Orthopedics at the Brothers Hospitallers Hospital in 2020

Author: Anna Szlama / 28.02.2020

The Brothers Hospitallers Hospital in Krakow delivers conservative and surgical treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The extensive healthcare services are delivered by a recognized team of healthcare professionals, including Stanisław Szymanik, MD, Head of the Diagnosis and Treatment Department; Grzegorz Klauz, MD, PhD; Michał Latos, MD; and Michał Starmach, MD.

Our team of expert physicians specializes in the surgical treatment of joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle) and in spinal surgery. Patients receive consultation at the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic of the Specialist Outpatient Care Department. The entire treatment process—consultation, diagnostic imaging (computed tomography, X-ray, and ultrasonography), surgical intervention, and rehabilitation—is provided locally at the hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed in cooperation with the company VOXEL.

With the rich experience of our orthopedists, nurses, and physical therapists, we are able to perform surgical procedures in both adult and pediatric patients. Most medical procedures are delivered under an insurance contract with the National Health Fund (NFZ), but all of them are also available as private services paid for by the patients.

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERIES IN THE UPPER EXTREMITIES:

• SHOULDER JOINT
  shoulder instability repair, rotator cuff reconstruction, Latarjet procedures, subacromial decompressions, repair of acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries
• ELBOW JOINT
  cubital tunnel syndrome, biceps tendon rupture, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, elbow instability, loose bodies
• WRIST
  carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain syndrome, triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), wrist instability, loose bodies

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERIES IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES:

• HIP JOINT
  femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral pathologies, loose bodies
• KNEE JOINT
  primary and revision reconstruction of knee ligaments—ACL, PCL, MCL, PLC—joint cartilage reconstruction, patella instability repair, joint capsule repair, synovectomy in rheumatic diseases, Baker’s cysts (popliteal cysts)
• ANKLE JOINT
  instability repair, joint surface damage repair, soft tissue repair, loose bodies, fixation (arthrodesis), repair of peroneal tendon injuries and instabilities, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus bone

ARTHROPLASTY OF THE UPPER EXTREMITIES:

• SHOULDER JOINT
  post-traumatic and degenerative, anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasties, stemless prostheses
• KNEE JOINT
  partial prostheses of the radial bone head, total prostheses

ARTHROPLASTY OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES:

• HIP JOINT
  cemented, cementless, minimally invasive, personalized
• KNEE JOINT
  cemented, cementless, total and partial, personalized, patellofemoral joint prostheses
• ENDOPROSTHESIS FOR THE ANKLE JOINT

We also perform the following types of surgeries:

• HAND SURGERY
  Dupuytren’s contracture, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, thumb instability
• FOOT SURGERY
  hallux deformations, rigid hallux, Achilles tendon injuries, Haglund deformations, calcaneal spurs, hammer toes, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus bone, plantar fasciitis

In general, joint surgery can be categorized as early or late surgical interventions. Early interventions mainly include procedures involving arthroscopic techniques for joints of the upper and lower extremities. Late interventions are joint replacements (arthroplasty).

Get an appointment for an orthopedic or physiotherapeutic consultation at the Specialist Outpatient Care Department.

Patient Registration – PAID MEDICAL SERVICES
Kraków, ul. Trynitarska 11
phone: 12 37 97 390
email: informacja@bonifratrzy.krakow.pl