The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- review of medical records
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- indicators of inflammation (CRP, ESR)
- indicators of blood coagulation
- X-ray examination of the knee
- CT scan of the knee
- preoperative care
- endoprosthesis replacement
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- physiotherapeutic procedures
- orthopedic appliances
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
How program is carried out
Preliminary preparation for surgery: quitting smoking and drinking alcohol 2 weeks before surgery; cancelling non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (diclofenac, ibuprofen); cancelling anticoagulants (warfarin); normalization of body mass, if possible.
Preoperative examination, including consultation with an anesthesiologist and necessary related specialists. X-ray examination and MRI of the knee joints are performed. The examination takes 1-2 days.
Surgical knee endoprosthesis replacement. The operation is performed under general anesthesia and lasts for about 2 hours.
Postoperative care. During the first day after the intervention the patient stays in the intensive care unit, under round-the-clock medical supervision. After that, with a smooth course of the postoperative period, the patient is transferred to a regular ward and the drains are removed. The range of motion expands gradually, from light toes movements to walking. Walking with the use of walking aids is allowed in 3-5 days after the operation. Normal walking without the use of walking aids (crutches, cane) will become possible in 6-12 weeks.
Finally, the attending physician will evaluate the results of control examinations, schedule the date of discharge from the hospital and give you detailed recommendations for further follow-up and treatment.
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination, MRI/CT scan (if available)
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About the department
According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology, Spinal Surgery and Foot Surgery at the Brothers of Mercy Hospital Munich ranks among the top German medical facilities in treating orthopedic diseases and spinal surgery!
The department carries out comprehensive examinations and effectively treats musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. The department has about 130 beds for its patient hospitalization. Doctors annually admit more than 4,000 patients for inpatient treatment. Several thousand surgical interventions of varying complexity are performed on the basis of the medical facility annually. The department offers the services of the certified Maximum Care Joint Replacement Surgery Center (EPZmax) and the certified Trauma Center. In addition, the department's specialists have vast experience in treating spinal and foot pathologies. The main goal of the department's doctors is to restore mobility and eliminate pain. The specialists always prefer an individual approach to each patient and his clinical case. The Head Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Beckmann.
The priority focus of the department's work is hip and knee replacement surgery. The certified Maximum Care Joint Replacement Surgery Center (EPZmax) has 20 years of successful clinical experience in its area of specialization. The department performs more than 2,600 joint replacement surgeries annually. Doctors use modern surgical techniques to treat joint diseases and implant reliable prostheses from leading world manufacturers with long service life. Particular attention should be given to the professionalism of surgeons, who select the optimal type of surgical intervention, considering a patient's individual needs and clinical characteristics.
Hip and knee replacement surgery is mostly performed using minimally invasive techniques, which contributes to the shortest possible rehabilitation period. As a rule, the duration of the intervention is no more than 1 hour. Joint replacement surgery can be performed both under general and regional anesthesia. Due to the minimal size of the incisions, the patient does not experience severe pain and can start therapeutic exercises on the day of the operation. The period of hospitalization after the operation is only 3-7 days, followed by professional rehabilitation in a specialized medical facility. The department's surgeons also successfully perform revision endoprosthetics (replacement of previously implanted prostheses) caused by the displacement of the elements of the prosthesis, its wear, infection, etc.
An integral part of the work of the department's doctors is medical care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, including severe ones. Treatment is carried out in a specialized center, which is part of the group of centers of the German Society for Trauma Surgery. The main focus is on treating injuries in the elderly, which require a comprehensive and competent approach. The scope of the department's tasks also includes the treatment of sports injuries. Doctors often perform surgical treatment: osteosynthesis, screw fixation, sacroplasty, and operations for traumatic injuries to the abdominal cavity and chest (in collaboration with specialized surgeons). As a rule, minimally traumatic surgical treatment becomes an option of choice.
The department's doctors also have vast experience in treating spinal diseases. The most common in clinical practice are spinal stenosis, spinal disc herniation, osteochondrosis, vertebral fractures, spondylolisthesis, and spinal injuries. Initially, the department's specialists try to solve the problem with conservative methods. Still, if an operation is necessary, they use all the advanced achievements of medicine, particularly navigation systems, which allow achieving maximum accuracy during the operation without damaging the vital spinal structures.
The department's therapeutic offer includes the treatment of foot diseases. The medical facility treats hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, hammer and claw toes, ankle instability, and traumatic injuries to the bones and foot cartilage. In some clinical cases, doctors conduct only conservative therapy, but if surgery is required, then arthroscopic techniques are usually used, excluding long postoperative recovery. When developing a treatment regimen, the specialists are guided by the recommendations of the German Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF).
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Orthopedics
- Diagnostics and treatment of hip diseases
- Hip replacement surgery, including minimally invasive techniques
- Hip arthroscopy
- Femoral head necrosis surgery
- Corrective osteotomy
- Diagnostics and treatment of knee diseases
- Knee replacement surgery
- Surgery for axial deformities of the lower limbs: O-shaped and X-shaped
- Surgery for cartilage lesions
- Diagnostics and treatment of shoulder diseases
- Conservative treatment and surgery for shoulder impingement syndrome
- Conservative treatment and surgery for calcific tendonitis
- Conservative treatment and surgery for rotator cuff tears
- Surgery for shoulder instability
- Conservative treatment and shoulder replacement surgery in arthrosis
- Diagnostics and treatment of hip diseases
- Traumatology
- Diagnostics and treatment of bone fractures of the upper and lower limbs, and pelvis
- Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporotic fractures
- Diagnostics and treatment of sports injuries: ligament, cartilage and meniscal injuries
- Diagnostics and treatment of abdominal, chest, head and spinal injuries (in interdisciplinary collaboration)
- Surgical treatment of spinal pathologies
- Diagnostics and treatment of spinal diseases
- Conservative and surgical (minimally invasive surgery) treatment of spinal disc herniation
- Conservative treatment of osteochondrosis
- Surgical treatment of osteochondrosis: implantation of artificial intervertebral discs and stabilizing interventions
- Conservative treatment of infectious spinal lesions
- Conservative and surgical treatment (minimally invasive decompression) of spinal stenosis
- Conservative treatment of vertebral fractures
- Surgical treatment of vertebral fractures, including minimally invasive interventions: stabilizing interventions
- Conservative and surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis (vertebral displacement)
- Diagnostics and treatment of spinal diseases
- Surgical treatment of foot pathologies
- Diagnostics and treatment of foot and ankle diseases
- Surgical treatment of tarsal pathologies: feet with a flat transverse arch, hallux valgus, and hammer toes
- Combined surgery with soft tissue (tendons) and bone repair
- Middle and posterior foot surgery for arthrosis, injuries or age-related changes
- Upper ankle surgery for ligament injuries or degenerative processes
- Reconstructive interventions with autologous tissues
- Minimally invasive interventions (arthroscopy)
- Ankle replacement surgery in arthrosis
- Surgical treatment of tarsal pathologies: feet with a flat transverse arch, hallux valgus, and hammer toes
- Diagnostics and treatment of foot and ankle diseases
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
In May 2022, Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Beckmann headed the Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology, Spinal Surgery and Foot Surgery at the Brothers of Mercy Hospital Munich. He succeeded Prof. Werner Plötz, who led the department for 22 years, having made it one of the best medical facilities of this kind in Germany.
Prof. Beckmann received his medical education at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The doctor also passed his specialized United States Medical Licensing Examination for foreigners. This was followed by his two-year internship at the Orthopedic Clinic Bad Abbach of the University of Regensburg and his admission to medical practice. Then Prof. Johannes Beckmann held the position of an Assistant Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery in the interdisciplinary Department of Emergency Care at the Hospital Solothurn, Switzerland. In 2006, the specialist returned to the Orthopedic Clinic Bad Abbach of the University of Regensburg, where he first worked as an Assistant Physician. The doctor had his board certification in 2009. The same year, he was appointed as a Senior Physician and completed his habilitation. In 2010, Prof. Beckmann became a Professor at the University of Regensburg, where he lectures to this day. In 2012, the doctor changed to the Sports Clinic Stuttgart and held the position of the Head of the Joint Replacement Center, where he gained invaluable experience in this field. From 2015 to March 2022, he worked as a Head Physician at this hospital.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Barmherzige Brüder Krankenhaus München
About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the Brothers of Mercy Hospital Munich ranks among the top German hospitals in the Federal State of Bavaria!
The hospital is a modern medical facility with the highest level of medical care and long traditions. The hospital operates on the basis of the Technical University of Munich and the German Academy of Nutrition, which contributes to the introduction of progressive diagnostic techniques and therapeutic innovations into clinical practice. The history of the medical facility has more than 100 years, and throughout this time, the specialists of the hospital manage not only to keep abreast of the very latest advances in medicine, but also remain true to the principles of charity and human compassion.
With more than 1,100 employees, the department's competent medical team admits about 18,300 inpatients and more than 31,500 outpatients every year. The hospital employs about 200 specialized physicians who work for the benefit of their patients and provide them with the best quality of treatment, but, at the same time, pay due attention to the patient's emotional state, try to support him in every possible way, and tune him to a positive treatment outcome.
The hospital's main focuses include general and abdominal surgery, gastroenterology, hepatology, oncology, urology, cardiology and pulmonology, orthopedics and traumatology, palliative care, diagnostic and interventional radiology, and others. The hospital regularly demonstrates high treatment success rates in all areas of its specialization, thanks to which it has gained an excellent reputation not only in Germany, but also in the European medical arena.
Many hospital's departments are awarded with prestigious quality certificates, including the endoCert certificate in joint replacement surgery from the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC), the certificate of the German Hernia Society (DHG), the certificate of the German Cardiac Society (DGK), the certificates of the German Cancer Society (DKG) in bowel and liver cancer treatment. Patients can be sure that they trust their health to the best professionals who successfully cope with clinical tasks of any complexity.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Brothers of Mercy Hospital Munich live in comfortable, spacious single and double rooms with bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a telephone, a TV and a radio. Single rooms also have a mini-fridge and a safe. There is also a table and chairs for receiving visitors. The hospital offers access to Wi-Fi. Each patient room has an ensuite bathroom with a shower and a toilet. The bathroom has a cosmetic mirror, a hair dryer and toiletries, towels, etc.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered healthy and tasty three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu also features vegetarian dishes. If you do not eat all the food for any reason, you will be provided with an individual menu.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
There is a small chapel on the territory of the hospital, where worship is regularly held. The chapel is also open for independent visits and prayers.
Accompanying person
Your accompanying person may stay with you in your patient room or at the hotel of your choice during the inpatient program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel of your choice during the outpatient program. Our managers will support you for selecting the best option.