Illness	Number of cases
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes (M20.1)	170
Internal derangement of knee (M23.32)	123
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip - Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip (M16.7)	93
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	88
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee - Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee (M17.5)	79
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	78
Shoulder lesions (M75.4)	78
Shoulder lesions (M75.1)	76
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	72
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	55

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (8-915)	561
Surgical fixation of the bone fragments, e.g. in fractures, using devices such as screws or plates (5-786.0)	278
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	231
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.5)	223
Operation on bones of the foot (5-788.40)	208
Operation on bones of the foot (5-788.60)	208
Operation on bones of the foot (5-788.00)	199
Operation on the kneecap (patella) or its ligaments (5-804.5)	181
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-814.3)	179
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord without contrast medium (3-802)	164

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

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Department key: 2300

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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Services

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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
60	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*
48	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”

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