Illness	Number of cases
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	120
Other arthrosis (M19.05)	102
Other arthrosis (M19.08)	36
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	32
Other dorsopathies not elsewhere classified - Sacrococcygeal disorders not elsewhere classified (M53.3)	23
Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis (S32.01)	23
Other spondylopathies - Spinal stenosis site unspecified (M48.00)	19
Fracture of ribs sternum and thoracic spine (S22.06)	17
Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis (S32.02)	17
Other dorsopathies not elsewhere classified - Other specified dorsopathies sacral and sacrococcygeal region (M53.88)	16

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx (5-032.00)	143
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue (5-831.2)	127
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis (3-990)	116
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	112
Use of an X-ray imaging converter that calculates three dimensional images from two dimensional data (3-996)	101
Surgical fixation of vertebrae using devices such as screws or plates (5-835.9)	100
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) (5-83a.02)	89
Other operations on the spine (5-839.60)	83
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine (5-832.4)	82
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone through a surgical incision (1-503.4)	81

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 3755

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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)

No.	Explanation
CQ31

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

Number	Group
90	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*
45	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
45	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
Doctoral supervision	Dr. Bühring, Dr. Patsalis, Dr. Cordier, Prof. Dr. Erhardt
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Dr. Cordier; Dr. Bühring: wissenschaftliche Publikationen, Lehrbuchkapitel
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: Prof. Dr. Erhardt, Dr. Gülker, Dr. Nossek, Dr. Sandmann, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Kuruc, Dr. Bühring, Dr. Cordier, Dr. Adam, Dr. Stieglitz, Dr. Grebe, Prof. Dr. Lehnerdt; Bergische Universität Wuppertal: Fr. Elsesser; Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Dr. Bühring
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie mit Ruhr-Uni Bochum, Gesundheitshochschule Bochum, Bergische Universität Wupp., Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düs., Justus-Liebig-Universtität Gießen; Prof. Dr. Erhardt mit Universität Köln; Dr. Adam mit Universität Jena, RWTH Aachen; Dr. Micke mit Universität Essen-Duisburg
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie; Dr. Cordier: in Zusammenarbeit mit der Charité Berlin zum Thema Protheseninfektionen; Dr.Nossek: fotodynamische intramedulläre Stabilisierung des vorderen Beckenrings
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulatur: WCH, UCH; Famulatur u. PJ: Intern. Rheumatologie, Orthopädie/ spez. Orthopäd. Chirurgie, Kinderorthopädie, Orthopäd. Rheumatologie, Gastroenterologie, Allgemein-u. Viszeralchirurgie, Anästhesiologie u. Schmerztherapie; Blockpraktikum u. Famulatur GER; Uni Essen-Duisburg Praktikum GER
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Fliedner Fachhochschule Düsseldorf: Dr. Cordier, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Nossek für den Studiengang Physician Assistance (CTA/MAC)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Dr. Bühring: ca. 5 Studien zur klinischen Rheumatologie; Dr. Patsalis: "Ergebnisse der TM Ankle Sprunggelenksprothese“; Prof. Dr. Erhardt: 2 Studien

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)