[Basic documentation by nonmedical personnel in an Orthopedic University Hospital (author's transl)].

A report was presented concerning the experience with the basic documentation of stationary and ambulatory patients in an orthopedic hospital for which the diagnostic code and the orthopedic-surgical code from the Commission for "Orthopedic Documentation" of the DGOT proved successful. It was particularly interesting to note that the same results were obtained by nonmedical personnel on the basic documentation as by interns and residents.