Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

Out-patient operations

Service Number of cases OPS number Info
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of muscle or soft tissue through a surgical incision not specified 1-502
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone through a surgical incision not specified 1-503
Examination of a joint by endoscopy 5 1-697
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the nerves not specified 5-041
Operation to divide adhesions around a nerve or to relieve pressure on the nerve or to abolish the nerve function 16 5-056
Operation to divide adhesions around a nerve or to relieve pressure on the nerve or to abolish the nerve function with transposition of the nerve not specified 5-057
Removal of the devices used to fix bone fragments, e.g. in fractures 113 5-787
Operation on bones of the foot 12 5-788
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 16 5-790
Surgical reduction of a simple fracture in the joint region of a long bone not specified 5-793
Surgical reduction of a comminuted fracture in the joint region of a long bone and fixation of the bone fragments using devices such as screws or plates not specified 5-794
Surgical reduction of a simple fracture of a small bone 7 5-795
Surgical reduction of a compound fracture of a small bone 6 5-796
Open surgical procedure on a joint not specified 5-800
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) not specified 5-801
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint not specified 5-805
Surgical stiffening of a joint (ankylosis) 4 5-808
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy 88 5-810
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 6 5-811
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 123 5-812
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 19 5-814
Other joint surgery by endoscopy (arthroscopy) not specified 5-819
Operation on the tendons of the hand not specified 5-840
Operation on the ligaments of the hand 19 5-841
Operation on the connective tissue sheaths around the muscles and tendons in the hand or fingers 4 5-842
Surgical removal or restoration of the joints of the hand apart from the wrist 8 5-847
Other operations on the hand not specified 5-849
Surgical incision into the muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths 4 5-850
Division of muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths 4 5-851
Reconstructive operations on the tendons not specified 5-854
Suturing or other operations on a tendon or a synovial sheath 5 5-855
Other operations on the muscles, tendons, their connective tissue sheaths or bursae 17 5-859
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-892
Surgical wound toilet [wound debridement] with removal of diseased tissue from the skin and subcutaneous tissue not specified 5-896
Operation on the nails not specified 5-898
Simple surgical closure of the skin or the subcutaneous tissues after injuries, e.g. with a suture not specified 5-900
Non-surgical reduction of a dislocated joint without surgical fixation of the bone using devices such as screws or plates not specified 8-201
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord not specified 8-915
6 9-999