Quality Criteria
Quality Criteria for Hip Replacement Surgery
Sabine Schneider · June 12, 2025

The quality criteria for the hip replacement specialization can be found here. The number of cases is transparently published by members on their respective profiles.
| Joint Replacement Procedures | At least 100 | |
| Elective bicondylar knee replacements | At least 50 | |
| Hip replacements | At least 50 | |
| Patient documentation | Yes | |
| At least 2 lead surgeons | Yes | |
| Procedure performed only by or with the lead surgeon | Yes | |
| Quality Management Officer | Yes | |
| Proof of continuing education | Yes | |
| Continuing Education Courses for Lead Surgeon | At least 3 | |
| Periprosthetic infection (primary endoprosthetics) | At least less than 3% | |
| Periprosthetic infection (fracture endoprosthetics) | At least less than 4% | |
| Waiting time requirements for office visits, in hours | At least less than 60 hours | |
| Certification valid until | Date |
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