countries represented
Programme presence does not imply uniform licensing, visa access or international eligibility.
ORIGINAL ORTHOFELLOW ANALYSIS · 2026
Global Orthopaedic Fellowship Landscape 2026
What 1229 active canonical programme profiles reveal about pathway availability, destinations, subspecialties and application transparency.
KEY FINDINGS
The useful numbers—and what they do not prove.
have an explicit programme page
1149 profiles currently store programme-specific primary evidence.
publish a direct application route
Missing routes are not interpreted as closed applications.
current fixed deadlines
Only complete dates that remain current on the report date are counted.
Clinical training dominates the indexed landscape
Pathway labels describe the programme format. They do not determine hands-on privileges, which depend on the individual host and regulatory context.
Countries with the largest programme inventories
- United States568
- Australia123
- United Kingdom115
- Canada62
- India61
- Switzerland24
- France23
- Singapore22
- Mexico17
- New Zealand15
- Spain15
- Germany14
Most represented orthopaedic interests
- Sports Medicine255
- Hip and Knee180
- Hand and Microsurgery171
- Shoulder and Elbow140
- Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum128
- Paediatric Orthopaedics108
- Foot and Ankle102
- Spine72
- General Orthopaedics12
- Oncology8
- Pain Intervention7
- Limb Reconstruction6
APPLICATION EVIDENCE
Availability is not the same as application transparency
OrthoFellow separates a programme’s documented existence from proof that a current application cycle is open.
Current status signals
- Current availability unconfirmed
- 967
- Active application
- 166
- Rolling application
- 65
- Upcoming cycle
- 29
- Intermittently offered
- 2
Funding publication
- Funding not published
- 718
- Funding or salary published
- 399
- Funding not published
- 112
Evidence coverage
- Valid verification date
- 1229
- Explicit programme page
- 1149
- Direct application route
- 1010
- Actionable deadline research
- 357
METHODOLOGY & LIMITATIONS
How this snapshot was produced
The report uses active canonical OrthoFellow profiles as of 30 August 2026. Aliases, host-centre child records, network duplicates and archived profiles are excluded from the headline total.
Counts describe the evidence recorded in OrthoFellow—not every programme that may exist worldwide. A missing field may mean the official source did not publish it, remained inaccessible or has not yet been researched.
Funding publication does not measure programme quality. Current-status classifications do not guarantee eligibility, appointment, visa support, medical registration or hands-on participation.