Dr. med. D.-K. Dirk Nowak is a specialist in treading complex injuries to the entirety of the musculoskeletal system. He is an expert in the area of cruciate ligament surgery and is highly specialised in minimal invasive knee surgery including arthroscopy, cartlage repair, joint replacement, axe realignment and foot surgery. He is also experienced in shoulder, hip and ankle surgery, including any kind of arthroscopic, endoprothetic of hip and knee revision surgery.
Qualifications
Dr.Nowak has experience as an A&E surgeon during which time he dealt with a number of extremely complicated bone and joint issues. He also conducts operations on the foot, specifically the Hallux valgus (Bunion) via the European Foot Institute (www.europeanfootinstitute.com), the high in order to help correct the leg’s axis and knee. Osteoarthritis also falls under Dr. Nowak’s area of expertise.
Work Experience
Dr. Nowak has vast experience dealing with hand issues such as M.Dupuytren, Carpaltunnel syndrome, tendon narrowing etc. His experience has been honed through years of working in hospitals, private clinics and by trading skills & treadments with various active specialists internationally. Dr. Nowak is as equally well versed in booth modern, cutting edge techniques as well as more conservative and established treatment methods.
Main Points
Knee arthroplasty:
Minimal invasive techniques
Implants adapted to individual problems
Monocondylar and bicondylar knee replacement,
Implants especially designed for the anatomy of women
Titanium implants for cementless use
Revision surgery
Arthroscopic operations:
Meniscus resection and -suture
Cartilage repair in osteoarthritis:
Microfracturing
Mosaicplasty (OATS)
Arthroplasty
Autologous chondrocyte implantation
Endoscopic replacement of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament with autologous hamstring tendons
New own patented implant system with tendon anchor
Realignment of knee axis:
Treatment of unicompartimental osteoarthritis with
osteotomy of tibia (HTO) or femur (supracondylar)
Shoulder surgery / Shoulder arthroplasty:
Minimal invasive techniques
Modern implants
Surface repair with CUP–prosthesis
Fracture- and OA-prosthesis with and without glenoid replacement
Inverse prosthesis (deltaprothesis) in cases of severe tendon defects
Arthroscopic operations:
Repair of rotator cuff (tendon repair)
Refixation of labral tears (in shoulder dislocation)
Decompression in cases of impingement
Fracture- and ligament repair
Stabilisation of AC-joint separation
Hip surgery
Minimally invasive techniques for cemented and cementless implant
Revision surgery
Arthroscopy
Ankle surgery
Arthroscopic and open surgery
Removal of free bodies
Arthrolysis
Cartilage repair with microfracturing and mosaicplasty (OATS)
Ligament reconstruction
Ankle arthroplasty
Foot surgery
Osteotomies for correction of hallux valgus and other forefoot deformities like clawtoe and hammertoe
Endoscopic treatment of heelspur and haglund deformity
Operation of tarsal tunnel and morton neuroma
Great toe arthroplasty in cases of hallux rigidus
Hand surgery
Nerve decompression (carpal tunnel)
Tendon repair
Ganglion operation
Arthroplasty of CMC 1 joint
Hand – surgery in RA
Wrist arthroscopy
Elbow surgery
Arthroscopic and open surgery
Spine surgery
Minimal invasive techniques like CT controlled facet joint infiltrations and catheter implants
Stem cell therapy
In cases of non–union of fractures, osteonecrosis,
OD (osteochondritis dissecans) and OA (osteoarthritis)
Memberships / Professional Associations:
German company for surgery
German company for orthopedics and accident surgery
AO team Osteosynthese
Work Experience / After the surgical education in the clinic Helmstedt:
1997 Emergency medicine Rescue medicines
1998 Race team physician atrace track Oschersleben and Hockenheim
2001 Residency/Internship for trauma and orthopedic surgery at Vivantes teaching clinic in Berlin in the Charite hospital
2004 Trauma/accident surgeries, orthopedics and Sport Trauma at BKH Reutte, Austria.
2007 Consultant for trauma surgery as well as orthopedic surgery at the school for general medical and nursing in Reutte
