| Service |
Number of cases |
OPS key |
Info |
| Surgical reduction of a comminuted fracture in the joint region of a long bone and fixation of the bone fragments using devices such as screws or plates |
279
|
5-794 |
|
| Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint |
236
|
5-820 |
|
| Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint |
230
|
5-822 |
|
| 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 |
183
|
5-790 |
|
| Osteosynthesis (dynamic stabilisation) of the spine |
177
|
5-83b |
|
| Surgical reduction of a simple fracture in the joint region of a long bone |
174
|
5-793 |
|
| Other operations on the spine |
116
|
5-839 |
|
| Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue |
114
|
5-831 |
|
| Removal of the devices used to fix bone fragments, e.g. in fractures |
101
|
5-787 |
|
| Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin |
81
|
5-916 |
|
| Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) |
70
|
5-83a |
|
| Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) |
48
|
5-812 |
|
| Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) |
48
|
5-814 |
|
| Surgical fixation of the bone fragments, e.g. in fractures, using devices such as screws or plates |
47
|
5-786 |
|
| Surgical incision into bony tissue because of sterile or infected contaminated bone disease |
45
|
5-780 |
|
| Surgical reduction of a comminuted fracture in the shaft of a long bone |
45
|
5-792 |
|
| Surgical incision into the muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths |
44
|
5-850 |
|
| Other operations to secure or restore the function of a joint |
42
|
5-829 |
|
| Surgical reduction of a compound fracture of a small bone |
40
|
5-796 |
|
| Surgical implantation of an artificial joint in the arm or shoulder |
40
|
5-824 |
|
| Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone through a surgical incision |
39
|
1-503 |
|
| Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis |
39
|
5-836 |
|
| Suturing or other operations on a tendon or a synovial sheath |
36
|
5-855 |
|
| Open surgical procedure on a joint |
35
|
5-800 |
|
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord with contrast medium |
34
|
3-823 |
|
| Other operations on the bone, muscles or joints |
33
|
5-869 |
|
| Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine |
32
|
5-832 |
|
| Surgical reduction of a simple fracture of a small bone |
31
|
5-795 |
|
