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Specialised consultation hours for children and adolescents are available at UKBB. Our experts offer comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for a wide range of concerns. Registrations are made exclusively via medical referral.
This consultation focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue and bone tumours, bone infections or tumour-like lesions. Interdisciplinarity is the cornerstone of success. For this reason, Professor Krieg heads the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Centre of the University of Basel (KWUB), where a wide range of disciplines (orthopaedics, plastic surgery, visceral surgery, oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology) discuss patients with bone tumours.
The latest diagnostic and therapeutic developments are used as part of these treatments. Among other things, patient-specific cutting templates and implants are used for complex tumours in difficult locations (spine, pelvis). These are produced in the in-house 3D laboratory. The main focus is on the biological reconstruction of bone destroyed by tumours/infections. The patient's own bone (autograft), donor bone (allograft) and patient-specific scaffolds (scaffold) are used for this. A special technique at the USB and UKBB is the resection of the tumour bone, the extracorporeal irradiation of the segment and the re-insertion of the patient's own bone into the body. For such complex reconstructions, the team works together with other disciplines such as plastic surgery and vascular surgery.
However, if joints are affected, biological reconstruction is not possible and it is Various tumour prostheses are available (including growth prostheses). Reverse arthroplasty is also performed as an alternative for active sports patients.
Professor Krieg's team is involved in various studies both nationally and internationally.
058 387 78 82 (Costs are settled via the health insurance company)
In the event of an emergency abroad, call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find the contact details on your health insurance card.
145 (Poison and Information Centre)
University Children's Hospital of both
Basel, Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH
Phone +41 61 704 12 12
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The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.
For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.
More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.
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