Knee surgery and sports traumatology

As the specialists for the knee joint, we are part of a long tradition of sports clinics and have an extraordinary wealth of experience in the comprehensive treatment of the knee joint from adolescence to old age.

As orthopedic surgeons, we have the task of detecting diseases of the knee joint at an early stage and treating them in such a way that the knee joint remains functional in the long term. Thus, with increasing life expectancy, activities are possible into old age.

Knee pain can also occur at a young age. Amateur athletes and top athletes are equally affected. In young patients, it is particularly sports injuries and congenital deformities that lead to treatment. Whereas in the past injured structures (e.g. the meniscus) were often removed, these are now usually reconstructed in order to preserve the joint for as long as possible. Thus, menisci are sutured using differentiated minimally invasive techniques, cruciate ligaments are replaced, collateral ligaments are reconstructed, and cartilage damage is treated with bioregenerative procedures or cartilage transplants. The physicians of the Knee Surgery/Sports Traumatology Department around head physician Dr. Volker Stoll have specialized in successfully applying and further developing minimally invasive surgical techniques for many years. The interventions are performed through small incisions in a way that is as gentle on the tissue as possible and thus also result in the quickest possible recovery.

Congenital deformities, such as those of the patellar joint associated with frequent patellar dislocations, can also be treated well using minimally invasive techniques and enable rapid rehabilitation.

With increasing age, signs of wear and tear then frequently occur, although these are often only present on the inside or outside. Whereas in the past these could only be treated with medication and then a prosthesis implanted at an advanced age, today we have a wide range of joint-preserving treatment options. We have a variety of differentiated minimally invasive cartilage treatments at our disposal, ranging from cartilage stabilizing measures to bioregenerative measures and cartilage transplantation.

In the case of increasing wear, joint-preserving leg axis corrections can also be used as an alternative to prosthesis. These are also minimally invasive procedures with a short inpatient stay of about five days.

Our physicians and therapists in the Knee Surgery/Sports Traumatology department, led by head physician Dr. Volker Stoll, perform all of these procedures hundreds of times a year and provide patients with support before, during, and after knee surgery. By taking care of (top) athletes from amateur and professional sports, amateur athletes also benefit from our physicians' expertise.

• arthroscopic and open knee surgery
• anterior and posterior cruciate ligament surgery
• surgical treatment of the unstable patella
• joint-preserving orthopedic operations
• leg axis corrections
• differentiated cartilage treatments (cartilage/bone transplants,
• cartilage cell transplants, microfracturing, abrasion arthroplasty)
• meniscus suture / replacement