Orthopaedic Trauma ACGME case minimums
The ACGME publishes no minimum case numbers for Orthopaedic Trauma. 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
Orthopaedic Trauma minimums by category
| Category |
|---|
| SHOULDER - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| HUMERUS/ELBOW - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| FOREARM/WRIST - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| PELVIS/HIP - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| FEMUR/KNEE - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| LEG/ANKLE - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| FOOT/TOES - FRACTURE AND/OR DISLOCATION |
| TREATMENT OF NONUNION MALUNION |
| EXTERNAL FIXATION |
| DEBRIDEMENT |
| FASCIOTOMY |
| INTRA ARTICULAR DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| PELVIC RING |
| ACETABULUM |
| BICONDYLAR TIBIAL PLATEAU |
| PILON/PLAFOND |
Orthopaedic Trauma · ACGME specialty 269.
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.