Person introduction

Prof. Hajo Thermann, M.D.

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Surgical therapy of the knee joint

  • Arthroscopy of the knee joint
  • Correction of the leg axis with Tomofix (in case of malposition and arthrosis)
  • Knee endoprosthetics (partial replacement with sled prosthesis, complete knee prosthesis)
  • Complex revision endoprosthetics (replacement of knee endoprostheses)

Surgical therapy on the foot

  • Arthroscopy of the ankle joints
  • Endoprosthetics of the ankle joint
  • Ligamentoplasties of the ankle joint
  • Sports injury of the foot and ankle
  • Complex forefoot and hindfoot corrections
  • Achilles tendon surgery

Nonsurgical therapy

  • Cartilage therapy for the treatment of arthrosis
  • Autologous enzyme therapy, autologous blood therapy, PRP, for acute sports injuries
  • Development and planning of an individual physiotherapeutic treatment concept
  • Early functional post-treatment for integration in sports & work
  • Shockwave treatment knee and foot
  • 1986 – 1998 – Trauma Clinic, Medical School of Hannover (Germany) (Director: Prof. H. Tscherne)
  • 1990 – Medical specialist in surgery
  • 1991 – Specialist in trauma surgery
  • 1993 – Habilitation for the subject “Trauma Surgery” – Topic: The functional treatment of the fresh Achilles tendon rupture – a clinical and experimental study
  • since 1993 Faculty of the Hannover Medical School
  • 1993 – Senior physician at the Trauma Surgery Clinic Hanover
  • since 1993 Scientific Director of the “Foot Surgery Working Group” at the Trauma Surgery Clinic of the Hannover Medical School
  • 1994 – Additional qualification in emergency medicine
  • 1998 – Professorship (associate professor)
  • since 1998 – Head physician at the International Center for Orthopedics (former Center for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery, Sports Traumatology) ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
  • since 2010 – Medical Director ATOS Clinic in Heidelberg
  • 1998 – Visiting Professor St. Louis, Missouri (USA) (Dr. L.Whiteside)
  • 1999 – Visiting Professor Hospital for Special Surgery New York (USA) (Sculco, MD & Laskin, MD)
  • 1999 – Invited Speaker and Moderator, 1th Foot & Ankle Course; Hong Kong
  • 2000 – Visiting Professor Clinique Le Lilac, Paris (FRA) (Prof. Cartier)
  • 2000 – Visiting Professor Ospedaliero Universitaria Florence (ITA) (Prof. Agliette)
  • 2001 – Visiting Professor, Hospital for Special Surgery New York City, New York (USA) (Sculco, MD & Laskin, MD)
  • 2001 – Visiting Professor Ospedaliero Universitaria, Genua (ITA) (Prof. M. Romagnoli)
  • 2002 – Co-Organizer (with Prof. Paessler/ Prof. Habermeyer), 3rd International Orthopaedic Symposium – “Knee and Shoulder” Heidelberg
  • 2002 – Invited Speaker and Chairman: Summer Meeting, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, Michigan and South Carolina (USA)
  • 2002 – Co-Organizer (with Prof. Paessler/ Prof. Habermeyer), 3rd International orthopedic Symposium “Knee and Shoulder” Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 2005 – Visiting Professor 3rd Military University Chongqing (China)
  • 2007 – Host and Chairman of the “Kenneth A. Johnson“ Symposium, AOFAS Summer Meeting (USA)
  • 1989 Member of the German Society for Surgery
  • 1990 Member of the German Society for Traumatology
  • 1990 Member of the work group ” Sportmedizin (CAS)” by German Society for Surgery
  • 1991 Member of the Society for Orthopaedic and Traumatological Sports Medicine
  • 1991 Member of the work group ” Sonography” by German Society for Surgery
  • 1991 Member of the work group “Kallusdistraktion ” by the German section of AO
  • 1994 Board Member of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • 1995 Member of the work group “Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle” by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • 1996 President Education Committee European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • 1997 International Member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • 1997 Member of the Management board at the magazine Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • 1997 President Education Committee European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • 1998 Member of the Study Group „Total Joint Replacement“ Germany
  • 1998 Editorial Board of „Foot and Ankle Surgery”
  • 1998 Board Member of the European Foot and Ankle Society
  • 1998 Editorial board of the American journal „Foot and Ankle International“
  • 2005 Honorary member of the Brasilian Foot and Ankle Society
  • 2006 Consultant Smith & Nephew, Member Pre-user development group: Journey BCS 1 (1st anatomic Total knee replacement), First user in Germany
  • 2006 International external adviser (Chinese University Hongkong)
  • 2007 Honorary member of Chinese Foot & Ankle Society
  • 2007 co-founder of the “Achilles Tendon Study Group”
  • 2010 Consultant Smith & Nephew, Member Pre-user development group: Journey DCS 2 (Total knee replacement), First user in Germany
  • 2010 Senior consultant Arthrex GmbH
  • 2012 Honorary Member Irish Foot and Ankle Society
  • 2014 Course leader and Chair: Advanced Techniques Ankle and Achilles tendon repair (Wetlab) Arthrex
  • 2018 First user in Germany “Navio- robotic knee system” for Unicompartimental knee replacement Journey Uni
  • 2019 Honorary Member Indian Foot and Ankle Society

1985 – Birmingham Accident Hospital Birmingham (GBR) (P.S. London)
1986 – Centre de Traumatologie et D’Orthopedie Strasbourg (FRA) (Prof. I. Kempf)
1987 – Hospitale communale Lecco Callusdistraction in Lecco (ITA) (G.A. Ilizarov, MD, Prof. E. Cattaneo, Prof. M. Catagni)
1991 – University of Pittburgh Mayo-Clinic, Scotsdale, Arizona (USA) and Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Francisco, California (USA)
1993 – University of Maryland, Baltimore (USA)
1997 – University of Kopenhagen (DNK) (Dr. Kofoed)

  • Article: Knee surgery with robotic assistance, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from 28 April 2021
  • Article: 25th anniversary ATOS Clinic, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from 01 July 2016
  • Article: Focus Ärzteliste, issue 24/2010 from 14 June 2010
  • Article: Special supplement in the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from 12 February 2010
  • Article: Open Day at the ATOS Clinic, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from 15 October 2009
  • Article: International ATOS LIVE Summit 2009, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from 02 October 2009
  • Article: Market launch of ACTIFIT artificial meniscus, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 26 November 2008

Publications

  • since January 1997 Editorial Board of the European Magazine Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • since October 1998 Editorial Board of the American Magazine Foot and Ankle International

Monographs:

  • “Die funktionelle Behandlung der frischen Achillessehnenruptur” 1996 (Springer)
  • “Neue Techniken Fußchirurgie” 2017 (Springer)
  • “New Techniques in Foot Ankle Surgery” 2017 (Springer)

Editorials:

  • “Achilles Tendinopathy: Current Concepts” 2010 (DJO Publications)
  • “Achilles Tendon Disorders – a Comprehensive Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment” 2014 (DJO Publications)
  • “The Achilles Tendon: An Atlas of Surgical Procedures” 2017 (Springer)
  • “Die Sehne. Leitfaden zur Behandlung von Sehnenpathologien” 2017 (De Gruyter)