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 blood coagulation
- x-ray examination
- preoperative care
- titanium osteosynthesis plates placement
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- physiotherapeutic procedures
- orthopedic appliances
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination, MRI/CT scan (if available)
Service
You may also book:
About the department
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Traumatology, Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen offers the full range of medical services for the patients with musculoskeletal injuries and bone fractures. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Frank Hildebrand.
The department's surgeons masterfully carry out operations for the treatment of all injuries of the spine, pelvis and limbs, including minimally invasive arthroscopic operations and replacement surgery of the shoulder, hip and knee joints. Another successful field of the department's work is corrective surgery, as well as complex operations in bone defects, pseudoarthrosis and infectious lesions. The long experience of doctors and the availability of modern therapeutic techniques allow to cope with particularly difficult clinical cases.
The department has the status of the Maximum Care Trauma Center and holds the leading positions in its area of specialization in Germany. The department annually provides medical care to more than 10,000 patients after accidents and performs more than 3,000 operations.
The service range of the department includes:
- Pelvic and hip surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of pelvic injuries, including sports injuries in this area
- Diagnostics and treatment of pelvic injuries in elderly patients
- Diagnostics and treatment of pelvic tumors
- Treatment of late effects of injuries
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Intraoperative 3D navigation, including surgical navigation
- Bone deformity correction
- Minimally invasive interventions using modern fixation systems
- Treatment of children with musculoskeletal diseases and injuries, including complex reconstruction of the limbs in various deformities
- Sports traumatology and minimally invasive joint surgery
- Shoulder and shoulder joint injuries
- Shoulder dislocation and shoulder instability
- Rotator cuff tear
- Acromioclavicular joint injuries
- Knee and knee joint injuries
- Meniscus tear
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- Patellar dislocation
- Ankle injuries
- Ligament tear and sprain
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Shoulder and shoulder joint injuries
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Talus fracture
- Calcaneal fracture
- Metatarsal and toe fractures
- Spinal surgery
- Spinal injuries
- Osteoporotic vertebral fractures
- Spinal injuries in ankylosing spondylitis
- Tumorous spinal lesions
- Inflammatory spinal diseases
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Surgical navigation
- Operations using 3D X-ray device
- Kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty
- Endoscopic interventions for vertebral body replacement (minimally invasive techniques)
- Other medical services
Photo of the doctor: (c) Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
About hospital
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital RWTH Aachen ranks among the top German hospitals!
As a maximum care university medical facility, the hospital guarantees patients first-class medical services combined with a respectful and human attitude. The hospital integrates all the modern options for the accurate diagnostics, effective therapy and productive research activities within one specialized center.
The hospital has more than 60 departments, institutes and interdisciplinary centers. A competent team of professionals, consisting of more than 7,000 employees (more than 940 doctors, including about 95 professors), takes care of the patients' health. In addition, multidisciplinary teams of nurses, physiotherapists, as well as medical and technical staff are available here. The patients and respectful attitude to their social, cultural and religious affiliations are at the center of all employees' efforts.
The cornerstone of the successful clinical practice is the innovative technical base. The hospital offers the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. Thus, the hospital has all the resources in order to provide top-class medical services.
Photo: (с) depositphotos
Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen live in comfortable single and double rooms. All patient rooms are designed with large windows, so one can enjoy a beautiful landscape view. Each patient room has an ensuite bathroom. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a spacious wardrobe, a TV, a radio and a telephone. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the foods, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Embolization of tumors and vascular malformations
- Aortic surgery, including in children
- Radiosurgical interventions in the head and body region
- Cochlear implantation
- Treatment of all types of sports injuries
These are pathologies of the brain and spinal cord, benign and malignant tumors of various localizations, congenital and acquired heart defects, joint pathologies, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, eye injuries, inflammatory skin diseases, allergies and other pathologies.
- Oncology (EU Regional Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care Aachen)
- Pediatric cardiac surgery
- General and abdominal surgery
- Plastic and burn surgery
- Pediatric and adolescent medicine
Over 940 highly qualified doctors work at the hospital.