Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Reconstructiva Articular y Artroscopia, A. C.

What Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Reconstructiva Articular y Artroscopia, A. C. does

Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía Reconstructiva Articular y Artroscopia, A.C. (AMECRA) is a non-profit civil association (Asociación Civil) founded in 1988 and reincorporated under a new charter in 2001, headquartered in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It is the dedicated Mexican professional society for orthopedic surgeons specializing in arthroscopy and articular reconstructive surgery, serving members through a closed network that requires endorsement from two existing full members for new applicants. AMECRA's core offerings are an annual membership subscription (Anualidad, MXN $3,500/year), a 30-edition annual international congress (the XXX Congreso AMECRA 2026 being the current iteration, with member registration at MXN $6,500 and a bundled member-plus-congress package at MXN $10,000), high-specialty courses on knee, shoulder, and hip arthroscopy and meniscal pathology, traveling fellowships (notably the AMECRA-AEA fellowship with the European Arthroscopy Association), and the Gaceta AMECRA peer-reviewed publication (21 editions since 2021).

AMECRA distributes these services through a mix of self-serve online registration via amecra.org.mx and a partner-managed congress platform (intermeetingonline.com.mx), and markets them through Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and direct email. The association maintains 16 formal sister-society relationships with international and regional bodies including SLARD, ISAKOS, AANA, ACCART, ACIRAG, AAA, AEA, AOSSM, FEMECOT, and CMO, and is registered with the Academia Nacional de Medicina / Mexican Secretaría de Salud for academic endorsement (Aval Académico). Its revenue model is a blend of recurring annual membership dues, one-time congress registration fees, and per-course fees, with no disclosed revenue figures and no venture, private equity, or institutional ownership.

Name

Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Reconstructiva Articular y Artroscopia, A. C.

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE CIRUGÍA RECONSTRUCTIVA ARTICULAR Y ARTROSCOPÍA ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL

Website

https://amecra.org.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AMECRA is a Mexican non-profit professional association founded in 1988 serving orthopedic surgeons specializing in arthroscopy and joint reconstruction through annual membership dues, an annual international congress, high-specialty courses, fellowships, and the Gaceta AMECRA publication.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zapopan

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Annual Fees (Anualidad): Members pay annual dues of $3,500 MXN for membership renewals.
2. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue from paid congress registrations. For XXX Congreso AMECRA 2026: Socio registration $6,500 MXN, Socio + Congreso package $10,000 MXN.
3. Educational Courses: Revenue from specialized high-specialty courses and educational sessions on topics such as knee/shoulder arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, meniscal pathology, and sports injury management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AMECRA is a non-profit professional medical association that serves orthopedic surgeons specializing in articular reconstruction and arthroscopy. It provides annual membership subscriptions, organizes an annual international congress, delivers high-specialty continuing medical education courses, publishes the Gaceta AMECRA scientific bulletin, and administers scholarships and traveling fellowships in collaboration with international sister societies.

Product overview

AMECRA is a Mexican medical association (not a technology company) focused on arthroscopy and joint reconstructive surgery. The organization operates a membership-based structure offering annual subscriptions (ANUALIDAD AMECRA), congress registrations (XXX Congreso AMECRA 2026), the Gaceta AMECRA scientific publication, traveling fellowships in partnership with AEA, and high specialty educational courses. The association serves orthopedic surgeons through these interconnected programs for professional development and scientific exchange.

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Products and services

• ANUALIDAD AMECRA (Annual Membership) Annual membership subscription providing access to exclusive member sections, free congress attendance, educational resources, and voting rights in the association.
• XXX Congreso AMECRA 2026 Registration Registration for the 30th International Congress of AMECRA featuring academic programs, workshops, and scientific presentations on reconstructive joint surgery and arthroscopy.
• Gaceta AMECRA Official association bulletin publishing research articles, surgical techniques, clinical cases, and literature reviews on joint reconstruction and arthroscopy.
• AMECRA-AEA Traveling Fellowship Traveling fellowship program for orthopedic surgeons providing international training opportunities in arthroscopy and joint reconstruction, in collaboration with the European Arthroscopy Association.
• High Specialty Courses Virtual and in-person high specialty courses on topics including knee and shoulder arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, meniscal pathology, shoulder instability, and sports injury prevention.

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• SLARD (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopia y Medicina Deportiva)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine - a key regional partner for scientific exchange and collaboration in arthroscopy and sports medicine across Latin America.
• ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine - premier international organization for arthroscopy and orthopedic sports medicine collaboration.
• AANA (Arthroscopic Association of North America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArthroscopic Association of North America - North American partner for arthroscopy education and research collaboration, co-developing courses like 'Optimizing Surgical Outcomes for Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy'.
• ACCART (Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Artroscópica y Reconstrucción Articular)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian Association of Arthroscopic Surgery and Articular Reconstruction - regional Latin American partner society.
• ACIRAG (Asociación de Cirugía Artroscópica y Reconstructiva Articular de Guatemala)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuatemalan Association of Arthroscopic and Articular Reconstructive Surgery - regional partner for Central America.
• AAA (Asociación Argentina de Artroscopia)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine Association of Arthroscopy - regional partner for South American collaboration.
• AEA (Asociación Española de Artroscopia)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Association of Arthroscopy - European partner for knowledge exchange and joint publications.
• FEMECOT (Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Traumatología y Ortopedia, A.C.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Federation of Orthopedics and Traumatology Colleges - national umbrella organization for orthopedic associations in Mexico.
• CMO (Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican College of Orthopedics - national partner organization for orthopedic surgeons in Mexico.
• SMCHC (Sociedad Mexicana de Cirujanos de Hombro y Codo)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons - specialized national partner for shoulder and elbow surgery.
• SMCC (Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugía de Cadera AC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Society of Hip Surgery - specialized national partner for hip surgery.
• FEMMEDE (Congreso Mexicano de Medicina del Deporte)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Congress of Sports Medicine - partner for sports medicine education and collaboration.
• AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - international partner for sports medicine collaboration.
• SPOT (Sociedad Peruana de Ortopedia y Traumatología)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology - regional partner for South American collaboration.
• SDOT (Sociedad Dominicana de Ortopedia y Traumatología)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDominican Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Caribbean regional partner.
• SEOT (Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ortopedia y Traumatología)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcuadorian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology - regional Andean partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA): The North American professional society for arthroscopy and related sports medicine. Direct peer to AMECRA in mission, member composition (orthopedic surgeons performing arthroscopy), and educational product mix (annual meeting, traveling fellowships, online courses). AMECRA and AANA already co-develop the 'Optimizing Surgical Outcomes' course.
• Asociación Española de Artroscopia (AEA): Spanish national arthroscopy society co-running the AMECRA-AEA Traveling Fellowship. Directly comparable as a country-level professional society serving arthroscopic surgeons with congresses, courses, and publications.
• Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia (CMO): Mexican national college for orthopedic surgeons, broader in scope than AMECRA (all orthopedics vs. arthroscopy subspecialty) but serving the same Mexican orthopedic surgeon base. Listed as a Core national partner of AMECRA.
• Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopia y Medicina Deportiva (SLARD): Latin American umbrella society for arthroscopy and sports medicine, directly comparable to AMECRA in scope and audience but operating at a multi-country Latin American level. Listed as a strategic partner of AMECRA but functions as a peer for member attention and event sponsorship.
• Sociedad Mexicana de Cirujanos de Hombro y Codo (SMCHC): Mexican society of shoulder and elbow surgeons. Adjacent subspecialty peer to AMECRA within Mexican orthopedics, also focused on continuing education and annual events, and a listed Secondary partner.

Broad incumbents

• Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Traumatología y Ortopedia (FEMECOT): Mexican umbrella federation of orthopedic and traumatology colleges. Functions as a broader-incumbent counterpart to AMECRA across the full orthopedic specialty rather than the arthroscopy subspecialty.
• ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine): Global arthroscopy and orthopedic sports medicine society. A broader international incumbent that competes for educational attention and sponsorship from the same orthopedic surgeon audience AMECRA serves, even while functioning as a strategic partner.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): The largest US orthopedic professional society. Compares to AMECRA as a much larger, broader incumbent that also runs annual meetings, continuing education, and publications for orthopedic surgeons.

Regional players

• Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Artroscópica y Reconstrucción Articular (ACCART): Colombian counterpart to AMECRA in arthroscopic and articular reconstructive surgery. Regional peer serving a different national market; listed as a Secondary strategic partner of AMECRA.
• Asociación Argentina de Artroscopia (AAA): Argentine national arthroscopy association. Direct functional peer in format (annual congress, courses, journal) but serves a different national market; AMECRA is one of AAA's sister-society partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amecra
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdP1bXgpp8YjYMQRER-AvaQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/AMECRA
• Instagraminstagram.com/amecra_ac/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociacion-mexicana-de-cirugia-reconstructiva-articular-y-artroscopia-ac

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