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1 Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main, Abteilung für Sportorthopädie, Knie- und Schulterchirurgie

2 Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main, Chefarzt der Abteilung für Sportorthopädie, Knie- und Schulterchirurgie