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The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- history taking
- general clinical examination
- X-ray of the hand and forearm
- neurological examination
- general blood analysis
- preparation of pre-operational standard
- surgery treatment
- symptomatic therapy
- full board clinic stay for up to 5-ти days
- cost of required medications
- nursing staff services
- elaboration of further recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
Service
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About the department
The Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers the full range of surgical treatment and reconstruction for injuries and lesions of the musculoskeletal system. The department specializes in severe pelvic and spinal injuries, inflammation and bone tissue tumors, treatment of life-threatening polytrauma, as well as the treatment of elderly patients. Also, the department has a special experience in the treatment of knee and shoulder injuries. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Karl-Heinz Frosch.
In addition to general trauma surgery, which covers both surgical and conservative treatment of all acute musculoskeletal injuries, the department includes such focuses as pelvic, elbow and knee surgery, hand surgery, musculoskeletal pain surgery, etc. In the field of knee surgery, the department is a recognized Center for Arthroscopic Surgery. Most often, the department treats patients with cruciate ligament, meniscal tears and cartilage lesions. The department offers all options of modern trauma surgery, ranging from simple meniscal resection to ligament replacement and cartilage transplantation. Another focus is on surgical procedures to correct the axis of the lower extremities.
Another key focus of the department is the treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors of the musculoskeletal system. At the same time, the priority is also given to the achievement of the optimal functional result. An important prerequisite for the successful treatment is close cooperation with various related specialties.
Within the framework of the specialized center, the department treats spinal injuries, which may occur not only due to an accident, but also due to osteoporosis. To eliminate chronic complaints, the patient may need surgical treatment. The decision on the availability of indications for surgery is made on the basis of the data obtained from modern imaging diagnostics (including MRI, CT, etc.). The specialists of the department also provide remote counseling for complex pathologies.
The medical services of the department include:
- Reconstruction/plastic surgery of all joints
- Diagnostics and treatment of bone inflammation
- General trauma surgery
- Thigh soft tissue and thigh bone injuries
- Ankle and foot injuries
- Lumbosacral spine and pelvic injuries
- Shoulder and shoulder girdle injuries
- Elbow and forearm injuries
- Neck injuries
- Wrist and hand injuries
- Knee and lower leg injuries
- Head injuries
- Thoracic injuries
- Foot surgery
- Joint replacement surgery/endoprosthetics
- Hand surgery
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Pathological changes: Dupuytren's disease, rhizarthrosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, lunate bone necrosis
- Spinal surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors
- Minimally invasive endoscopic procedures
- Shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle arthroscopy
- Plastic reconstructive interventions
- Shoulder surgery
- Bone-purulent surgery
- Sports medicine/sports traumatology
- Removal of metallic/foreign bodies
- Treatment of pressure ulcers
- Aesthetic surgery/plastic surgery
- Burn surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of arthropathies
- Diagnostics and treatment of systemic connective tissue diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of spinal and back deformities
- Diagnostics and treatment of spondylopathies
- Diagnostics and treatment of other spinal diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of muscular diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the joint synovial membrane
- Diagnostics and treatment of other connective tissue diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of osteopathies and chondropathies
- Pediatric orthopedics
- Endoprosthetics
- Rheumatic surgery
- Pain therapy/multimodal pain therapy
- Arthroscopic surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of other injuries, diseases and malformations of the musculoskeletal system
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Career
- 05.1990 - 10.1995 Study of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- 11.2009 Doctoral thesis defense on the subject: "Regulation and expression of CD40L in healthy persons and SLE patients".
- 01.2003 Board certification in Surgery.
- 09.2004 Senior Physician of the Department of Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Göttingen.
- 09.2004 Specialization in Trauma Surgery.
- 01.2007 Habilitation in Trauma Surgery on the subject: "Development of stem cell-colonized titanium mini-prostheses for the superficial partial knee replacement surgery"; Award "Best Habilitation of the Semester" at the University of Göttingen.
- 08.2007 Board certification in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery.
- 08.2007 Additional qualification "Special Trauma Surgery".
- 03.2008 Permanent Medical Representative in the Department of Trauma, Plastic and Restorative Surgery, University Hospital Göttingen.
- 07.2008 - 06.2010 Managing Director of the Department of Trauma, Plastic and Restorative Surgery, University Hospital Göttingen.
- 01.2009 - 12.2013 Member of the Temporary Advisory Board of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology.
- 07.2010 - 07.2018 Head, Center for Trauma Surgery, Chief Physician of the Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg.
- Since 09.2010 Instructor of the Society of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery.
- Since 2014 Member of the Extended Presidium of AOTrauma Germany.
- 01.2014 - 09.2017 Deputy Head of the Program Committee of the German Society for Traumatology.
- 01.2014 - 10.2017 Head of the Trauma Committee of the Society of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery.
- 01.2016 - 12.2017 President of the German Knee Society.
- Since 08.2018 Head of the Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Research Focuses
- Joint surgery.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Knee Society.
- German Society for Traumatology (DGU).
- German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOU).
- Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA).
- AO Trauma.
- German Society of Surgery.
- German Society for Endoprosthetics (AE).
- Society for Orthopedic Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS) of the German Society for Osteology.
- "Emadeus" Club of the German Sports Aid Foundation for Former Top Athletes.
- German Association of Senior Hospital Physicians.
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About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany!
Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. About 2,900 of them are doctors and researchers, while more than 3,400 of them work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment. The key principles of each employee’s work is care for the health and well-being of the patient.
It is worth noting that the medical facility became the first university hospital in Europe, which introduced an electronic system for storing medical histories. Thus, all the processes of diagnostics and treatment are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.
The hospital presents all fields of modern medicine. The doctors of the medical facility have the necessary theoretical knowledge and enormous clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases.
An important component of the university hospital work is research activities aimed at the development of innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main scientific focuses of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, examination of the cardiovascular system, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Today, the key attention is also paid to researches in the field of molecular imaging and skeletal biology.
The hospital is distinguished not only by the first-class medical care, advanced technical equipment, but also by the modern infrastructure, courteousness, friendly and respectful attitude towards the patient by the entire medical staff.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. 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 food, 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 hotel of your choice.
Hospital accommodation
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you 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.
- Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
- Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
- Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Mammology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.