Illness	Number of cases
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	53
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	36
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	29
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	28
Shoulder lesions (M75.1)	28
Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.20)	23
Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.00)	22
Other spondylopathies (M48.06)	19
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	18
Acute appendicitis (K35.8)	15

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	78
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine (5-832.4)	48
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.21)	45
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	44
Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin (5-916.a0)	37
Regional pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a space in the spinal canal (epidural space) (8-910)	34
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.11)	31
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments of the shoulder joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-814.3)	29
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00)	29
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.j1)	29

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

Number	Group
43	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*
13	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
13	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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