OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Observership Programs Check clinical privileges Short duration does not define the clinical role. Treat a visit as observational unless the official host explicitly publishes supervised patient care or operating.
87 canonical visiting pathways SECEC, FESSH and other centre networks are counted once while every host remains accessible inside its consolidated profile.
Host rules still apply Visa, registration, insurance and language requirements are shown only when the official host publishes them.
Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.
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22 programs match · funded / stipend ✓ Current ISAKOS directory record; original programme availability not independently confirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Sports Medicine
Manipal Hospitals
⌖ Bengaluru · India →
Program lead AD Akshay Dhanda
Duration 3 months
Funding ISAKOS records private support, but does not publish an amount, salary or covered expenses
Visit format Structured arthroscopy training across knee, shoulder, hip and ankle, with clinical skill development and research integration
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements ✓ Historical FESSH centre-submitted profile + current official RWTH Aachen clinic, section and team pages♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Hand & Microsurgery
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
⌖ Aachen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership BS Benedikt SchäferSS Soumaya Sghir+1 more
Duration Not published
Funding The historical FESSH record included self-funded and centre-funded pathways; current funding,…
Visit format Adult and paediatric brachial plexus, peripheral-nerve reconstruction and transfer, nerve decompression, tendon and muscle transfer,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees seeking focused plexus or peripheral-nerve exposure
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current RKH service, team and certification pages♡
Education Centre Visit Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen
⌖ Markgröningen · Germany →
Faculty & leadership MH Max HaerleFL Florian Lampert+4 more
Duration Duration agreed directly with the centre; no fixed period is…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are recorded in the centre-submitted FESSH profile; current…
Visit format High-volume hand and plastic surgery, wrist arthroscopy, Dupuytren disease, peripheral-nerve surgery, paediatric hand differences,…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand, plastic, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons seeking an observer attachment
✓ FESSH centre-submitted profile + current UZ Leuven surgeon profile♡
Clinical Fellowship Current availability unconfirmed Hand & Microsurgery
UZ Leuven
⌖ Leuven · Belgium →
Duration Annual placement; exact duration is confirmed directly with UZ…
Funding Self-funded and centre-funded routes are listed; the amount, accommodation and active vacancy…
Visit format Hand, wrist and elbow trauma, microsurgery, Dupuytren disease, wrist instability, arthroscopy, rheumatoid surgery and joint…
Profile completeness 68%
Well sourced · Missing original program page, application deadline, commencement date APPLICANT PROFILE Hand-surgery trainees preparing for the European Hand Surgery Certificate
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✓ Current ISAKOS directory record; original programme availability not independently confirmed
