Illness	Number of cases
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	919
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	789
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	153
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	145
Somatoform disorders - Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)	101
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.53)	67
Complications of internal orthopaedic prosthetic devices implants and grafts (T84.04)	54
Dorsalgia (M54.4)	51
Internal derangement of knee - Chronic instability of knee right knee (M23.51)	49
Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue not elsewhere classified - Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue (L98.7)	44

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses (8-561.1)	2.828
Operation with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) (5-986.x)	1.836
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00)	803
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g1)	619
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	618
(9-984.7)	413
Revision operations (5-983)	290
(9-984.8)	243
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy (5-810.0h)	215
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx (5-032.00)	213

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 2300

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

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

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

Number	Group
81	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*
63	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
62	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”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Universität Regensburg - Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover - Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Hildesheim - Chirurgische Klinik, HS Ostfalia - Orthopädie
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Chefarzt Prof. Dr. Karl-Dieter Heller: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Chefarzt Prof. Dr. Christoph Wiese: Universität Regensburg, Chefarzt PD Dr. Hinrich Köhler: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Chefarzt Prof. Dr. Frank Schmitz: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulatur, Duales Studium Pflegewissenschaften in Zusammenarbeit mit der HS Ostfalia, Vietnamprojekt Praktisches Jahr (Koop. mit Städtischem Klinikum BS und Universität Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt), internationale Studenten
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Aktuelle Schmerz- und Palliativmedizin - Eco Med Verlag, AE-Manual Hüfte - Springerverlag
Doctoral supervision	Universität Regensburg (Prof. Dr. Christoph Wiese), Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (PD Dr. Köhler), Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Prof. Dr. Karl-Dieter Heller)
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Lehrauftrag HS Ostfalia

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	in Kooperation mit DIAKOVERE, 3 Ausbildungsplätze jährlich
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	in Kooperation mit DIAKOVERE, 2 Ausbildungsplätze jährlich
HB19	Nursing professionals	durchschnittlich 25 Ausbildungsplätze pro Jahrgang
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Durchführung von Praxisphasen
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Durchführung von Praxisphasen