Illness	Number of cases
Varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.9)	831
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.2)	264
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.53)	128
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	115
Dorsalgia - Radiculopathy lumbar region (M54.16)	87
Internal derangement of knee (M23.33)	85
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis - Third degree hemorrhoids (K64.2)	84
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	59
Dorsalgia - Cervicalgia (M54.2)	50
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	48

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.96)	1.326
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.70)	497
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.a1)	471
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue (5-831.a)	165
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)	156
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.5)	150
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.d0)	136
Revision operations (5-983)	123
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue (5-831.5)	113
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments in the knee joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-813.4)	112

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

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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

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