Specialized Toolkit Series

Comprehensive procedural education. Practical guidance you can use in the OR.

 

AANA's Specialized Toolkits are comprehensive learning experiences that combine expert-led education, surgical videos, clinical resources and practical assessments into one streamlined program. Designed by leading Orthopaedic Surgeons and their care team, each Toolkit helps you strengthen procedural knowledge, refine surgical decision-making and apply best practices with confidence.

 


 

What Is a Specialized Toolkit and Who Is It For?

 

Rather than searching across multiple resources, each Toolkit organizes everything you need to master a procedure into one structured learning experience.

 

Every Toolkit combines:

  • Expert surgical videos
  • Procedural pearls and technical guidance
  • Clinical decision-making strategies
  • Journal articles and evidence-based resources
  • Rehabilitation and postoperative considerations
  • Self-paced online learning

 

Whether you're learning a procedure for the first time, expanding your case volume or refining an established technique, Specialized Toolkits are designed for surgeons who want practical education they can immediately apply in practice.

 

What You'll Take Away

After completing a Toolkit, you'll be able to:

  • Better understand procedural decision-making
  • Improve surgical planning and execution
  • Recognize technical pearls and avoid common pitfalls
  • Strengthen postoperative management strategies
  • Apply current evidence to patient care
  • Increase confidence performing complex procedures

Ideal for:

  • Fellows transitioning into independent practice
  • Orthopaedic Surgery advanced practice providers
  • Early-career Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Experienced surgeons learning new procedures
  • Surgeons looking to compare techniques from leading faculty

ACL Reconstruction Toolkit

 

Master every phase of ACL Reconstruction – from preoperative planning through rehabilitation – with comprehensive education developed by leading Orthopaedic Surgeons.

 

NEW Features

  • 7 CME credits (upon successful completion)
  • Knowledge Checks throughout the learning experience
  • A Summative Assessment to reinforce comprehension
  • A digital Certificate of Completion and LinkedIn badge microcredential
  • Microlearning Summary Infographics for quick review and reinforcement

New infographics example

You'll Learn

  • Graft selection and harvesting techniques
  • Tunnel placement and fixation strategies
  • Intraoperative troubleshooting
  • Rehabilitation planning
  • Current biologic applications
  • Step-by-step procedural workflows

 

Content Leads:

  • William J. Ciccone II, M.D., FAANA
  • Patrick W. Joyner, M.D., M.S., FAANA
  • Patrick A. Smith, M.D.

 

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About Certificates of Completion

The certificate of completion from the ACL Reconstruction Toolkit meets the standards set forth by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. This certificate signifies your knowledge and competency associated with the Toolkit's learning objectives and educational components. This certificate demonstrates your clinical knowledge and competence to yourself, your employer and the entire care team, reinforcing your commitment to achieving consistently better patient outcomes.


Additional Toolkits

 

Continue Building Your Procedural Expertise

Explore additional Specialized Toolkits covering today's most relevant arthroscopic procedures.

 

New Pricing Available

Additional Specialized Toolkits are now available at a reduced price, making it even easier to expand your learning across multiple procedures.


Arthroscopic Hip Treatment Toolkit

 

Advance your approach to hip arthroscopy with in-depth guidance and procedural insights designed to optimize every phase of treatment – from preoperative planning to postoperative management.

 

You'll Learn

  • Patient communication and preoperative planning
  • Positioning and surgical setup strategies
  • Step-by-step procedural workflows
  • Intraoperative technique optimization
  • Complication prevention and management
  • Postoperative medication and rehabilitation protocols
  • Billing and coding best practices

Content Leads:

  • Andrea M. Spiker, M.D., FAANA
  • Winston Gwathmey Jr., M.D.
  • William J. Ciccone II, M.D., FAANA

 

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Shoulder Instability

 

Designed to help you refine both operative and nonoperative techniques, the Shoulder Instability Toolkit provides guidance for managing complex cases, optimizing rehabilitation and improving return-to-sport outcomes.

 

You’ll Learn

  • Step-by-step surgical workflows and treatment strategies
  • Operative and nonoperative management techniques
  • Bone block and augmentation procedures
  • Rehabilitation and return-to-sport protocols
  • Pre- and postoperative patient management
  • Surgical pearls for optimizing outcomes

Content Leads:

  • William J. Ciccone II, M.D., FAANA
  • Sara L. Edwards, M.D.
  • Patrick W. Joyner, M.D., M.S., FAANA

 

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