Prof. Dr. med. Jens Dargel，Head of the Department for Orthopaedics, Specialist for Reconstructive and Replacing Knee Surgery, St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden

Work Experience:

• Since 2019: Head of the Department for Orthopaedics, Specialist for reconstructive and replacing knee surgery, St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden

• 2018: Executive Consultant, University of Cologne Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery

• Managing Senior Physician, Head of Arthroplasty Center, and Head of Joint Surgery, Clinic and Polyclinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Cologne

Clinical and Operational Focus:

• Revision (septic) of knee joint

• Primary arthroplasty of the hip and knee joint 

• Primary arthroplasty and revision of hip joint

• Periprosthetic fracture care 

• Conversion osteotomies of the lower extremity

• Changeover operations on the pelvis

• Band surgery on the knee joint and multi-ligament reconstruction

• Knee arthroscopy

• Cartilage replacement on the knee and ankle

• Primary endoprosthesis of the shoulder joint

• Shoulder joint arthroscopy

Clinical Focus:

• Need for full-leg standing after knee TEP with and without navigation

• Correlation between tibial slope and posterior cruciate ligament

• Radiological parameters for the assessment of knee joint line reconstruction in revision knee arthroplasty

• Classification of knee joint "morphotypes" in knee TEP care

• Clinical outcome after retropatellar matrix-induced chondrogenesis

• Analysis of the access options for cartilage-bone-cylinder transfer at the upper ankle

Scientific Achievement:

• 2012: AE Travelling fellowship

• 2011: Michael-Jäger Award GOTS

• 2006: Poster award GOTS Jahreskongress