AAOS	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
AOA	The American Orthopaedic Association
AOA	Australian Orthopaedic Association
ANRF	Arthritis National Research Foundation
ASAMI	Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method
ASIF	AO-ASIF Foundation
	AO Alumni Association Local Chapters
	AO Regional Groups and Sections
CORF	Carolina Orthopaedic Research Foundation
	Center for Orthopedic Oncology and Musculoskeletal Research
	Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery
CAOS	Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery research group
GICD	Group International Cotrel Dubousset
	Harrington Arthritis Research Center
	Institute of Orthopaedics at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust
ISD&RF	International Spinal Development & Research Foundation
LLNL	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Joint/Implant Modeling
MIB	Maurice E. Mueller Institute for Biomechanics
OREF	Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
ORS	Orthopaedic Research Society
OARSI	Osteoarthritis Research Society International
SRS	Scoliosis Research Society
	Wishbone Trust for bone and joint surgery (U.K.)