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Orthopedic care in China

Planning orthopedic care in China? Explore joint replacement, spine surgery and sports-injury care, then prepare the images and treatment history a specialist needs. The procedure guides explain cost references or estimate factors, recovery questions and the next step before travel.

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An orthopedic specialist and coordinator discussing imaging with an international patient

Plan your orthopedic visit around the case

A hospital name alone does not tell you whether a particular procedure, specialist or travel plan is appropriate.

Start with the affected joint or spine

Share the diagnosis if known, the main difficulty in daily life and any prior operations. Tell us which X-rays, MRI or CT reports you already have; the specialist confirms what is needed.

Separate an estimate from a package

An estimate depends on the proposed operation, implants, hospital and individual care needs. Ask what is included, what remains separate and which questions need an in-person examination.

Plan recovery as well as admission

Discuss rehabilitation, help with daily activities, review visits and return-travel readiness with the treating team. Arrange how reports and follow-up instructions will reach your clinician at home.

Procedure directory

Find the right starting point

The groups below keep a large procedure library easy to scan. Each procedure opens a dedicated guide with indications, treatment steps, recovery, risks and the records needed for clinical review.

A multidisciplinary orthopedic team reviewing knee, spine and shoulder imaging
Different subspecialtiesJoint replacement, spine, sports medicine and reconstruction require different teams, equipment and evidence of experience.
How to use this page

Choose by condition first, hospital second

A hospital’s overall orthopedic reputation is useful context, but the right match depends on the exact procedure, surgeon team and clinical complexity.

An orthopedic doctor and medical coordinator reviewing imaging with an international patient
Case review firstA useful hospital recommendation begins with the diagnosis, imaging, prior treatment and the patient’s goals.
1

Identify the procedure area

Start with the diagnosis, symptoms and imaging—not a hospital name or technology label.

2

Compare procedure-specific strength

Look for documented case volume, subspecialty focus, complex-case capability and rehabilitation support.

3

Confirm access case by case

Admission, surgeon availability, expected plan and a formal quote should be confirmed after record review.

Fudan specialty reputation ranking

Top 10 hospitals for orthopedics in China

The 2023 Fudan China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking lists these ten hospitals for orthopedics. The order and reputation scores below reproduce the published specialty ranking; they do not rank individual procedures.

1

Beijing Jishuitan Hospital

北京积水潭医院
BeijingScore 10.064
2

Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital

上海市第六人民医院
ShanghaiScore 8.679
3

PLA General Hospital

中国人民解放军总医院
BeijingScore 7.936
4

Peking University Third Hospital

北京大学第三医院
BeijingScore 5.821
5

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

中国医学科学院北京协和医院
BeijingScore 5.474
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6

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

四川大学华西医院
ChengduScore 4.641
7

Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University

河北医科大学第三医院
ShijiazhuangScore 4.000
8

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

海军军医大学第二附属医院(上海长征医院)
ShanghaiScore 2.474
9

Peking University People’s Hospital

北京大学人民医院
BeijingScore 2.000
10

Tianjin Hospital

天津市天津医院
TianjinScore 1.256
Overall specialty rank is not a procedure rank

A hospital ranked lower for orthopedics overall may be stronger in a particular subspecialty. Spine surgery, joint replacement, sports medicine and bone-tumor surgery require different teams and evidence. Because there is no authoritative ranking for every individual operation, procedure pages explain what to verify with a hospital instead of inventing a procedure-level ranking.