China's Top Departments: Joint Surgery at Xi'an Red Cross Hospital
The largest and earliest-established joint disease specialty in Northwest China, Xi'an Red Cross Hospital's Joint Disease Hospital performs 5,000+ surgeries annually with nearly 20,000 cumulative joint replacements — including pioneering multi-joint simultaneous replacement and 3D-printed personalized implants.
If you need hip or knee replacement surgery — whether a first-time procedure or a complex revision — Xi'an Red Cross Hospital's Joint Disease Hospital is the most experienced center in Northwest China. Established in 2000 as the region's first dedicated joint disease specialty, it was formally designated as the Joint Disease Hospital in 2015 and has grown into the largest and earliest-established joint surgery center in Northwest China.
The department operates four specialized wards — hip joint, knee joint, osteonecrosis & joint reconstruction, and rheumatic-immune joint orthopedics — treating the full range of joint conditions from osteoarthritis to complex deformities.
Clinical Capabilities
| Metric | Data |
|---|---|
| Annual outpatient visits | 50,000+ |
| Annual surgeries | 5,000+ |
| Cumulative joint replacements | ~20,000 |
Core Technologies
- Primary Joint Replacement: Hip and knee replacement for severe valgus/varus deformity, high flexion contracture, and ankylosis
- Complex Revision Surgery: Second and third-stage hip/knee revisions at international advanced levels
- Simultaneous Multi-Joint Replacement: One-stage bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and four-joint (hip+knee) simultaneous replacement
- Knee-Preserving Techniques: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), high tibial osteotomy (HTO)
- Hip-Preserving Techniques: Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), core decompression with bone grafting for osteonecrosis
- Digital Precision Surgery: 3D-printed personalized joint replacement, computer-navigated joint replacement (among the first in China to perform)
Scope of Treatment
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (osteonecrosis), osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hip dysplasia, Kashin-Beck disease, and various joint deformities.
Honors & Certifications
- Xi'an Municipal Key Medical Discipline
- National Bone Disease Prevention Base
- Chinese Osteonecrosis Database Clinical Cooperation Base
- Xi'an Jiaotong University Doctoral/Master's Training Program
Expert Team
The department has a highly experienced team, with multiple surgeons having trained at leading joint surgery centers in the United States, Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Key specialists include:
- Prof. DING Yong — Chief Physician
- Prof. XU Peng — Chief Physician
- Prof. MA Jianbing — Chief Physician
- Prof. ZHANG Yumin — Chief Physician
- Prof. GUO Jianbin — Associate Chief Physician; MD; visiting scholar at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Research & Academics
- 30+ new technologies and procedures developed
- 20+ research projects (including 9 National Natural Science Foundation grants)
- 10 provincial/municipal science and technology progress awards
- 150+ academic publications (50+ SCI-indexed)
- Co-authored/translated 9 books; deputy editor of 1 Xi'an Jiaotong University graduate textbook
- 2 national patents
Contact Information
- Address: 555 Youyi East Road, Nanshaomen, Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
- Phone: 029-87800002
- Website: www.xahhyy.com
This information is intended for reference by international patients from Central Asia and beyond seeking joint surgery in China.
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