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Confirmed errors in treatment in medical interventions in Germany as of 2017

Number of medical interventions (OPS) with the most confirmed errors in treatment in Germany as of 2017

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