AAOS Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting is the Academy's premier event and draws more than 30,000 participants including Academy Fellows, members, international guests, allied health professionals, and exhibitors. The...
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What to know about AAOS Annual Meeting
AAOS is the world's premier gathering for orthopedic surgeons, characterized by a heavy focus on hands-on surgical demonstrations and biomechanical simulation. Unlike broader medical shows, the audience here expects high-fidelity physical models or cadaveric labs within the booth to evaluate tactile feedback and mechanical precision.
Surgeons often attend in scrubs or business casual, but exhibitors should maintain formal business attire to distinguish staff from attendees in a high-density, professional environment.
Prioritize heavy-duty flooring and reinforced counters; the audience will aggressively test the torque, weight, and mechanical limits of your instruments.
Given the high concentration of private practice owners, ensure booth staff can pivot quickly from clinical benefits to practice-level ROI and reimbursement codes.
The floor layout is expansive; use scannable lead tech that allows for 'quick-fire' qualification, as surgeons often move rapidly between specific scheduled surgical technique sessions.
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