Illness	Number of cases
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	78
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	68
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip - Osteoarthritis of hip unspecified (M16.9)	61
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee - Osteoarthritis of knee unspecified (M17.9)	60
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction without gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.30)	33
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	21
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	21
Ventral hernia - Incisional hernia with obstruction without gangrene (K43.0)	15
Other nontoxic goitre - Nontoxic multinodular goiter (E04.2)	8
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	6

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g1)	92
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00)	85
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.33)	59
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.42)	56
Operation with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) (5-986.x)	56
Operation with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) (5-986.y)	51
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.02)	50
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g0)	40
Other operations to secure or restore the function of a joint (5-829.jx)	30
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	24

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