Specialist for Orthopedics, Trauma surgery, Sports traumatology, Knee surgery, Sports surgery, Sports Orthopedics in Hamburg
Prof. Frosch has made a name for himself as a knee specialist: whether it concerns the meniscus, the cruciate ligament or artificial knee joints. However, the specialist, who is also an experienced sports traumatologist, always tries to artificial knee joints. His high level of expertise makes him particularly popular among top athletes.
Prof. Karl-Heinz Frosch is a knee specialist in Hamburg. As an expert in knee surgery, he is the Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics at the Hamburg-Eppendorf University Hospital (UKE). Prof. Frosch is highly specialized in the field of complex knee surgery, the treatment of cruciate ligament rupture, meniscal injury, arthritis of the knee joint and patellar luxation, as well as bony fractures and severe injury to the lower extremities. The particular treatment emphases of Prof. Frosch in Hamburg include arthroscopic knee surgery, corrective osteotomy and meniscal replacement. In addition, Prof. Frosch has extensive experience in cartilage-bone cylinder transplantation (OTC) and the transplantation of endogenous cartilage cells in order to treat cartilage injuries to the knee joint as optimally as possible. In addition, Prof. Frosch also specializes in the treatment of malposition, both congenital and following trauma, in the area of the knee joint. Approximately 70% of all surgery performed by Prof. Frosch is revision surgery. Above all, this applies to the posterior cruciate ligament. As one of the few experts, Prof. Frosch also performs surgery for injuries to the posterior oblique ligament (which is also damaged in approximately 80% of cases of posterior cruciate ligament rupture) purely arthroscopically, i.e. with only very small skin incisions, without the generally conventional large skin incisions. The knee joint is the most frequently injured joint of the body. As a result, due to the complex structure, complicated surgical procedures also ensue, which require profound knowledge and particular experience in the field of knee joint surgery. Sports injuries to the knee joint can be patellar luxations, ruptures, fractures or cruciate ligament tears, for example. Prof. Frosch specializes in these injuries. Here, the concept is to preserve the patient’s own knee joint as much as possible, even for severe injuries or advanced arthritis, and to avoid the implantation an artificial knee joint. Particularly in advanced age, degenerative conditions (arthritis) can result in pain in the knee, which also requires an optimal treatment at an advanced age. As a former competitive sportsman, Prof. Frosch has experience in sports traumatology and experience in the treatment of top-ranking athletes. The clinic collaborates closely with the Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein Olympic Center.
Diagnostic Services
Conventional x-ray
Retained knee joint exposures
Sonography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Computed tomography
Skeletal scintigraphy
Therapeutic Services
Treatment of sports injuries
Treatment of cruciate ligament injuries, in particular, also posterior cruciate ligament rupture and knee joint luxation
Treatment of severe injuries
Treatment of fractures, above all, of the lower extremities
Bone lengthening, pseudarthrosis treatment
Intra-articular and extra-articular corrective osteotomy, in particular, of the lower extremities
Medical spectrum
Diseases
Ahlback disease
Baker's cyst
Biceps tendon injury
Bone fracture
Bursitis of the knee
Childhood sports injuries
Compartment syndrome
Foot fracture
Fracture of the patella
Gonarthrosis
Growth plate fracture
Knee pain
Knock knees and bow legs
Ligament injury
Luxating patella
Meniscal damage
Meniscal tear
Muscle fiber tear
Ruptured cruciate ligaments
Sports injuries
Tendon injury
Tennis elbow
Torn ligament in the ankle
Torn ligament in the knee
Unstable pelvic injury
Therapies
Arthroscopy
Cartilage surgery
Cartilage transplantation
Cartilage treatment to the knee
Cheek bone correction
Corrective osteotomy
Cruciate ligament surgery
Knee ligament reconstruction
Knee specialist
Meniscal implant
Meniscus surgery
Sports medicine treatment
Sports surgery
Traumatology
Special Offers / Arrangements / Rooms
All rooms are fashionably furnished and, with a built-in shower, electrically adjustable beds, television and telephone and with complete access, provide all-round comfort during your stay. The clinic’s in-house catering service will spoil you with hot dishes, coffee and cakes. Together with discerning room appointments, we also provide generous lounge areas and first-class service for private patients.