Federation of Sports Medicine | FIMS |
| International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques | IMAST |
| International Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Research Society | IMRRS |
| International Osteoporosis Federation - Middle East and Africa Osteoporosis Meeting | IOF - MEAOM |
| International Osteoporosis Federation - European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis | IOF - ECCEO |
| International Osteoporosis Federation - World congress on osteoporosis | IOFWCO |
| International Osteoporosis Foundation - Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting | IOF - APOM |
| International Research Society for Spinal Deformities | IRSSD |
| International Society for Clinical Densitometry | ISCD |
| International Society for Computer Aided Surgery | ISCAS |
| International Society for Fracture Repair | ISFR |
| International Society for Hip Arthroscopy | ISHA |
| International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty | ISTA |
| International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine | ISAKOS |
| International Society of Laser and Percutaneous procedures in Spinal Surgery | ISLASS |
| International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (Belgian) | SICOT |
| International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine | ISPRM |
| International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics | ISPO |
| International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics | ISPO UK |
| International Sports Medicine Science and Performance | ISMSP |
| International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference | ISSSMC |
| Internet Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma | ISOST |
| Iranian Orthopaedic Association | IranOA |
| Irish Orthopaedic Association | IrOA |
| Israeli Orthopaedic Association | IsOA |
| Japanese Orthopaedic Association | JOA |
| Japanese Orthopaedic Association - Orthopaedic Research Society | JOA-ORS |
| Karnataka Orthopaedic Association | KOA |
| Korean Knee Society | KorKS |
| Korean Orthopaedic Association | KOA |
| Libyan Orthopaedic Association | LibyaOA |
| Limb lengthening and reconstruction society | LLRS |
| London Hip Meeting | LHM |
| London Knee Meeting | LKM |
| Malaysian Orthopaedic Association | MOA |
| Medical Design and Manufacturing - East | MD&M - East |
| Medical Design and Manufacturing - West | MD&M - West |
| Mexican Orthopaedic Association | MOA |
| Mid American Orthopaedic Association | MidAmOA |
| Musculoskeletal tumour meeting of Japanese Orthopaedic Association | JOA-MST |
| Musculoskeletal Tumour Society | MSTS |
| National Association of Orthopaedic Technologists | NAOT |
| Nederlandse Orthopaedische Vereniging | NOV |
| Nepal Orthopaedic Association | NOA |
| New Zealand Orthopaedic Association | NZOA |
| Nordic Orthopaedic Federation | NORF |
| North American Spine Society | NASS |
| Norwegian Orthopaedic Association | NOA |
| NZOA - Trauma Conference | NZOA - TC |
| Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | OREF |
| Orthopaedic Research Society | ORS |
| Orthopaedic Trauma Association | OTA |
| Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India | POSI |
| Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America | POSNA |
| Pakistan Orthopaedic Association | Not available |
| Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association | PAOA |
| Phillippine Orthopaedic Association | PhilOrtho |
| Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Congress | PMRC |
| Polish Orthopaedic Association | POOA |
| Polish Orthopaedic Society | POS |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis Surgical Society | RASS |
| Romanian Orthopaedic Association | SOROT |
| Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation | RADAR |
| Royal Society of Medicine | RSM |
| Russian Orthopaedic Society | ROS |
| Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society | RJOS |
| Saudi Arabian Orthopaedic Association | SAROA |
| Scoliosis Research Society | SRS |
| Singapore Orthopaedic Association | SOA |
| Socidad Latinoamericana De Artroscopia Rodilla Y Traumatologia Deportiva (Latin American Orthopaedic Society) | SLARD |
|
Sociedad Boliviana de Ortopedia y Traumatología (SBOLOT) Bolivian Orthopaedic Association |
SBOLOT |
| Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SCCOT) | SCCOT |
| Sociedade Brasiliera de Ortopedia e Traumatologia | SBOT |
| Societa Italiana di Chrurgia del Ginocchio, Artroscopia, Sport, Cartilagine e Tecnologie Ortopediche | SIGASOFT |
| Societa Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia | SIOT |
| Societe d'Orthopedie et de Traumatologie de l'Est (Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the East) | SOTEST |
| Societe Francaise d'Arthroscopie (French Society of Arthroscopy) | SOFA |
| Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique | SOFCOT |
| Society for Back Pain Research | SBPR |
| Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons | SOMOS |
| South African Knee Society | SAKS |
| South African Orthopaedic Association | SAOA |
| Southern Orthopaedic Association | SouthOA |
| Spanish Association of Tissue Banks | SATB |
| Spanish Orthopaedic Society | SECOT |
| Spine Arthroplasty Society | SAS |
| Spondylitis Association of America | SPAA |
| Sports and Exercise Medicine UK | UKSEM |
| Srilankan Orthopaedic Association | SrilankaorthA |
| Swedish Orthopaedic Association | TOTBID |
| Swedish Orthopaedic Society | SwOS |
| Swiss Orthopaedic Association | SGOSSO |
| Syrian Orthopaedic Association | SyOA |
| Taiwanese Orthopaedic Association | TaiOA |
| Thailand Orthopaedic Association | TOA/RCOST |
| The Knee Society | AKS |
| Trauma Society of India | TSI |
| Turkish Orthopaedic Association | TOTBID |
| Turkish Spine Society | TOD |
| Turkish Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy and Knee surgery | TSTAK |
| Ukrainian Orthopaedic Association | Not available |
| Venezuelian Orthopaedic Association | VenOA |
| Vereinigung fuer Kinderorthopaedie (German Association of Paediatric Orthopaedics) | VFK |
| Vereinigung Süddeutscher Orthopäden und Unfallchirurgen Association of South German Orthopaedic Surgeons) | VSOU |
| Washington State Orthopaedic Association | WSOS |
| Weckebach Instituut (Austria) | WI |
| Western Orthopaedic Association | WestOA |
| World Orthopaedic Concern | WOC |
| World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery | WSRM |
| World Sports Trauma Conference | WSTA |
| Yemeni Orthopaedic Association | YOA |
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