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
- indicators blood coagulation
- X-ray
- CT/MRI scan
- preoperative care
- surgical removal of metal implant
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination (if available)
- MRI/CT scan (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Traumatology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich offers the full range of services in this medical field and is one of the leading medical facilities in Germany. The department enjoys an excellent reputation in Munich and Upper Bavaria. The department's doctors specialize in the treatment of bone fractures, soft tissue injuries and joint diseases. The specialists of the medical facility are distinguished by exceptional competence in the treatment of polytrauma and high severity injuries. In addition, the department's traumatologists have a wealth of experience in the treatment of patients with abnormally healing bone fractures. The department provides emergency medical care around the clock. It has state-of-the-art technical resources to assess the patient's condition with trauma during the admission to the department and to provide the most effective treatment. All therapeutic measures meet the requirements of the current treatment guidelines of the German Trauma Society. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Peter Biberthaler.
The department has 40 beds, two operating rooms for the surgical treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and one specialized operating room for the treatment of hand injuries. The operating rooms have state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, which ensures optimal results even in severe clinical cases. The department provides medical care to more than 2,300 inpatients and more than 23,000 outpatients every year. All medical interventions are performed at the highest level of university medicine.
The department admits not only adults, but also children with various injuries. The experienced doctors with deep knowledge of pediatric anatomy take care of the health of young patients. When planning a treatment regimen, the age of the child is always taken into account, since it is important for the department's specialists not only to save him from injury, but also to ensure normal physical development after therapy.
The primary goal of the department's medical team is the maximum restoration of the patient's normal state for his quickest reintegration into professional and social life, as well as the improvement of the quality of life.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Comprehensive treatment of severe injuries (polytrauma)
- Treatment of work accidents
- Treatment of fractures of the pelvic bones, lower leg, clavicle
- Treatment of spinal and hip injuries
- Treatment of pseudoarthrosis
- Limb lengthening surgery
- Correction of axial impairments with 3D systems
- Treatment of joint fractures, such as knee, shoulder, elbow joints (minimally invasive surgical techniques, supporting arthroscopic interventions)
- Reconstructive surgery
- Treatment of hand fractures and injuries
- Other therapeutic options
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Biberthaler's scientific and practical activities are focused on the treatment of severe traumas (polytraumas) and traumatic brain injuries. The second important focus of clinical and, accordingly, research activity is the surgical treatment of shoulder pathologies. In this field, Prof. Biberthaler became the first specialist to visualize blood flow in the damaged tissues using intraoperative microscopic techniques. After studying Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and studying in the USA and Brazil, Prof. Biberthaler completed his internship in the Department of Surgery at the Innenstadt Campus at the University of Munich (under the guidance of Prof. Schweiberer). After board certification in Surgery (2003), Prof. Biberthaler specialized in Traumatology. In 2007, he completed his board certification in Orthopedics and Traumatology, and since 2011 he has been the Professor at the Technical University of Munich. Since 2011, Prof. Biberthaler has also been the Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Traumatology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
Clinical Interests
- Shoulder and arm injuries.
- Injuries in elderly patients
- Polytrauma.
- Traumatic brain injuries.
Most Significant Awards
- 2006 Herbert Lauterbach Prize of the Federation of Trade Union Hospitals in Germany.
- 2005 Education Award of the US Shock Society.
- 2004 Otto Goetze Prize, Association of Bavarian Surgeons.
- 2002 Innovation Prize, German Trauma Society.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
About hospital
The University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich was founded in 1834. It combines long traditions with the very latest advances in modern medicine. The medical facility includes 33 specialized departments and 20 interdisciplinary centers, where patients can receive top-class medical care in all medical fields.
The hospital annually admits more than 65,000 inpatients for diagnostics and treatment, and about 250,000 outpatients receive effective medical care. The hospital also performs more than 40,000 surgical procedures every year, and about 2,100 babies are born here annually. One of the most significant achievements of the medical facility can be called the first transplantation of both arms above the elbow performed in 2008. The surgery that lasted 15 hours, and in which 40 doctors of various medical specialties took part, became a real sensation in the scientific world. Thanks to a unique surgical procedure, the doctors managed to give the patient new hands.
In addition, the employees of the hospital are actively involved in research activities, in which they study various diseases, as well as develop new therapeutic options for their treatment. It should be noted that the research institutes of the hospital are among the most reputable research organizations in the world. A striking example can be considered the Roman Herzog Comprehensive Cancer Center, whose specialists cooperate closely with the Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich in order to find new treatment methods for cancers.
The university hospital has a strict quality management system to maintain a high level of patient care. Since 2011, the hospital has been certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 at the national and international level. The medical facility was also recertified by TÜV Rheinland in 2020.
The hospital annually provides medical services not only to German citizens, but also to thousands of patients from different countries of the world. This indicates that the hospital has an excellent reputation in the international medical arena and takes on the most complex clinical cases where other medical centers are unable to help the patient.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich live in comfortable single and double rooms with modern design. An accompanying person may stay with the patient in the single room. All patient rooms have an ensuite bathroom with shower and toilet. The furnishings of a standard patient room include an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table for personal belongings, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a wardrobe, a telephone and a TV. The patient rooms also have Wi-Fi.
The hospital also has enhanced-comfort rooms, corresponding to the level of a high-end hotel. Such patient rooms have additional amenities: a safe, a mini fridge and upholstered furniture.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a balanced and healthy three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. The patients have a choice of three different menus for lunch – a classic full menu, as well as a dietary and vegetarian one. When cooking meals, the chefs comply with the current recommendations of the German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM) and the German Nutrition Society (DGE).
If for some reason you do not eat all the foods, you will be offered an individual menu. The hospital also houses a cafeteria with a large assortment of hot and cold drinks, snacks and desserts.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
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.
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.
- CAR T-cell therapy
- Autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
- Radical and organ-preserving interventions for kidney cancer
- Iridoplasty and iridotomy with Nd-YAG laser
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- Hematology and oncology
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Urology
- Ophthalmology
Over 877 highly qualified physicians work at the hospital.