Markgroeningen Orthopedic Hospital

Not far from Stuttgart, a wonderful city known for its rich cultural heritage you’ll find the Markgroeningen Orthopedic Hospital. Every visitor feels like in a holiday resort here thanks to the unique concept of hospital structure and highly qualified specialists. The core of the concept is the unity of all departments which ensures high quality of treatment. Every manipulation is individually clear and transparent for patients. Both human resources and technological advances are at top level. Traditions are also appreciated here as the hospital was founded back in 1841.

• Hospital capacity – 200 inpatients
• In 2010 almost 8 000 inpatients and about 40 000 outpatients were treated
• About a thousand hip replacement surgeries were performed
• More than 800 open surgeries
• About 500 cases of bone marrow transplantation and acute pain relief

The hospital employs:

• 63 highly qualified doctors
• 31 assistants
• 7 lab assistants
• 149 care takers
• 31 physiotherapists
• 6 masseurs
• 7 occupational therapists
• Dietitian
• Psychologist
• 55 ortho technicians
• 22 sports instructors

Specialties:

• Orthopedic Sports Medicine, which includes different types of leg curvature, Patellar dislocation, damage to cartilage and meniscus, ruptures of cruciate ligaments and muscles of the rotatory cuff (as well as cuff calcification), shoulder joint arthrosis, dislocation or shoulder tendinitis, adhesive capsulitis ("frozen" shoulder syndrome)
• General Orthopedics aimed at endoprosthesis and rheumatologic orthopaedics of elbow, shoulder, foot, knee, hips.
• Neurological Orthopedics: kyphosis, scoliosis, intervertebral disc damage, damage and inflammation of the spine, spinal cancers
• Hand surgery: wrist syndrome (carpal tunnel syndrome), plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, Dupuytren's contracture.

All patients who suffer from acute symptoms or trauma complications, degenerative joint diseases, congenital or acquired defects, paralysis are treated individually at the hospital and enjoy premium service.
Therapy is provided at university level which automatically means link to current research trends and following modern development standards. After treatment patients are directed to recovery.
Markgroeningen Orthopedic Hospital cares about patients’ relatives as they are immediate participants of rehabilitation process.
Markgroeningen Orthopedic Hospital was certified by the KTQ (Cooperation for Quality and Transparency in Healthcare, the most widespread certification procedure at German hospitals) which proves high quality service and personnel professionalism. In Baden- Wuertemberg this hospital is the leader in endoprosthesis replacement and this makes it one of the best hospitals in Germany.