Specialty Sections
APOA Foot and Ankle Section
APOA Hand and Upper Limb (APH&ULS)
APOA Hip Society (APHS)
APOA Infection Section (APIS)
APOA Knee Society (APKS)
APOA Musculoskeletal Oncology
APOA Orthopaedic Research (APORS)
APOA Paediatric Orthopaedics (APPOS)
APOA Osteoporosis & Fragility Fracture Society
APOA Spine Society (APSS)
APOA Sports Injury Section
APOA Trauma (APTS)
WAVES
About
The Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) is a regional organisation of orthopaedic surgeons from the Asia Pacific region.
It began in 1962 as the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association. With the inclusion of countries of the Indian sub-continent in 2000, the association was renamed as the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association. Today, the APOA has 24 member chapters and more than 65,000 members from over 40 countries. The member chapters and federations are Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
Membership
The Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association is the largest of its kind in the world.
Representing 24 Member chapters, more than 65,000 members from over 40 countries.
Become a member and
join an active and diverse community of Orthopaedic surgeons and enjoy access to wealth of resources.
Previous Events
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APOA 2026 Jaipur, India
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4 February 2026
7 February 2026
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The APOA has 13 subsections dedicated to specific fields of Orthopaedics