Illness	Number of cases
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	199
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	166
Shoulder lesions (M75.1)	148
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	86
Spinal osteochondrosis - Adult osteochondrosis of spine lumbar region (M42.16)	75
Spinal osteochondrosis - Adult osteochondrosis of spine lumbosacral region (M42.17)	75
Spinal osteochondrosis - Adult osteochondrosis of spine cervical region (M42.12)	68
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.1)	46
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.53)	40
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.3)	31

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical incision into the spinal canal (5-033.0)	340
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue (5-831.2)	249
Transfusion of blood previously taken from a person - autologous blood transfusion (8-803.2)	233
Surgical fixation of vertebrae using devices such as screws or plates (5-835.b0)	217
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g1)	178
Surgical fixation of vertebrae using devices such as screws or plates (5-835.9)	173
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.94)	172
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx (5-032.a)	163
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-814.3)	144
Other operations on the spine (5-839.5)	133

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pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

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15	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*
14	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
7	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

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