Fellowship information

Orthopedic Sports Arthroscopy Center, Wakamatsu Hospital of UOEH is pleased to offer Three (3) annual Hip Preservation and Arthroscopy Fellowship positions. This highly specialized fellowship prepares trainees for a focused niche practice in Hip Preservation. Fellows with academic interests benefit from the strong research program within a collaborative learning environment.  

Eligibility: The fellowship is ideally suited for trainees graduating from a prior sports medicine or adult reconstruction orthopedic fellowship who desire further training in a secondary subspecialty program. However, exceptional graduating orthopedic surgery residents are also welcome to apply.

Fellowship Experience: The one-year fellowship begins on August 1st with a two-week orientation. It offers a comprehensive clinical and surgical experience, including:

Surgical Activity:

• High-volume academic practice: Focusing on a variety of sports medicine hip conditions, from simple to complex, emphasizing both surgical and rehabilitative approaches.

• Full spectrum of hip reconstruction procedures:

  • Minimally-invasive Hip Arthroscopy: Utilizing preoperative 3D planning software and real-time intraoperative navigation.

    • Labral repair, augmentation, reconstruction

    • Capsular management: Periportal capsulotomy access, Capsular plication, reconstruction

    • Management of hip impingement (femoroacetabular, subspine, ischiofemoral)

  • Endoscopic Preservation:

    • Trochanteric bursectomy, gluteus medius repair, proximal hamstring repair

    • Endoscopic shelf acetabuloplasty

  • Open Preservation and Reconstruction:

    • Surgical Hip Dislocation, Femoral Rotational Osteotomy, Peri-acetabular osteotomy, Full-thickness Gluteus Medius repair, Glute max transfer, derotational femoral osteotomy, Total Hip arthroplasty (direct anterior)

• Regular cadaver lab training: For all of the above procedures.

Clinical Activity:

• Full spectrum of hip pathology: Learning the essential skills for performing patient evaluations.

• Mastery of physical examination techniques:

• Analysis of radiographic imaging: X-ray, MRI (3T/ T2 mapping), CT (3D reconstructions), and.  Ultrasound assessment

• Hands-on training: With ultrasound-guided large joint injections (diagnostic and 1 therapeutic).    Surgical training simulation

• Hands-on training on Cadaver workshop in Singapore;  We have several opportunities to do cadaver workshop at Smith & Nephew in Singapore.    

Fund:  We have currently not funded fellowship program, but we can apply for several fellowship fund in Japan.