Illness	Number of cases
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee (M17.1)	216
Coxarthrosis arthrosis of hip (M16.1)	130
Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.53)	79
Other intervertebral disc disorders (M51.2)	67
Dorsalgia (M54.4)	33
Internal derangement of knee (M23.22)	29
Spondylosis - Other spondylosis with radiculopathy lumbar region (M47.26)	28
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes (M20.1)	27
Gonarthrosis arthrosis of knee - Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee (M17.5)	25
Other arthrosis (M19.27)	25

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical implantation of artificial knee joint (5-822.g1)	220
Surgical implantation of an artificial hip joint (5-820.00)	142
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.5)	108
Interdisciplinary management the musculoskeletal system without surgery (8-977)	98
Specific psychotherapeutic procedure where patients are treated individually - individual therapy (9-410.x)	94
Reconstructive operations on the tendons or ligaments in the knee joint by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-813.4)	87
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-811.0h)	83
Operation on the articular cartilage or on the cartilage discs (menisci) by endoscopy (arthroscopy) (5-812.eh)	63
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine (8-917.13)	61
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints (8-020.5)	54

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Department key: 2316

Type of specialist department

Mixed main and occupancy ward

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Quality

External comparative quality assurance

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External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
No participation

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

Number	Group
27	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*
18	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
18	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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Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies
Doctoral supervision
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Universität des Saarlandes; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Semmelweis-Universität Budapest; University of London, Universität Heidelberg
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	z.B. Lehrbuch Klinische Radiologie Fakten, 07. Auflage, Pickuth, Dirk; Strahlentherapie, 02. Auflage, Wannemacher, Wenz, Debus, Pickuth, Dirk; "HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES - The Essentials for Excellence in Leadership and Management", Pickuth, Dirk; Taschenbuch Onkologie, Co Autor Metzger, Ralf