Dr. med.
Benjamin Harfst

Welcome to
in orthopaedics
Sportparkstraße

Orthopaedist, certified knee surgeon & trauma surgeon || WETZLAR

Dear patients,
I am pleased to welcome you to the new practice premises at Sportparkstraße 22. You can come to me with orthopaedic and accident surgery problems of all kinds. My treatments focus on diseases of the knee and hip joints.

In my practice, I attach great importance to tailoring the various forms of therapy holistically and individually to you. Together with you, we carefully weigh up the various modern options of conservative therapy before considering surgical treatment. The aim of all treatments is to maintain or restore your joint function for as long as possible. - So that everything runs smoothly again!

Many years of surgical experience, also in management positions in hospitals and medical centres, as well as extensive further training, guarantee a high level of expertise with which I will be happy to assist you.

I look forward to your visit.
Dr Benjamin Harfst, specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery

" Human joints and muscles are technical marvels. "

" Human joints and muscles are technical marvels. "

Conservative services

Human joints and muscles are technical marvels. Unfortunately, accidents or prolonged incorrect loading often lead to cartilage damage and premature wear and tear of the joints. This results in pain, restriction or even loss of joint function. In our practice, I offer you a wide range of conservative forms of therapy that can help to improve your symptoms on an individualised basis.

Cash benefits

  • Orthopaedics
  • Trauma surgery
  • Chirotherapy
  • Conservative therapy for osteoarthritis
  • Sports orthopaedics
  • X-ray diagnostics

PRIVATE & SELF-PAYER

  • Shock wave therapy
  • Open MRI
  • Induction
  • Kinesiotape
  • Hyaloronic acid therapy
  • Cryotherapy
  • Acupuncture
  • Laser treatment
  • Neural therapy
  • Cupping
  • Joint sonography

Operational services

Outpatient operations such as arthroscopies of the knee joint or accident surgery can be carried out promptly at KAV Ehringshausen. Inpatient treatments are also carried out under my personal care at the Kaiserinnen-Auguste-Viktoria Hospital.

Hip joint endoprosthetics

with good bone quality

for the treatment of osteoporosis

Fast Track concept: Minimally invasive approach (without removal of muscle attachments), no drainage, local anaesthesia of the soft tissue (LIA), tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss, immediate full weight bearing

Knee joint endoprosthetics

of the knee joint

for unilateral arthrosis of the knee joint

for loosening and infection

Fast Track concept: No tourniquet, no drainage, local anaesthesia of the knee joint (LIA), tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss, immediate full weight bearing

Knee joint arthroscopy

  • Cartilage smoothing
  • Microdrilling
  • Cartilage transplantation with the OATS procedure
  • Cartilage replacement with AMIC membrane; Chondroguide
  • Minced cartilage
  • Chondrofiller

  • All possibilities for Meniscus suture and Partial resection
  • Meniscus wrapping for meniscus preservation in complex meniscus tears
  • Refixation the Meniscus root at tear

  • Replacement of the Anterior cruciate ligament
  • Revision surgery and renewed replacement after Multiple cruciate ligament rupture
  • Bony filling of the drill channels before reattaching the anterior cruciate ligament

  • MPFL Plastic at patellar instability and Patellar luxation  static and dynamic possible
  • Tuberosity offset For malposition of the patella

  • Repositioning osteotomies both tibial and femoral

Knee joint preservation: Performing complex knee joint surgery with a focus on knee joint preservation.

Clinical career

From 10/2023
General practitioner Endoprosthetics and sports orthopaedics
KAV Ehringshausen

since 10/2021
Senior consultant Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
ATOS Orthopaedic Clinic Braunfels

11/20 – 09/21
Senior physician Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
ATOS Orthopaedic Clinic Braunfels

07/20 – 05/23
Medical Director
ATOS MVZ Wetzlar

01/20 – 10/20
Specialist Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
ATOS Orthopaedic Clinic Braunfels

08/18 – 12/19
Further education special trauma surgery
Weilburg District Hospital, Dr. med. G. Balser

05/16 – 05/18
Specialist Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
ATOS Orthopaedic Clinic Braunfels, Dr. med. Young,
Specialist examination on 03.05.2017

12/13 – 04/16
Resident Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
Klinikum Wetzlar, Prof. Dr. med. J. Schmitt and Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. T. Gausepohl

05/12 – 11/13
Resident Orthopaedics / Trauma surgery
Weilburg District Hospital, Dr. med. G. Balser

05/10 – 04/12
Resident Common Trunk Surgery / Trauma Surgery
Helios Clinic Bad Schwalbach, Dr med G. Tolksdorff

11/09 – 04/10
Resident Anaesthesia
St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden, Prof. Dr. med. Ensinger

Study

06/09 – 07/11
PhD student Paediatric radiology
University Hospital Gießen, Prof. Dr. med. G. Alzen

06/08 – 12/08
PJ Internal medicine and surgery/accident surgery
Wetzlar Clinic

02/08 – 06/08
PJ Orthopaedics
Teaching Hospital of Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu/Nepal

04/03 – 06/09
Medical studies at the Justus Liebig University Giessen
State examination and licence to practise medicine

Practice address

Sportparkstraße 22,
35578 Wetzlar

(Middle house
at the large car park)

Benjamin Harfst, MD
in the Orthopaedics Sportparkstraße