ACGME case minimums for Orthopaedic Trauma
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 differs from the ACGME's own document, the document is right.