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Orthopaedics


At the centre of this specialty is the movement apparatus of the human body: all the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Changes in these body parts may be congenital or could be the result of disease. Traumatology concerns itself especially with injuries caused by accidents to the movement apparatus.

The branch of orthopaedics encompasses a wide range:

Spinal Surgery

The spinal column is the central most important part of the skeleton;, and, accordingly, diseases and deformations of the spine can impair posture, limit freedom of movement, cause back pain extending into the legs, and sometimes even lead to paralysis.

Spinal specialists in the clinics in Switzerland carry out the following therapies:

  • Treatment of the entire spectrum of degenerative diseases of the spinal column (cervical and lumbar herniated discs, spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal), spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra)
  • Correction and stabilisation of spinal curvatures (scoliosis, kyphosis, malformations),
  • Decompression and reconstruction for tumours and infections of the spine,
  • Fracture stabilisation and operations to straighten the spine for spinal injuries,   
  • Vertebroplasties for osteoporosis fractures of the spinal column   
  • Application of innovative (e.g. artificial disc replacement), minimally invasive, microsurgical, and partially image-supported technologies for the entire spinal column
       

Upper extremities (shoulder, elbow)

  • Arthroscopic procedures on the shoulder joint inclusive of decompression procedures for entrapment syndromes
  • Stabilisation procedures for shoulder joint instability,
  • Reconstruction of the rotator cuff for pain and loss of strength,
  • Joint replacement for painful shoulder joint arthrosis,
  • Arthroscopic and open elbow surgery

 

Lower extremities (pelvis, hips, knee)

  • Arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures on the hip joint from sports injuries and beginning deterioration,
  • Osteotomies on the pelvis and the hips,
  • Hip joint replacement for painful arthroses
  • Revision surgery for loosened hip prostheses,
  • Knee arthroscopies, arthroscopically-assisted cruciate ligament reconstructions,
  • Cartilage replacement operations,
  • Stabilisation procedures on the extensor apparatus for patellar luxations (dislocations of the knee cap),
  • Periarticular axial corrections of the knee,
  • Knee joint replacement for knee joint arthroses


Ultramodern navigation systems are used in orthopaedic surgery. These assist the surgeon from the planning stages to the operation procedures with precise three-dimensional bone models, e.g. during the implantation of hip and knee total endoprotheses. These navigation systems open up new opportunities for the surgeon to elevate their quality of standards; the precision of the implantation is increased as a result, and the operation outcome improves accordingly.

 

Hand Surgery

  • Nerve compression syndrome
  • Operations for arthoses and rheumatic diseases
  • Procedures for contractures
  • Primary and secondary procedures for flexor and extensor tendon injuries and tendon transfer
  • Corrective osteotomies on the forearm and the hand and the treatment of pseudoarthroses
  • Tumour surgery and microsurgery

 

Foot Surgery

  • Correction of defects of the forefoot and hindfoot
  • Stabilisation procedures on the upper and lower ankle
  • Prosthetic ankle replacement for severe forms of arthrosis
  • Achilles tendon ruptures

 

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