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Endoprosthetic joint and bone replacement: Inspection, replacement and removal of a knee joint endoprosthesis: Inspection (without replacement)

You have had an operation to monitor or treat your artificial knee joint.

If someone has been given an artificial knee joint, another operation can sometimes be needed in certain cases. This type of operation involves checking the artificial joint. This enables a check to be done to ensure that it is healthy and functional, for example. Treatment may also be carried out on the artificial joint. The operation can also involve cleaning up the area around the artificial knee joint, for example.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).