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Table 3.

Hip ultrasond education in Austria

Suggested requirements for the achievement of an Austrian hip ultrasound diploma
Residency/Resident
100 Hip sonograms (images, findings according to Graf [16], controlled by supervisor) Courses in hip sonography: basic and advanced (8 h each)
Approval for cost coverage by health insurance (out-patient)
Basic and advanced course (2 × 8 h), final course (8 h) at least 6 m after the advanced course
200 hip sonograms (images, findings according to Graf [16], controlled by supervisor, confirmed by external *course leader)
Refresher
4 h course at least every 5 years

The table presents the currently aspired concept for education in hip ultrasound according to Graf. *: person approved by ÖGUM (Austrian Society of Ultrasound) and passed all courses, gives courses, does hip ultrasound regularly (> 3,000 images)

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Author contributions

TK and CC: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing.

Conflicts of interest

Both authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Availability of data and materials

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