The Surgical Outcomes System will be deactivated on August 1, 2023 and is not enrolling new subscribers. All system users are encouraged to export their data before the deactivation date. If you are a current user of the system, please review our FAQs, or reach out to sos@arthrex.com for additional support.

Increase Reimbursement

SOS™ global registry can assist providers to conduct functional outcome assessments for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Program
Aligned with MIPS
Increase reimbursement through Remote Patient Monitoring
Specialized Registry and Clinical Data Registry*
Outcome measure alignment with Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR)

Utilize at No Cost Through Society Membership

AANA
ASES
AOSSM
EOA
*The SOS clinical data registry is ready to accept data generated from the certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) of surgeons and other clinicians who are participating in the Medicare Quality Payment Program, including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), and who are seeking to achieve the Clinical Data Registry Reporting measure of the Promoting Interoperability performance category.

Increase Reimbursement

SOS™ global registry can assist providers to conduct functional outcome assessments for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Program
Aligned with MIPS
Increase reimbursement through Remote Patient Monitoring
Specialized Registry and Clinical Data Registry*
Outcome measure alignment with Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR)

Utilize at No Cost Through Society Membership

AANA
ASES
AOSSM
EOA
*The SOS clinical data registry is ready to accept data generated from the certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) of surgeons and other clinicians who are participating in the Medicare Quality Payment Program, including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), and who are seeking to achieve the Clinical Data Registry Reporting measure of the Promoting Interoperability performance category.

Audited to ensure compliance with relevant HIPAA and European Data Protection regulations.

Requires only seconds for the physician to enroll the patient into the registry, collect patient-reported outcomes, and remotely review and analyze patient results.

Engages patients in their own health care.

Patient and physician portal accessible among devices.

Increase leverage with payers and market your practice with deidentified global data.

The only global orthopedic and sports medicine registry.

Study Modules and Outcomes Measures

The "core registry" patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and additional PROMs are chosen as a result of specialty societies' support to use the SOS global registry for cost-effectiveness of interventions, key performance indicators of providers, marketing, and research.

Core Measures
PROMs (Optional)
Clinical Exam Measures (Optional)
Knee Arthroscopy Pediatric Knee Knee Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy Shoulder Arthroplasty Elbow Hip Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Foot & Ankle Hand & Wrist Spine
VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS VAS NPRS
VR12 or PROMIS-10 PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10 VR12 or PROMIS-10
KOOS or IKDC or KOOSglobal IKDC KOOS, JR. or KOOS ASES-S ASES-S ASES-E M-HHS HOOS, JR. or HOOS FAAM ADL or FFI-R QDASH Work Status
Marx Activity Scale Marx/HSS Pedi FABS KSS Exp. Sat SANE SANE SANE SANE Pt-reported pain in non-op LE joint FAAM Sport bMHQ Cont. pain med
SANE SANE Pt-reported pain in non-op LE joint Penn Shoulder (PSS) Penn Shoulder (PSS) KJOC HOS Pt-reported back pain Tegner Foot & Ankle CTS-6 Duration sick leave
IKDC IKDC Pt-reported back pain WOOS WOOS QDASH iHOT-12 Pt-reported health literacy PROMIS Depression ROM, grip Comorbidities
Lysholm Pt-reported health literacy Oxford Oxford ASES-E Vail Hip HOOS PROMIS Pain Intensity Pinch, strength, etc Duration pain
Tegner KOOS SST SST MEPI NAHS Oxford PROMIS Pain Interference Deep wound infection
BANFF Oxford WOSI Shoulder Activity Level MHHS PROMIS Physical Function Pulmonary embolus
ACL-RSI KSS WORC ASES-Obj Harris Hip AOFAS Need for rehospitalization
IKDC KJOC Constant MOCART Need for reoperation
MOCART QDASH ODI (Sub)
Tegner Shoulder NDI (cervical)
Shoulder Activity Level
ASES-Obj
ISIS, Constant

To learn more about how the SOS registry benefits surgeons and their practices, read the FAQ.


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"I wish I had this tool 20 years ago, for I now realize the value of data I am capturing now that has been lost in years past."
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Orthopedic Global Outcomes Registry

Supports our worldwide mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™

22 countries approved through the country-specific data protection agencies
Learn how Arthrex's mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better has now evolved into aligning experienced scientists, software engineers, and multimedia design talent to provide the most comprehensive, global, web-based surgical outcomes registry in orthopedics. It is paperless, time- and cost-efficient, and data secure for orthopedic surgeons.

Read the full SOS Global Registry Vision Statement