Klinik für Handchirurgie

Treatments according to OPS

Service Number of cases OPS key Info
Operation to divide adhesions around a nerve or to relieve pressure on the nerve or to abolish the nerve function 77 5-056
Operation on the tendons of the hand 43 5-840
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 21 8-020
Operation on the connective tissue sheaths around the muscles and tendons in the hand or fingers 20 5-842
Removal of the devices used to fix bone fragments, e.g. in fractures 15 5-787
Other operations on the hand 15 5-849
Reduction of a fracture or a separated growth cartilage (epiphyseal cartilage) and external fixation of the bone fragments using devices such as screws or plates 13 5-790
Open surgical procedure on a joint 10 5-800
Surgical procedure on the joints of the hand apart from the wrist 6 5-844
Surgical removal of diseased tissue from the skin or subcutaneous tissues 6 5-894
Surgical stiffening of the joints of the hand apart from the wrist 5 5-846
Surgical removal of diseased bone tissue 4 5-782
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the nerves not specified 5-041
Suturing the outer sheath of a nerve or nerve plexus as part of a subsequent operation not specified 5-046
Surgical reduction of a simple fracture of a small bone not specified 5-795
Surgical reduction of a compound fracture of a small bone not specified 5-796
Reduction of a dislocated joint from the outside and fixation of the bone using devices such as screws or plates not specified 5-79a
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy not specified 5-810
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) not specified 5-811
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) not specified 5-812
Reconstructive operations on the connective tissue sheaths of muscles not specified 5-856
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-892
Operation on the nails not specified 5-898
Non-surgical reduction of a fracture without surgical fixation of the bone fragments using devices such as screws or plates not specified 8-200