Klinik für Handchirurgie

Out-patient operations

Service Number of cases OPS number Info
Operation to divide adhesions around a nerve or to relieve pressure on the nerve or to abolish the nerve function 33 5-056
Removal of the devices used to fix bone fragments, e.g. in fractures 8 5-787
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 10 5-790
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 4 5-811
Operation on the tendons of the hand 31 5-840
Operation on the connective tissue sheaths around the muscles and tendons in the hand or fingers 22 5-842
Surgical stiffening of the joints of the hand apart from the wrist 4 5-846
Other operations on the hand 10 5-849
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues 4 5-892
Surgical removal of diseased tissue from the skin or subcutaneous tissues 5 5-894
Simple surgical closure of the skin or the subcutaneous tissues after injuries, e.g. with a suture 6 5-900
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 8 8-020