title: [Rehabilitation in the German statutory accident insurance. Guide to the new outpatient and inpatient structures].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The German statutory accident insurance (DGUV) has the statutory mandate to eliminate or to prevent an aggravation of the consequences of accidents by all appropriate means and is based on the principle of rehabilitation before pension. For this, special methods have been developed in recent decades, such as employer's mutual insurance inpatient further treatment (BGSW, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Stationäre Weiterbehandlung) and extended outpatient physiotherapy (EAP, Erweiterte Ambulante Physiotherapie). In 2012 the workplace-related musculoskeletal rehabilitation (ABMR, Arbeitsplatz-bezogene muskuloskelettale Rehabilitation) was added to these complex treatments.
  For complex injuries and delayed healing these methods approach their limits. The accident clinics of the Association of Clinics in Statutory Accident Insurance (KUV, Klinikverbund der gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung) provide a number of specialized rehabilitation measures in order to ensure an optimal seamless rehabilitation of the severely injured. In addition to complex inpatient rehabilitation (KSR, Komplexe Stationäre Rehabilitation) integrated special rehabilitation procedures, such as neurorehabilitation for severely traumatic brain injured patients and rehabilitation after spinal cord injury and other special rehabilitation methods, such as occupation-oriented rehabilitation (TOR, Tätigkeitsorientierte Rehabilitation) and pain rehabilitation, ensure that the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) phase model of trauma rehabilitation is implemented. This provides an early start in the context of acute treatment as so-called early rehabilitation. After a specialized post-acute rehabilitation, additional therapeutic options are often required.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An appropriate treatment of severely injured patients is important, for example through rehabilitation managers, which must not end with discharge from the rehabilitation hospital. The aim of all efforts is the reintegration into the working and social environment in addition to the best possible quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für BG-Rehabilitation, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Professor-Küntscher-Str. 8, 82418, Murnau, Deutschland, stefan.simmel@bgu-murnau.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simmel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bühren
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*