One of the six specialized "hospitals-within-a-hospital" at Xijing Hospital, the Department of Orthopedics was established in 1955 by the renowned orthopedic specialist Professor Lu Yupu. It is a national key discipline and hosts the Military Orthopedic Research Institute, and public materials describe it as a leading orthopedic program in northwest China.
Core Techniques & Specialties
Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive treatment of cervical spondylosis and lumbar spinal stenosis; early adoption of OLIF (oblique lateral interbody fusion) and cervical artificial disc replacement; navigation-guided spinal instrumentation.
Joint Surgery
Minimally invasive arthroscopic repair, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for osteoarthritis, and total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Severe Limb Trauma & Microsurgery
A signature strength in severe limb war-trauma treatment; in April 2023 a hand-surgery team led by Professor Cong Rui performed the world's first full-shape composite replantation and reconstruction after ectopic nursing of a mangled severed forearm.
Bone Tumors & 3D-Printed Prostheses
Completed Asia's first implantation of 3D-printed custom prostheses for the scapula and pelvis; physician-engineer collaboration for limb-salvage reconstruction of large bone defects after tumor resection.
Bone Regeneration & Tissue Engineering
Nationally pioneered composite xenogeneic bone grafting in 1991; team research published in Advanced Materials and, in 2023, contributed to a study in Science on deer antler stem cell regeneration.
Spinal Deformity
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for scoliosis correction, one of the hospital's signature strengths; a dedicated Medical Center for Neck and Low-Back Disorders opened in November 2023.
Conditions Suited
Expert Team
Lu Yupu — Founder
Renowned orthopedic specialist who established Xijing's orthopedics department in 1955.
Luo Zhuojing — Spine Surgery
Leads the spine surgery team in minimally invasive treatment of cervical spondylosis and lumbar spinal stenosis, with internationally recognized research on peripheral nerve injury repair.
Huang Jinghui — Tissue Regeneration
Specialist focused on tissue regeneration and repair, with research published in top international journals.
Cong Rui — Hand Surgery
Head of the hand-surgery team who led the world's first ectopic-nursing replantation and reconstruction of a severed limb.
Hospital Platform
Fudan A++++ Rating
Class A tertiary hospital rated A++++, the top rating in the Fudan Institute of Hospital Management's China Hospital Ranking.
Scale & Strength
About 3,000 authorized beds on a campus of roughly 500,000 m², with 9 national key disciplines and 17 national key clinical specialties (public figures as of September 2025).
Silk Road Location
Situated in central Xi'an, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, with connectivity advantages for patients from Central Asia, Southeast Asia and beyond.
Address & Contact
Address
No. 127 Changle West Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Switchboard
+86-29-88886666 / +86-29-84774114 (subject to the hospital's official daily announcement).
Website
xjwww.fmmu.edu.cn — First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University (Xijing Hospital).