Knee
The knee joint carries us through life – and is exposed to high loads in sport and everyday activity. We treat all injuries of the knee joint as well as congenital and acquired malalignments: arthroscopically, joint-preserving, and with modern joint replacements.
Treatment focus areas at a glance
Joint replacement (knee prosthesis)
From partial replacement to revision surgery.
View procedures →Arthroscopic procedures (keyhole surgery)
Most knee procedures today are performed minimally invasively through the smallest of approaches.
View procedures →Joint-preserving corrections
Axis corrections that balance malalignment and preserve your own joint.
View procedures →Fracture care
Stable treatment of fractures near the knee joint.
View procedures →Our speciality
Joint replacement (knee prosthesis)
From partial replacement to revision surgery.
- Unicondylar (partial) knee replacement
- Partial replacement when only one side of the knee joint is worn – a smaller procedure with faster recovery.
- Total surface replacement (bicondylar)
- The classic total knee replacement: replacing the worn joint surfaces while preserving the ligaments.
- Constrained total knee replacement
- A specialised prosthesis for pronounced instability or major malalignment.
- Revision surgery
- Replacement of loosened implants, including complex starting situations.
Arthroscopic procedures (keyhole surgery)
Most knee procedures today are performed minimally invasively through the smallest of approaches.
- Meniscus surgery
- Repair or conservative partial removal for meniscus tears – preserving as much meniscus as possible.
- Anterior & posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Replacement of the torn cruciate ligament using the body’s own tendons for a stable knee.
- Cartilage therapy & cartilage transplantation
- Modern techniques such as OATS, MACI and cancellous bone grafting for localised cartilage damage and osteochondritis dissecans.
- MPFL reconstruction
- Stabilisation of the kneecap after dislocation (patellar luxation).
- Collateral ligament reconstruction
- Restoring collateral ligament stability after injury.
- Removal of loose bodies
- Arthroscopic removal of cartilage and bone fragments within the joint.
Joint-preserving corrections
Axis corrections that balance malalignment and preserve your own joint.
- Corrective osteotomy (axis correction)
- Correction of bow-leg or knock-knee malalignment to relieve unevenly loaded parts of the joint and delay the need for a prosthesis.
Fracture care
Stable treatment of fractures near the knee joint.
- Osteosynthesis of fractures near the knee
- Stable fracture treatment using plates, screws and nails.
Your specialists for Knee
Dr. Hein KleihuesSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, RheumatologyFocus: Knee · Hip · FootLearn more →
Dr. Peter MarkSpecialist in Orthopaedics, RheumatologyFocus: Knee · Hip · FootLearn more →
Dr. Gunnar SaxSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma SurgeryFocus: Knee · Hip · FootLearn more →
Prof. Dr. Hanno SteckelSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Special Orthopaedic SurgeryFocus: Knee · HipLearn more →
Felix BorchardtSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma SurgeryFocus: KneeLearn more →
Dr. Andreas BeckerSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma SurgeryFocus: Knee · HipLearn more →
Dipl. med. Wilm HeckerSpecialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma SurgeryFocus: Knee · Hip · FootLearn more →This overview does not replace a consultation with a doctor. Which procedure is right for you is something you decide together with your doctor during your appointment.