Our Impact

Guided by the ISAKOS Executive Committee and Board of Directors, ISAKOS clinical committees translate shared expertise into education, research, and collaboration that ultimately improves patient care worldwide. Every initiative is driven by a simple but powerful goal: to ensure orthopaedic surgeons everywhere have access to the knowledge, tools, and community they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for their patients.

Advancing Global Education
ISAKOS’s commitment to global education is rooted in access. Through high-quality, clinically relevant content, the Society equips surgeons with practical techniques they can apply directly in their practices, regardless of geography or resources. Educational programs span live and on-demand learning, including regional and surgical skills courses offered around the world, with a deliberate focus on countries with limited resources.

Monthly educational webinars—provided free of charge—reach thousands of surgeons globally, creating a consistent forum for learning, dialogue, and exchange of ideas. In addition, ISAKOS offers registration scholarships for the ISAKOS Biennial Congress, helping young professionals, female surgeons, and members from resource-limited regions participate in one of the world’s most important gatherings of orthopaedic expertise.

Inspiring Research and Innovation
By supporting emerging investigators and experienced researchers alike, the Society helps generate evidence that informs clinical decision-making and improves patient outcomes.

The Journal of ISAKOS provides members with complimentary access to peer-reviewed research and clinical reviews, while ISAKOS publications, authored by experts from clinical committees, offer practical, trusted guidance across arthroscopy, knee surgery, and orthopaedic sports medicine.

Connecting Knowledge Across Borders
ISAKOS’s digital education platform, Global Link, brings the Society’s collective knowledge together in one place. Members can access research presented at ISAKOS Congresses, committee initiatives, Current Perspective articles, surgical demonstration videos, webinars, microlearning modules, and curated video collections. This shared resource ensures that learning does not end with an event, but continues throughout a surgeon’s career.

The ISAKOS eNewsletter further strengthens this connection by highlighting scientific contributions from committees and members, sharing Society updates, and promoting upcoming meetings, approved courses, and new educational opportunities.

Inspiring Research and Innovation
Through awards, fellowships and scholarships—including traveling fellowships and research mentoring programs—ISAKOS invests in the professional growth of surgeons around the world. These opportunities provide mentorship, hands-on learning, and research support, helping participants build skills, confidence, and global professional networks that benefit both their careers and their patients.

Your Role in Our Impact
The impact of ISAKOS is made possible by the generosity and leadership of its members and supporters. While membership and program fees sustain much of the Society’s work, philanthropic support allows ISAKOS to expand access to education, support innovative research, and open doors for surgeons who might otherwise be left out.

Join us in advancing education, research, and patient care worldwide.