Asst Lect. Dr Mike H. Baums is the Senior Consultant of the Orthopedics, Accident Surgery and Sports Traumatology Clinic at St Elisabeth’s Hospital, Dorsten. As a specialist orthopedic surgeon, accident surgeon and orthopedic rheumatologist, Asst Lect. Dr Baums specializes in the conservative and surgical treatment of conditions, injuries and deformities of the human musculoskeletal system.
Here, in particular, knee surgery and shoulder surgery are specific emphases of the surgical work of Asst Lect. Dr Baums. So, as a certified knee surgeon (DKG – the German Knee Society), he performs meniscus fixations, meniscus replacement surgery, cartilage replacement surgery, cartilage cell transplantations, cruciate ligament replacement surgery and the insertion of artificial knee joints, for example, at the orthopedic-accident surgery clinic of St Elisabeth’s Hospital, Dorsten. As a certified shoulder and elbow surgeon (DVSE – the German Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association e.V.), Asst Lect. Dr Baums is primarily concerned with the surgical treatment of injuries to the rotator cuff and shoulder conditions such as calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, injuries to the shoulder joint, shoulder instability or impingement syndrome.
Here, he utilizes both minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgical techniques and open surgical techniques. Together with joint-preserving arthroscopic and open surgery, the insertion of artificial joints (endoprosthesis) in the knee, shoulder and hips in the course of endoprosthetics is also among the service emphases of Asst Lect. Dr Baums and his team at the orthopedic-accident surgery clinic of St Elisabeth’s Hospital in Dorsten.
As well as artificial joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery, the service portfolio of the Orthopedics, Accident Surgery and Sports Traumatology Clinic in Dorsten also includes age-related traumatology and the treatment of bony fractures. Here, above all, the emergency care of accident victims and the injured plays a large role at the acute orthopedic-accident surgical clinic. For this reason, the capable team of orthopedic surgeons and accident surgeons under Asst Lect. Dr Baums is available for injured patients, 24 hours per day.
All procedures can be performed both as out-patient and as in-patient procedures at the clinic. Thereby, the ultramodern, technical facilities and the high level of qualification of the specialists under Asst Lect. Dr Baums guarantee an optimal treatment in accordance with the most up-to-date national and international quality standards. The clinic has various certifications and, inter alia, is a participant in the German Endoprosthesis Register (EPRD) in order to verify the quality of their work continuously and to adapt the same to the current quality standards because the goal of Asst Lect. Dr Baums and his team is to provide the patients with the best possible medical care with human devotion in order to allow them the maximum movement and hence quality of life.