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Dr. Horhocea Nicolae is a primary care physician in orthopedics and traumatology, with extensive international experience gained in centers of excellence in Germany and Europe. Specialized in joint surgery, arthroplasty and traumatology, he stands out for his precision, modern approach and personalized attention for each patient. He has participated in numerous international courses and congresses, being permanently connected to the latest techniques and treatments. Patients choose him for his professionalism, clear communication and efficient solutions, oriented towards rapid recovery and lasting results. At Centrokinetic, he offers high-standard medical care, adapted to the needs of each patient.
Education
2002-2008 - General Medicine, “Carol Davila” Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest;
2021 – Master’s Degree in Healthcare Management, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu.
Professional experience
01.2009-30.06.2012 resident physician - Foisor Clinical Hospital of Orthopedics-Traumatology and Osteoarticular TB, Bucharest (with plastic surgery internship at Floreasca Hospital, vascular surgery at Fundeni Hospital, thoracic surgery at Nasta Hospital); 07.2012-10.2015 – resident physician - Clinic of Orthopedics-Traumatology (primary-level endoprosthetics center), Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern/Kusel, Germany, academic hospital of the Faculties of Medicine of Mainz and Heidelberg;
11.2015-12.2017 – specialist physician - Clinic of Orthopedics-Traumatology, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern/Kusel with rotation in the trauma center and shoulder surgery 08.2017-12.2017;
01.04.2018 – 31.03.2021– specialist physician - Acura Clinic of Orthopedics-Traumatology, Albstadt, Germany (primary-level endoprosthetics center and shoulder surgery and sports medicine center, spine surgery center and multimodal pain therapy);
01.04.2021 – 15.10.2021 senior physician - Sana Klinik Pegnitz Clinic of Orthopedics-Traumatology, Germany, orthopedic surgery center and local trauma center in the trauma network of the state of Bavaria;
02.2022 - 31.11.2022 specialist physician - Regiomed Clinic Lichtenfels, Germany, center of excellence in osteotomies, knee surgery, AGA center, regional trauma center of the state of Bavaria;
01.12.2022 -30.09.2024 – specialist physician Martha-Maria Hospital, Nuremberg, Germany, academic hospital of the University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, primary-level endoprosthetics center, shoulder and elbow surgery center, foot surgery center;
11.2025 – present – Private Hospital, Bucharest.
Professional courses
01.2009 - Basic course in knee arthroscopy, Foisor Clinical Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoica Ioan Cristian;
19-20.11.2019 - Course in primary and revision knee arthroplasty; Bucharest - Prof. S. Hoffman (Stolzalpe Clinic - Austria);
09.12.2016 - 10.12.2016 18th Congress of the German Society of Endoprosthetics (Minimizing the risk of complications in endoprosthetics), Berlin,Germany;
5-10.02.2017- AO Course in Osteosynthesis and orthopedic approaches, Graz, Austria;
02-04.10.2017 International Shoulder Arthroscopy Course with Workshop in the Arthrolab-Arthrex Laboratory, at TUM University Hospital Munich, Germany;
01.2018 Fellowship Department of Shoulder Surgery, St. Josef Ruhrhalbinsel Hospital, Essen, Germany;
03.2018 ESSKA DePuy Knee & Shoulder Continuum of Care Fellowship, Dr. Ricardo Varatjo,CUF Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal;
10.05-12.05.2018 instructional courses within the 18th ESSKA Congress, Glasgow, Scotland (Decision making in anterior shoulder instability /Instability as reason for failure after TKA);
14-16.06.2018 instructional courses at the 25th DVSE Congress, Regensburg, Germany;
06-07.07.2018 Shoulder and elbow arthroscopy/MRI course with cadaver workshop, Tübingen University Hospital, Germany;
09-10.11.2018 13th Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery Course in Hanover, Hanover, Germany;
06-08.12.2018 34th Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery Course in Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany;
08-09.02.2019 AE Master Course in knee arthroplasty , Köln, Germany;
21-23.02.2019 DVSE Shoulder and Elbow Course, Würzburg, Germany;
28-30.02.2019 Shoulder rotator cuff course, Balgrist University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland;
09.10.2019 – AE course in hip arthroplasty with short stems, Köln;
14-18.10. 2019 Fellowship Stuttgart Sports Clinic for the German certificate in shoulder and elbow surgery;
22-23.11.2019 Elbow course on anatomical specimens, Marburg University Hospital;
06-07.12. 2019 21st Congress of the German Society of Endoprosthetics, Düsseldorf, Germany;
19/26.06.2020 Online course on joint infections, PD Andrej Trampuz- Charite University Hospital Berlin, Prof. Rudolf Ascherl, Michael Kremer (AE president);
25.09.2020 AE Course Periprosthetic Fractures organized by Ulm University Hospital, Germany;
12-13.11.2020 Congress of the German Society for Shoulder and Elbow, DVSE-Kongress @home;
20/ 27.11.2020 AE online course in cementing in endoprosthetics;
09-10-07.2021 AE Master Course in knee endoprosthetics;
12-13.11.2021 AE Master Course in unicondylar knee endoprosthetics, Stuttgart, Germany;
01-02.02.2022 – AE online course on legal issues in joint arthroplasty;
07-08.04.2022 Course in joint osteotomy and limb deformity analysis, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, Germany;
18-19.03.2022 – MRI analysis course of the upper extremity, organized by the OCE Erlangen Orthopedics Center and Stuttgart Sports Clinic;
10-11.05.2022 – AE Master Course in hip arthroplasty;
15.07.2022 – AE Course in Corrective Osteotomies, Munich;
06-07.10.2022 - Course in joint osteotomy and limb deformity analysis, Günzburg, Germany;
18-19.04.2023 AE online Master Course in knee arthroplasty;
16-17.06.2023 – MRI analysis course, practical part at the Siemens MRI factory, Erlangen, Germany;
23-24.01.2024 AE online Master Course in revision hip arthroplasty;
29.02-01.03.2024 2nd German Congress on patellofemoral joint pathology;
07-10.05.2024 – ESSKA Congress, Milan, Italy;
15-17.05.2024 – 29th Congress of the Shoulder and Elbow Societies of German-speaking countries;
27-28.08.2024 – AE online Master Course in hip arthroplasty;
26-27.09.2024 DKG Course in knee rehabilitation, Duisburg, Germany;
17-18.03.2026 – AE online course – Innovations in endoprosthetics.
Congress presentations
Microfracture – routine solution for the orthopedist in cartilage defects of the knee, SOROT Congress 2009;
The advantage of using tranexamic acid in hip and knee arthroplasty, SOROT Congress 2009;
Femoral approach in the failed femoral component Revision, E-Poster, 11th Congress EFORT, Madrid,Spain, June 2010 Stoica, Antonescu, Draghici, Horhocea;
new method of treatment of infection after osteosynthesis with Gamma nail- SOROT Congress2011;
Recovery in knee arthroplasty, SOROT Congress 2011;
Our experience with the Nanos short femoral stem in hip arthroplasty, SOROT Congress 2013;
Reconstruction of the lower limb axis in knee arthroplasty with ligament tensor, SOROT Congress 2015;
Constitutional varus in knee arthroplasty, SOROT Congress 2015;
Dynamic intraligamentary stabilization in acute anterior cruciate ligament injuries, 1st SRATS Congress 2016, Bucharest;
Coronal Alignment Of Lower Limb In Total Knee Arthroplasty Using A Tensor Device By Modified Gap Technique, Poster presentation, 17th Congress EFORT, Geneva, Switzerland 2016; Horhocea N, Dinges H.;
The role of elbow arthroscopy in elbow osteoarthritis, Poster presentation, 19th ESSKA Congress 2021;
Current approach in the management of complex elbow injuries, 20th SOROT Congress 2023;
Double level osteotomies in patellofemoral maltracking with recurrent dislocations, 20th SOROT Congress 2023;
Arthroplasty trends from german, swedish and romanian arthroplasty register, 21st Sorot Congress, 2025;
The modern approach of terrible triad injury of elbow, 21st Sorot Congress, 2025.
Society memberships
Romanian Society of Orthopedics and Professional Traumatology (SOROT);
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS);
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA);
International Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ISAKOS);
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery of German-speaking countries (AGA);
Society of German-speaking countries for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE);
German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOU);
