Dr. Karsten Ritter-Lang – Medical Director – Stenum Hospital
Dr. Karsten Ritter-Lang – Orthopedic Surgeon – Trauma Surgeon – Medical Director
With over 30 years of specialized experience and thousands of successful motion-preservation procedures, Dr. Ritter-Lang and our team help you explore proven alternatives before making an irreversible decision.
As one of the worlds first Disc Replacement surgeons Dr. Ritter-Lang has the experience to properly evaluate each patients situation.With all the options available the solutions he can offer will give you the best chance of a successful surgery outcome.First Disc Replacement Surgeons?
Dr. Ritter-Lang was involved in the introduction of Disc Replacement as an advanced spine solution since its beginnings over 20 years ago and has been doing M6 Disc Replacement longer than any surgeon in the world.Dr. Ritter-Lang has performed over 10,000 spinal column reconstruction surgeries and has done over 8,000 Disc Replacement procedures using a wide range of the most advanced Disc Replacement implants both cervical and lumbar.
Dr. Ritter-Lang earned the title of Specialist for Trauma Surgery in 2009.
Dr. Ritter-Lang is one of the most respected speakers worldwide at symposiums about orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery regarding spinal surgery using artificial inter-vertebral discs. His participation in the ongoing development of inter-vertebral disc prosthetics technology, prototypes, and implants, provides great benefits to the patients he treats. Patients come from all over the world for the advanced, and often complex, spinal surgery solutions provided by Dr. Ritter-Lang and his highly qualified team.
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Dr. Ritter-Lang is among an elite group of the most experienced Disc Replacement Surgeons in the world and has dedicated his career to the sub-specialty of Disc Replacement.
- 1985 – 1991 Medical studies at the Medical Faculty of Humboldt-University (Charité) Berlin
- 1991 State Examination and License to practice medicine
- 1991 Doctorate in medicine
- 1991 – 2000 Employed at the orthopedic university hospital of the Charité Berlin (Medical Director Prof. Zippel)
- 1991 – 1993 Ward physician children’s orthopedics
- 1993 – 1996 Ward physician spine surgery
- 1996 Awarded title of Orthopedic Specialist
- 1996 – 2000 Senior physician and Head of the Spine surgery Department
- 2000 Foundation of private practice in Potsdam (near Berlin)
- 2000 – 2002 Co-operating surgeon in Special Clinic for Orthopedics – Asklepios Clinic
- 2000 – 2012 Co-operating surgeon Clinic Hoyerswerda
- 2002 – 2010 Co-operating surgeon Clinic Sommerfeld
- 2003 – 2012 Co-operating surgeon in Special Clinic for Orthopedics – Stenum Hospital
- 2009 Awarded title of Specialist for Trauma Surgery
- 2010 – current Co-operating surgeon in Special Clinic for Orthopedics – Asklepios Clinic Birkenwerder
- since 2012 Medical Director of Special Clinic for Orthopedics – Stenum Hospital
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Dr. med. Karsten Ritter-Lang M.D.
Diploma of medicine (Institut of Immunology Charité)
Doctorade of medicine (Institut of Immunology Charité)
Senior consultant of spinal surgery in two hospitals (DRK Berlin Westend and Stenum Hospital) and private practice in Potsdam,ENDOCERT Certified awarded the title and certification of Specialist for Trauma Surgery (Facharzt für Unfallchirurgie) in 2009
Ritter-Lang K[Author]
Investigated multi-axis kinematics and coupled physiological motion of viscoelastic artificial cervical discs (M6-C) compared to intact segments.
Citation: Patwardhan AG, Tzermiadianos MN, Tsitsopoulos PP, Voronov LI, Renner SM, Reo ML, Carandang G, Ritter-Lang K, Havey RM. Primary and coupled motions after cervical total disc replacement using a compressible six-degree-of-freedom prosthesis. European Spine Journal, 2012; 21(4): 618–629.
Cervical and Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty: A Review of Current Implant Design and Outcomes – PMC
Compared safety profiles, range of motion (ROM), pain reduction (VAS), and disability scores (ODI) between single-level versus multi-level lumbar artificial disc replacements.
Citation: Schätz C, Ritter-Lang K, Gössel L, et al. Comparison of Single-Level and Multiple-Level Outcomes of Total Disc Arthroplasty: 24-Month Results. International Journal of Spine Surgery (IJSS), 2015; 9: 14
Long-term outcomes following lumbar total disc replacement with M6-L – PMC
Evaluated 24-month clinical outcomes, restoration of intervertebral disc height, and segment lordosis in lumbar degenerative disc disease treated with the M6-L prosthesis.
