Faculty / program leadership: Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 weeks
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 weeks
Clinical exposureJoint preservation, replacement and reconstruction training at a selected AO Recon host centre; clinical participation depends on the host and local rules
Funding · publishedAO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Destination2 countries · choose one centre
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Arthroplasty is the main focus of practice · Demonstrated working knowledge of English · Younger than 45 years in the application year · AO Recon course or seminar attendance is beneficial; teaching-hospital employment is recommended
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
≈Partially published
Hands-on restrictions
Joint preservation, replacement and reconstruction training at a selected AO Recon host centre; clinical participation depends on the host and local rules Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The host centre determines the permitted clinical role. AO Recon host-centre status does not replace local licensing or hospital credentialing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The fellow funds and arranges travel, insurance and the immigration permission required for the placement.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
72% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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AVAILABLE LOCATIONS
Choose an AO fellowship host centre
This is one application pathway, not 2 repeated fellowship cards. Select a hospital or university centre below; timing, clinical participation, fees and acceptance depend on the host.
University Hospital Basel, Orthopaedics & Traumatology
⌖ Basel · Not published by cited source
Centre details
Duration: Not published by cited source
Exposure: Scrub-in at an 80-bed AO Recon host reporting 2,169 annual procedures, covering joint replacement and preservation, osteotomy, periprosthetic fracture and infection, revision surgery and related reconstruction
Funding / fees: Not published by cited source
Language: German is the operating-room language; the AO host profile rates staff English proficiency 4/5 for written and spoken communication.
Clinical role: The AO profile records scrub-in and does not publish a separate special-licence requirement; clinical participation remains subject to hospital and Swiss authorisation.
Host profile: University Hospital Basel's Orthopaedics & Traumatology department has dedicated reconstruction, trauma, hip-and-pelvis and research teams within an academic tertiary-care setting.
Exposure: Joint replacement, hip and pelvis surgery, joint preservation and osteotomy, periprosthetic fracture and infection, revision surgery, computer-assisted surgery and related oncology exposure
Funding / fees: AO Recon provides a country-adjusted stipend contribution toward accommodation and living costs; the current Taiwan amount should be confirmed for the selected cycle. Travel and insurance are self-funded
Language: Operating-room language: Chinese. The host rates team English 4/5 for written and spoken communication; AO Recon requires working English.
Clinical role: The host reports that no additional licence is required for scrub-in; final privileges must be confirmed directly with the hospital.
Host profile: AO lists Taipei Veterans General Hospital's Division of Joint Reconstruction as a 165-bed department with about 10,000 surgical cases annually and broad primary, revision and complex arthroplasty exposure.
Centre names and hosts are taken from the cited official network and host profiles. Availability can change; submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance or a particular clinical role.
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApply through the relevant AO fellowship programme. AO regional selection and the selected host centre determine placement and dates.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Arthroplasty is the main focus of practice
Demonstrated working knowledge of English
Younger than 45 years in the application year
AO Recon course or seminar attendance is beneficial; teaching-hospital employment is recommended
Registration, licence & examinations
The host centre determines the permitted clinical role. AO Recon host-centre status does not replace local licensing or hospital credentialing.
Visa / work authorisation
The fellow funds and arranges travel, insurance and the immigration permission required for the placement.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Medical-school diploma
AO Recon course or activity certificates when applicable
Relevant educational records or awards
One current recommendation letter from the departmental head
Passport copy
Optional photograph, vaccination evidence and English-proficiency evidence
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One consolidated directory listing for AO Recon Fellowship Network. Choose a host centre below to review its published duration, clinical role, funding, fees, requirements, faculty and official source before applying through AO.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: AO provides a country-adjusted contribution toward accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance are self-funded, and host fees vary by centre
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AO Recon Fellowship Host Centers
AO Recon Fellowship Host Centers form a multi-country training network. OrthoFellow consolidates the pathway into one directory listing while retaining a separate evidence-based profile for every indexed hospital or university centre.
Program lead: Host faculty at the selected AO centre
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
AO Recon Fellowship Host Centers
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Host faculty at the selected AO centre is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for AO Recon Fellowship Network. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Host faculty at the selected AO centre is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Arthroplasty-focused surgeons under 45 with working English who meet the published AO Recon selection criteria
