Illness	Number of cases
Internal derangement of knee (M23.32)	340
Internal derangement of knee (M23.33)	113
Shoulder lesions (M75.1)	113
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes (M20.1)	107
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.53)	101
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	70
Other specific joint derangements (M24.85)	65
Dorsalgia (M54.4)	46
Other arthrosis - Primary osteoarthritis unspecified site (M19.91)	39
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	36

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-811.2h)	647
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.eh)	591
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.5)	566
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-811.0h)	482
Other operations on the bone, muscles or joints (5-869.2)	251
Surgical fixation of the bone fragments, e.g. in fractures, using devices such as screws or plates (5-786.0)	244
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine (5-832.4)	179
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-814.3)	155
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-811.1h)	150
Operation on bones of the foot (5-788.40)	126

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Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
28	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
28	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
28	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

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