Table 3. Operations for implantation of a knee- or hip-joint prosthesis.
Hip | Knee | |
2005 | 194 453 | 128 932 |
2006 | 199 040 | 135 393 |
2007 | 204 018 | 146 562 |
2008 | 209 912 | 154 722 |
2009 | 213 174 | 159 137 |
Source: DRG statistics (hospital statistics based on case flat rates), operations and procedures performed to treat hospital inpatients, German Federal Statistical Office