Kinderorthopädie

Out-patient operations

Service Number of cases OPS number Info
Removal of the devices used to fix bone fragments, e.g. in fractures 215 5-787
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 23 5-811
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 19 5-812
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 14 8-020
Surgical removal of diseased tissue from the skin or subcutaneous tissues 13 5-894
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord 7 8-915
Other joint surgery by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 6 5-819
Surgical removal of diseased bone tissue 4 5-782
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 4 5-790
Examination of a joint by endoscopy not specified 1-697
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of muscle or soft tissue through a surgical incision not specified 1-502
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone through a surgical incision not specified 1-503
Time-consuming plaster casts not specified 8-310
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) during arthroscopy not specified 1-482
Suturing or other operations on a tendon or a synovial sheath not specified 5-855
Anaesthesia with administration of an anaesthetic into a vein not specified 8-900
Need for care not specified 9-984
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments in the knee joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) not specified 5-813
not specified 5-78A
Other operations on the bones not specified 5-789
Surgical wound toilet [wound debridement] with removal of diseased tissue from the skin and subcutaneous tissue not specified 5-896
Open surgical procedure on a joint not specified 5-800
Surgical incision into bony tissue because of sterile or infected contaminated bone disease not specified 5-780
Surgical removal of bone tissue for purposes of transplantation not specified 5-783
Surgical incision into the muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths not specified 5-850
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium not specified 3-806
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-892
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the ankle joint not specified 5-806
Operation on the kneecap (patella) or its ligaments not specified 5-804
Non-surgical reduction of a fracture without surgical fixation of the bone fragments using devices such as screws or plates not specified 8-200
Removal of parts of muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths not specified 5-852
Mobilisation of a stiff joint under anaesthesia - brisement force not specified 8-210
Surgical reduction of a simple fracture in the joint region of a long bone not specified 5-793
Operation on the tendons of the hand not specified 5-840
Correction of a skeletal deformity manually or with appliances, with subsequent immobilisation of the affected part of the skeleton, e.g. with plaster cast not specified 8-211
Surgical reduction of a simple fracture of a small bone not specified 5-795