In the Spine Center, specialists from the fields of neurosurgery, trauma surgery, and orthopedics work in highly-coordinated teams to perform around 500 operations per year.
Back pain is one of the most common disorders in our society. It leads to losses in working life and often severely restricts those affected. Back problems often disappear as quickly as they occur.
However, if this is not the case, a specially trained team is needed to address the issue. Surgery should only come into consideration when there is no improvement from "conservative therapy" – i.e. therapy without surgery – and there is a high level of suffering. Immediate surgery is required case of paralysis or malfunctions of the bladder and/or intestines.
Herniated disc
Spinal canal stenosis
Spondylolisthesis
Vertebral fracture
Spinal surgery
Conservative therapy
Chief Physician, Albertinen Wirbelsäulenzentrum am Standort Hamburg-Volksdorf
Chief Physician, Albertinen Wirbelsäulenzentrum am Standort Hamburg-Schnelsen
![[Translate to English:] Portrait Dr. med. Erik Fritze, Chefarzt Albertinen Wirbelsäulenzentrum, Facharzt Neurochirurgie, Team, Evangelisches Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus, Albertinen Krankenhaus, Hamburg-Schnelsen, Hamburg-Volksdorf](/assets/_processed_/6/a/csm_albertinen-wirbelsaeulenzentrum-amalie-krankenhaus-dr-erik-fritzsche-chefarzt_c8e4ab1739.webp "[Translate to English:] Portrait Dr. med. Erik Fritze, Chefarzt Albertinen Wirbelsäulenzentrum, Facharzt Neurochirurgie, Team, Evangelisches Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus, Albertinen Krankenhaus, Hamburg-Schnelsen, Hamburg-Volksdorf")
