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LVR-Klinik für Orthopädie Viersen

Horionstraße 2
41749 Viersen

Phone: 02162-96-6202
Fax: 02162-96-6240
Mail: ed.rvl@relssen.nehcoj

Medical administration

Dr. med. Jochen Neßler (Ärztlicher Direktor)

Information and services of the department

  • Number of inpatient cases: 2.704

Services search (in the department)


Illness Number of cases
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1) 858
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1) 568
Dorsalgia (M54.4) 248
Shoulder lesions (M75.4) 165
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.3) 96
Other spondylopathies (M48.06) 77
Complications of internal orthopaedic prosthetic devices implants and grafts (T84.04) 58
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.2) 52
Shoulder lesions (M75.1) 50
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes (M20.1) 38
Treatment Number
Regional pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a space in the spinal canal (epidural space) (8-910) 1.145
Open surgical procedure on a joint (5-800.5h) 885
Operation on the kneecap (patella) or its ligaments (5-804.5) 875
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.j1) 813
Operation using a navigation system which produces real-time 3-D images of the surgical site during the operation (5-988.3) 753
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00) 624
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints (8-020.5) 455
(9-984.7) 238
Other operations on the muscles, tendons, their connective tissue sheaths or bursae (5-859.18) 232
Open surgical procedure on a joint (5-800.5g) 229

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

External comparative quality assurance
Further information
  • External quality assurance according to state law
    No participation
  • Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
    No participation
  • Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
    No participation
Number Group
16 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*
9 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
9 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”
Job Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities Studierendenlehre am Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie der Universität Würzburg (3 SWS) durch PD Dr. S. von Hertzberg-Bölch
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies Leitung von wissenschaftlichen Studien zum Thema Patientenaufklärung und zum minimalinvasiven vorderen Zugang zur Hüft-TEP Implantation durch PD Dr. S. von Hertzberg-Bölch
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities gemeinsames Verfassen von Fachartikeln in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie der Universität Würzburg durch PD Dr. S. von Hertzberg-Bölch
Doctoral supervision Regelmäßige Doktorandenbetreuung durch PD Dr. S. von Hertzberg-Bölch
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks zahlreiche Buchbeiträge und wissenschaftliche Arbeiten in 2023 durch PD Dr. S. von Hertzberg-Bölch, z.B. zu den Themen: Zementierte Schaftreimplantation; Revisionsendoprothetik; Komplikationen bei Endoprothetik; Aseptische Prothesenlockerung; Spacer bei Periprothetischen Infektionen usw.
No. Training in other healing professions Comment
HB20 Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB19 Nursing professionals
HB01 Nurse and health care worker (m/f) Zusätzlich wird die Ausbildung zur bzw. zum Medizinischen Fachangestellten in der Ambulanz der Klinik angeboten. Außerdem besteht eine Kooperation mit der Fliedner Fachhochschule in Düsseldorf Kaiserswerth für die praktische Ausbildung von Physician Assistance.

Uwe Schultes

Ombudsperson (extern)

Horionstraße 2
41749 Viersen

Phone: 02162 -96-31
Mail: ed.rvl@setluhcs.ewu

Irmgard Jonen

Pflegedirektorin; Beauftragte für Qualitäts-, Risiko- und Beschwerdemanagement

Horionstraße 2
41749 Viersen

Phone: 02162 -96-6204
Mail: ed.rvl@nenoj.dragmri

Irmgard Jonen

Pflegedirektorin; Qualitätsmanagementbeauftragte

Horionstraße 2
41749 Viersen

Phone: 02162 -96-6204
Mail: ed.rvl@nenoj.dragmri

Dr. med. Jochen Neßler

Ärztlicher Direktor

Horionstraße 2
41749 Viersen

Phone: 02162 -96-6202
Mail: ed.rvl@relssen.nehcoj