The data displays the number of medical interventions with the most confirmed errors in treatment in Germany as of 2017. That year, 63 tooth extraction errors were confirmed, as well as 88 implantations of a knee joint prosthesis errors.
Implantation of a hip joint prosthesis | 118 |
Root amputation and canal treatment of a tooth | 112 |
Implantation of a knee joint prosthesis | 88 |
Dental prostheses | 80 |
Closed reduction of bone fracture and fixation with e.g. plates, screws | 64 |
Fusion surgery on the spine | 64 |
Tooth extraction | 63 |
Open reduction of a complicated joint fracture | 43 |
Partial removal of the uterus | 42 |
Complex adult care | 41 |