Illness	Number of cases
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	242
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	125
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	92
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee - Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee (M17.5)	74
Malignant neoplasm of rectum (C20)	64
Other joint disorders not elsewhere classified (M25.37)	60
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes (M20.1)	55
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	33
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip - Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip (M16.7)	32
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	29

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g1)	267
Surgical fixation of the bone fragments, e.g. in fractures, using devices such as screws or plates (5-786.0)	222
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (8-915)	186
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00)	159
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.43)	149
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	126
Operation on bones of the foot (5-788.00)	125
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.31)	100
Surgical stiffening of a joint (ankylosis) (5-808.a4)	86
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	77

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