Gelenk-Klinik Dr. Baum - Arthrosebehandlung

We carry out surgical procedures on an out-patient or in-patient basis. In-patient treatment generally takes place at our private clinic. Special agreements have been reached with various public health insurance providers (e.g. BKK, IKK) to ensure coverage for in-patient treatment. Surgery carried out by consulting physicians may present a way of ensuring that the costs are covered for patients insured by a public provider. Patients who undergo out-patient surgery are allowed to leave the clinic after surgery. This type of surgery is reserved for certain disorders only. Here, it is important to bear in mind that home care following the procedure will play an essential role. All of our patients who undergo out-patient surgery receive careful instructions for the administration of home care following their discharge. In-patient surgery has the advantage continued professional treatment and care. Should unexpected complications arise during the healing process, in-patients can be assured that these will be detected at an early stage by our medical specialists.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Whenever possible, surgery will be carried out using minimally invasive techniques. Minimally invasive surgery essentially refers to safer forms of surgery, for instance, involving the use of the body's own access routes instead of 'opening up' the patient.

All attempts are made to avoid injuring healthy tissue. Small incisions - offering clear cosmetic advantages - are used. Muscles and tendons are protected and generally left intact. Minimally invasive procedures allow patients to resume their daily activities as quickly as possible. While minimally invasive does not mean non-invasive, the damage that is done to tissue during surgery is held to an absolute minimum. This allows for faster healing.

The advantages of minimally invasive surgical techniques:

• Better cosmetic outcome
• Lower risk of infection
• Smaller wounds
• Less pain
• Shorter hospital stays
• Faster return to mobility
• Shorter recovery times

We carry out the following minimally invasive procedures:

Shoulder: arthroscopic acomioplasty, labral excision, removal of loose joint fragments, rotator cuff repair, bursectomy

Knee: arthroscopy, cartilage surgery, removal of loose joint fragments, meniscus fixation, meniscus excision, chondrocyte implantation, displacement osteotomy, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Virnstein surgery, tibial tubercle transfer

Back: spinal disc nucleoplasty, thermocoagulation, epidural neurolysis, dorsal spine fusion

Hip: arthroscopy , endoprosthesis

Hand: carpal tunnel surgery, gangliotomy, tenosynovectomy, rheumatoid surgery

Ankle: chondrocyte implantation, removal of loose joint fragments, endoprosthesis, ligament replacement

Elbow: removal of loose joint fragments, bursectomy, radial head excision

Foot: endoprosthesis, axial correction, joint excision, tendon transfer, bursectomy, exostectomy, neurilemmoma removal