Illness	Number of cases
Varicose veins of lower extremities (I83)	651
Dorsalgia (M54)	195
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83)	184
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51)	145
Internal derangement of knee (M23)	64
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis (K64)	62
Inguinal hernia (K40)	49
Spondylosis (M47)	48
Mononeuropathies of upper limb (G56)	19
Other spondylopathies (M48)	19

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385)	2.248
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx (5-032)	478
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812)	200
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments in the knee joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-813)	164
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)	159
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-811)	154
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue (5-831)	147
Other operations on the spine (5-839)	73
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	69
Surgical treatment of piles (haemorrhoids) (5-493)	63

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Department key: 1500

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Main Department

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Quality

External comparative quality assurance

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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
3	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*
1	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
1	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”

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