Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics ACGME case minimums
The ACGME publishes no minimum case numbers for Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics. Fellows log their cases in the 16 categories below, and each row shows an em-dash rather than a zero because no number is published for it.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics minimums by category
| Category |
|---|
| PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
| REVISION TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
| UNI KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
| REMOVAL PROSTHESIS FOR INFECTION (HIP OR KNEE) |
| PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY |
| REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY |
| OSTEOTOMY KNEE |
| OSTEOTOMY HIP |
| PRIMARY SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY |
| REVISION SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY |
| ROTATOR CUFF OPEN AND ARTHROSCOPIC |
| BONY PROCEDURES FOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY |
| SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES FOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY |
| OPEN ACROMIOPLASTY |
| OTHER UPPER LIMB ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES |
| ARTHRODESIS SHOULDER |
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics · ACGME specialty 261.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- Fellows log each case by procedure code and by their role in it.
- The Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Case Log guidelines, November 2015
- Program Requirements, July 1, 2026
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME. Where a number here and the ACGME's own document disagree, the document is right.