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KLINIKUMDER UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MUNICH DEPARTMENT OF

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

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CAMPUS GROSSHADERN

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany, Tel. +49-89-4400-72761

• Arthroplasty • Knee Surgery

• Orthopedic Oncology • Shoulder Surgery

• Pediatric Orthopedics • Spine Surgery

• Foot Surgery • Hand Surgery

PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS

Team

Dr. med. C. ZieglerDr. med. Y. Bakhshai

In the Pediatric Orthopedic Unit we treat

children and adolescents suffering from

congenital or acquired diseases of the mu-

sculoskeletal system. These are for examp-

le disorders of bones, tendons, ligaments

and muscles. Pediatric Orthopedics offers

unique treatment concepts due to the on-

going influences of growth. We offer the

full range of surgical teatements from small

growth-guiding procedures up to recon-

structions. Pediatric Orthopedic diseases can only be treated

successfully when surgery, physiotherapy and specialists for or-

thotic prosthetics work hand in hand. At Campus Grosshadern

we have all this in one place.

FOOT SURGERY

Team

PD Dr. med. B. WegenerDr. med. A. Steinbrück

Our foot surgery team covers the

complete spectrum of foot diseases

including the correction of deformi-

ties of the forefoot, such as hallux

valgus. Deformities of the hint foot

like flat feet are also treated. Main

focuses are also sport injuries with

cartilage or ligament damage which

are handled surgically as well as con-

servatively. For the treatment of de-

generative or posttraumatic painful

disorders we offer a wide range of

surgical procedures from arthrosco-

pies and autologous chondrocyte transplantation up to arthro-

plasties. If necessary arthrodeses are also performed.

HOW TO FIND US

The University Hospital of Munich, Campus Grosshadern is situated in the south-west of Munich, 44 km from the Munich airport.

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ARTHROPLASTY

Team

Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. V. JanssonPD Dr. med. P. WeberDr. med. A. Steinbrück

The surgical section of arth-

roplasty at the Department of

Orthopedic Surgery, Physical

Medicine and Rehabilitation at

the Hospital of the Ludwig-Maxi-

milians-University (LMU) Mu-

nich, Campus Grosshadern has

been certified as one of the first

centers of maximum surgical care

in Germany. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Ing.

Volkmar Jansson the full range of surgical interventions regar-

ding artificial hip and knee joints is offered. This includes the

minimally invasive implantation of modern hip replacements up

to complex revisions of knee and hip arthroplasties with special

implants and reconstructions of bone defects.

KNEE SURGERY

Team

Prof. Dr. med. P. MüllerPD Dr. med. J. HausdorfProf. Dr. med. M. Pietschmann

The increasing number of acute, usu-

ally traumatic injuries and degenerati-

ve changes in the knee joint has led to

the foundation of a specialized team of

knee surgeons at the Department of Or-

thopedic Surgery at the Hospital of the

Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU)

Munich, Campus Grosshadern.

We offer the full range of arthroscopic

and open surgery on the knee joint. Besides of the supply of

meniscal injuries and ruptures of the cruciate ligament another

main focus is the autologous chondrocyte transplantation. Since

more than 10 years we are a certified center of experience. Addi-

tionally we are specialised in sports medicine.

SPINE SURGERY

Team

PD Dr. med. Ch. BirkenmaierPD Dr. med. B. WegenerDr. med. C. Melcher

Our spinal surgery team consists of highly

specialized professionals who are dedi-

cated to diagnose and treat the complete

spectrum of spinal diseases. In terms

of diagnostics, we cooperate with our

colleagues from Radiology and Neurology

to properly analyze the spinal problems

of our patients. The team routinely treats

degenerative spinal disorders such as

stenosis, instability, disc degeneration and herniation as well as

osteoporotic spine disease. For these indications, we aim to use

minimally invasive and full-endoscopic techniques. We regu-

larly perform spinal deformity correction in children and adults

which includes spinal osteotomies, percutaneously expandable

growth-guiding systems and special halo traction treatments.

ORTHOPEDIC ONCOLOGY

Team

Prof. Dr. med. H.R. DürrDr. med. A. Klein

Patients with tumors of the mus-

culoskeletal system often provide

complex diagnostic and thera-

peutic problems. The University

Hospital of Munich therefore has

an expert team from orthopedic

oncology, plastic surgery, radio-

logy, oncology, radiotherapy and

pathology, which can offer state-

of-the-art surgical and oncological

procedures. The experienced team

around Prof. Dr. H.R. Dürr offers a

full range of surgical procedures from biopsies to complex re-

sections and reconstruction procedures.

HAND SURGERY

Team

PD Dr. med. J. Hausdorf

The Department of Orthopedic Sur-

gery, Physical Medicine and Reha-

bilitation of the University Hospital

of Munich offers a wide spectrum

of surgical procedures in the field

of the hand surgery. This includes

the therapy of carpal tunnel syndro-

me up to reconstructive procedures

of degenerative diseases as for ex-

ample arthritis of the thumb saddle

joint. A main focus is also the care

of patients with rheumatic diseases. A key in the treatment of

patients with rheumatic diseases is the correct indication by the

orthopaedic surgeon with specialisation on rheumatic diseases

as well as the close collaboration with the rheumatologist, the

physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Team

Prof. Dr. med. P. MüllerPD Dr. med. J. HausdorfProf. Dr. med. M. Pietschmann

The particular problem of shoulder disorders

and the increasing number of patients with

shoulder complaints led to the creation of

a specialized shoulder teams at the Depart-

ment of Orthopedic Surgery 20 years ago. Ex-

perienced shoulder surgeons are taking care

of patients in our outpatient clinic, as well as

our inpatient and surgical section. We offer

the full range of arthroscopic and open surge-

ry on the shoulder and elbow. The most joint-

preserving procedures are performed arthroscopically, such as

rotator cuff tendon repairs and stabilisations. In addition, we of-

fer new innovative methods, such as implantation of InSpaceTM

Ballons for large tendon ruptures. In the field of shoulder arth-

roplasty we can offer all available modern prosthetic systems.