PD Dr. med. Karsten Labs

• Trauma and emergency surgery
• Posttraumatic deformities including pseudarthosis of fractures
• Primary and revision joint replacement of the shoulder
• Periprosthetic infections and osteomyelitis
• Degenerative joint diseases
• Arthroscopic & minimal invasive surgery of hip, knee, ankle, shoulder elbow & wrist joint
• Conservative treatment of muscle injuries, overuse syndromes and pain syndromes

• X-ray
• Ultrasound
• CT- and MRI scan
• Gait analysis
• 3-D spine analysis
• Microbiology & histology
• Sports performance tests

• ORIF (open reduction and internal fixation) of all kind of fractures
• Arthroscopic joint treatment
• Joint replacement
• Treatment with autolgous conditioned plasma
• Cartilage repair
• Joint preserving surgery

Since 2017
Director, Department of Movement Surgery, Head of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Vivantes Humboldt Hospital, Berlin, Germany

2005 - 2016
Director, Orthopaedic Department, Asklepios Hospital, Birkenwerder, Germany

1998 - 2004
Senior Physician at Orthopaedic University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany

1993 - 1994
Fellowship Orthopaedic Oncology, Graduate Hospital Philadelphia, USA

1991 - 1997
Resident at Orthopaedic University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany

1985 - 1991
Medical school at Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany

• German speaking society of arthroscopic surgery (AGA)
• European society of sports traumatology, knee surgery & arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• German society of shoulder and elbow surgery (DVSE)
• Arthrex® Scientific Board (ASB)

• 2001 ISAKOS Award
• „Navigated ACL-Surgery with the Navitrak-System“
• Honour Membership of Portuguese, Czech and Taiwan Arthroscopic Society