Name of department: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Heads of department: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dieter C. Wirtz, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Christof Burger
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Sebastian Scheidt
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Medical Doctor Degree in English Language (already accepted in advance by the hospital and the competent authority in Germany).
More information
Number of beds in department: 100
Total surgical cases per year: 1275
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: No
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: Yes
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: German
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.