Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery (359164)

About the department

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery at the Vivantes Neukölln Hospital offers the full range of services in these focuses. The department specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of all diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system, spine in adults and children. The department is headed by PD Dr. med. Reinhold-Alexander Laun.

There is a helipad, so the department has the ability to promptly assist critically wounded patients. 

In the field of orthopedics, the department offers a wide range of surgical interventions to replace all joints. Also, many modern operations are performed to treat injuries, deformities and diseases of the spine.

The main treatment focuses of the department are:

• Life-threatening injuries due to an accident (polytrauma)
• Mild and severe injuries of the spine (trauma spinal surgery)
• Pediatric traumatology (trauma in children due to an accident)
• Treatment of shoulder injuries
• Treatment of hip fractures
• Shoulder, elbow, knee and hip replacement surgeries
• Hand surgery (all hand injuries, pinched nerves (carpal canal syndrome, cubital canal syndrome), Dupuytren's contracture, joint diseases, tumors, scar revision)
• The whole spectrum of acute and rehabilitation trauma surgery

The department offers the following diagnostic and therapeutic services:

• Treatment and care for critically wounded patients
• Endoprosthetics (modern implants and prostheses)
• Outpatient surgery
• Diagnostic arthroscopy
• Ergotherapy at home
• Psychological support
• Individual multimodal comprehensive follow-up treatment
• Advice on traumatology and nutrition for the elderly
• Support from professional societies
• And many other medical services

Photo of the doctor: (c) Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH