The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- neurological examination
- functionality x-ray of the spine
- CT/MRI scan of the spine
- neuropsychological tests (on indications):
- ENMG (electroneuromyography)
- SEPs (somatosensory evoked potentials)
- preoperative care
- discotomy and joint replacement of intervertebral disc
- postoperative control
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray of the cervical spine (if available)
- MRI/CT scan of the cervical spine (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Spinal Surgery and Conservative Orthopedics at the University Orthopedic Hospital Hannover-Annastift MHH offers the full range of conservative and surgical treatment of all spinal diseases. The experienced doctors of the department have in their arsenal many effective therapeutic techniques that help patients get rid of pain, restore mobility, and thereby improve the quality of life. The department is headed by PD Dr. med. Frank Gossé – an outstanding surgeon, who has managed to save many patients’ lives.
Initially, the physicians of the department try to apply all possible conservative treatments, for example, drug therapy, physiotherapy, mud wrapping, massages, electrotherapy. If conservative methods exhaust themselves and do not give positive results, doctors resort to surgical treatment. Since the department is keeping pace with modern technologies, many surgical interventions are performed with the use of sparing minimally invasive techniques that help to significantly reduce the period of postoperative recovery, to avoid strong pain sensations.
The department’s range of medical services includes:
- Spinal surgery
- Operative treatment of intervertebral disc diseases
- Treatment of spinal stenosis
- Balloon kyphoplasty to treat osteoporosis
- Minimally invasive decompression procedures
- Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement
- Corrective procedures for the treatment of vertebral dislocation
- Installation of dynamic implants
- Scoliosis and kyphosis correction
- Cervical spine surgery
- Facet joint infiltration (periradicular therapy)
- Treatment of spinal fractures
- Manual therapy
- Osteopathic therapy
- Bone mineral density test
- Other conservative and surgical methods
Photo of the doctor: (c) DIAKOVERE Annastift
About hospital
According to the prestigious FOCUS magazine, the University Orthopedic Hospital Hannover-Annastift MHH ranks among the top German hospitals of 2018!
As an academic hospital at the Hanover Medical School, the University Orthopedic Hospital Hannover-Annastift MHH offers a first-class medical care corresponding to the highest level of university medicine. The hospital is fitted out with the advanced medical equipment, an innovative X-ray unit, five modern operating rooms and the state-of-the-art Outpatient Surgery Center. The competent medical team, consisting of 540 workers from various medical areas in the field of orthopedics, takes care of the health and well-being of patients.
The main clinical focuses of the medical facility include spinal surgery, knee, hip, shoulder, ankle endoprosthetics, pediatric orthopedics and neuro-orthopedics, sports orthopedics and intensive care. The specialists from all these areas work in close cooperation, thereby providing patients with comprehensive and effective treatment of even the most complex and advanced clinical cases.
The peculiarity of the hospital is that its employees honor the long traditions of the medical institution and, just like a hundred years ago, they give the first priority to moral values, human attitude towards patients and respect for each individual.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Orthopedic Hospital Hannover-Annastift MHH live in comfortable triple patient rooms. Single or double enhanced-comfort rooms may be booked at extra charge. The furnishing of the standard patient rooms includes a comfortable bed, a bedside table for personal items, TV, a radio and a telephone. On the territory of the hospital there is wireless Internet. Also, the hospital operates the Rooming-in, system, thanks to which children may stay in one patient room with their parents.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a delicious and quite varied three meals a day. In addition to the daily menu, a list of individual dishes is available to choose from. In addition, the menu features vegetarian dishes. With appropriate indications, the dieticians of the hospital will develop an individual diet for the patient. Also, on the territory of the hospital there is an excellent cafeteria where one can have a cup of aromatic coffee or hot tea with delicious confectionery.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, tests for infections, etc.), various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations are carried out here. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques in the field of orthopedics.
- Intervertebral disc replacement
- Treatment of spinal stenosis
- Stabilization of shoulder and other joints
- Treatment of skull deformities
- Joint replacement
These are herniated discs, spinal injuries and stenosis of the spinal canal, chronic back pain, damage of large joints (including sports injuries), cerebral palsy, scoliosis, hip impingement, foot deformities and other pathologies.
- Spine surgery
- Sports orthopedics
- Pediatric orthopedics and neuroorthopedics
- Joint replacement
- Foot surgery
Over 540 highly qualified physicians work at the hospital.