Dr. Karsten Ritter-Lang, Orthopedic Surgeon
Head of the Spinal Surgery Department at 3 hospitals. Private practice in collaboration with Prof. Schellnack.
In the field of surgery of the spinal column, he covers the entire spectrum of reconstructive interventions from ventral and dorsal, and has performed more than 2,000 disc replacment procedures, and over 3,000 surgical interventions to date.
1962
Born in Berlin, married, three children
1985 - 1991
Doctorate of Medicine, Charité Institute of Immunology.
1991 - 2000
Orthopedic Surgery at Charité University Hospital for Orthopedics Berlin
1993 - 1996
Specialist in Surgery of the Spinal Column, Charité Hospital.
1996 - 2000
Assistant Medical Director, Department of Spinal surgery Charité Hospital
2000 - present
Head of Spinal Surgery Department, Sommerfeld, Hoyerswerda, and
Stenum Hospitals. Specialist in Disc Repacement.
Stenum Surgeon in the News!
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Spinal Kinetics, a leader and innovator in advanced generation artificial disc technology, today announced the successful implantation of the first patient with the company's M6-L artificial lumbar disc, and the commencement of the system's initial commercial launch in Europe. This first procedure was completed in Germany by leading spine surgeon Karsten Ritter-Lang, M.D.
Reference; 20 Feb 2009 - 1:00 PDT, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139682.php
"The ability to replicate the motion characteristics of a natural disc with a prosthesis designed like the M6 disc is a major advancement in technology that may benefit the long term outcomes of an artificial disc patient," states Dr. Ritter-Lang, Spine Surgeon, Stenum Hospital "We were pleased with the simplicity of implantation with this implant, surgical time was reduced, as was blood loss with the M6."
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