Thermann, Prof. Dr. med. habil. Hajo

Specialist for general surgery and trauma surgery
Lecturer at the Hanover Medical School
Medical Director of ATOS Clinic Heidelberg

The medical objective of our practice at the ATOS Clinic is the specialisation in the treatment of  injuries and diseases of the hip, knee and foot in adults and children. This also includes therapy of sports injuries of leisure and competitive athletes, sequelae of injuries, and arthrosis.

By focussing on our specialist area, we can offer an especially high degree of professional knowledge and treatment.

Over 17,000 inpatient surgical interventions at the knee and the foot, among them 4,500 cruciate ligament surgeries and 2,200 endoprostheses, demonstrate the most comprehensive surgical experience guaranteeing the highest degree of precision and patient satisfaction.
By means of constant analysis and control of our results and continuing scientific exchange of information, the most advanced surgery techniques and short inpatient stays are guaranteed.
Precise follow-up treatment plans and experienced physiotherapists maintain the positive surgical outcome.

Range of services

Non-surgical therapies:

  • Cartilage therapy for the treatment of arthrosis
  • Autologous plasma therapy (ACP, Autologous Conditioned Plasma) for acute sports injuries
  • Development of individual physiotherapeutic treatment concepts
  • Early functional post-treatment to achieve early re-integration into work & sports

Surgical therapies:

  • Cartilage surgery, arthrosis surgery up to cartilage transplantation
  • Meniscus surgery (meniscus suture for meniscus conservation up to meniscus replacement)
  • Patella surgery (instability, cartilage surgery, arthrosis)
  • Correction of leg axis and ankle joint (in case of malalignment, arthrosis)
  • Revision surgery (meniscus, arthroplasty)
  • Modern arthroplasty of the knee or foot
  • Cartilage surgery of the ankle or foot (up to harvesting of chondrocytes in case of arthrosis)
  • Ankle surgery (instability, ligament injury, fracture)
  • Tendon surgery of the knee, ankle, foot (suture, repositioning, elongation)
  • Treatment of fractures of the knee or foot
  • Achilles tendon surgery (minimally invasive, endoscopic reconstruction)
  • Correction of all complex foot deformities
  • Modern forefoot surgery

Diagnostics

Special foot treatment

Special knee treatment

Follow-up treatment

Study

  • until 1998 Senior Physician at the Trauma Surgery Clinic of Hanover Medical School
  • since 1993 Scientific Coordinator of the "Foot Surgery Workgroup" at the Trauma Surgery Clinic of Hanover Medical School
  • since 1993 Lecturer at Hanover Medical School
  • 15/10/1986 Entry in the Surgical Centre at Hanover Medical School with the following qualification sections:
  • 15/10/1986 - 31/10/1987 Trauma Surgery Clinic (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne)
  • 01/11/1987 - 30/04/1988 Interdicplinary intensive care unit at the Clinic for Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery (Director: Prof. Dr. R. Pichlmayr) and the Trauma Surgery Clinic (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne)
  • 01/05/1988 - 30/10/1988 Clinic for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (Director: Prof. Dr. H.-G. Borst)
  • as of 01/11/1988 Trauma Surgery Clinic (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne)
  • 24/01/1990 General Surgeon
  • 18/09/1991 Trauma Surgeon
  • 01/10/1993 Post-doctorate in Trauma Surgery
    Topic: Functional treatment of a fresh Achilles tendon rupture - a clinical and experimental study
  • 19/12/1994 Emergency Physician
  • January 1993 Senior Physician at the Trauma Surgery Clinic
  • 01/02/1995 - 15/03/1995 Substitute Chief Physician at Johanniter Hospital of Altmark - Department for Trauma Surgery, Stendal
  • January 1998 Extraordinary Professor
  • August 1998 Centre for Knee and Foot Surgery at the ATOS Clinic Heidelberg

Memberships in professional societies

  • since 1989 Member of the German Society for Surgery
  • since 1990 Member of the German Society for Trauma Medicine
  • since 1990 Member of the "Sports Medicine (CAS)" Workgroup in the German Society for Surgery
  • since 1991 Member of the Society for Orthopaedic / Traumatological Sports Medicine
  • since 1991 Member of the "Sonography" Workgroup  in the German Society for Surgery
  • since 1991 Member of the "Callus Distraction" Workgroup in the German section of AO
  • since 1994 Member of the Management Board of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • since 1995 Member of the "Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle" Workgroup in the  American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • since October 1996 Chairman of the Education Committee "European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons"
  • since 1997 International member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • since October 1997 Member of the Management Board of the "Foot and Ankle Surgery" journal
  • since June 1998 Member of the Management Board of the European Foot and Ankle Society
  • since May 2005 Honorary Member of the Brasilian Foot an Ankle Society
  • since October 2005 Visiting Professor 3rd Military University Chongqing (China)
  • since 01/01/2006 "International external adviser" (China University Hongkong)
  • since 1989 Member of the German Society for Surgery
Thermann, Prof. Dr. med. habil. Hajo

Center for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery

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Phone: +49(0)6221/983-190

E-Mail: thermann@atos.de

Website:
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