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DR. MED. KARL-HEINZ KRISTEN

Orthopaedic surgery
Orthopaedic sports medicine
Rehabilitation
 
Specialized in
  • Orthopaedic sports medicine, therapy and prevention of sport- and sport associated injuries
  • Conservative therapy and pain management
  • Surgery of the foot, ankle and knee joint, minimal invasive surgery
 
Curriculum vitae

Karl-Heinz Kristen was born in Vienna. He went to medical school of Vienna. He finished the orthopaedic education at the orthopaedic department Otto Wagner hospital, Prof. Wolfgang Schwägerl. He finished the education in orthopaedic sports medicine at the orthopaedic department Danube hospital, Prof. Alfred Engel. Dr. Kristen was head of the Foot and ankle, the knee and the rehabilitation department.
 
Special education
  • GOTS Europe fellowship 1999 - orthopaedic sports medicine in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
  • JOSSM / KOSSM / GOTS Fellowship 1996 - Japanese and Korean Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
  • Technical orthopaedics at the University of Amien / France
  • US Orthopaedic Sportsmedicine Travelling Fellow 1994
 

Orthopaedic surgical experience

Dr. Kristen has the experience of more than 8000 surgical interventions. He is actually performing about 400 surgical interventions per year, consisting of 40% forefoot and Hallux surgery, 10% reconstructive surgeries of the foot and ankle and 40% arthroscopic surgeries of the ankle and knee joint.
 
Organisation of medical congresses and medical care
  • Team doctor FIS Snowboard World championship 2003
  • Team doctor Windsurf Freestyle World cup and Euro cup, Kite surf World cup since 2000
  • Team doctor of the Austrian track and field team
  • Sport medical event congress since 2000
  • Several Instructional courses in forefoot surgery
   

Sports activities: Sail, surf, windsurf, kite surf, run, bike, ski, snowboard, fitness