DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS CLINIC OF ATHENS

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

Scientific Manager: Andreas Diamantopoulos

Scientific Advisor: Panagiotis N. Soukakos

The Department of Orthopaedics of the Athens Bioclinic is staffed by experienced and solidly trained medical personnel in order to diagnose correctly, manage and repair all orthopaedic conditions. The activities of this department, which encompasses outpatients departments, an emergency room (ER) working around the clock, and specialised departments, cover the entire spectrum of modern orthopaedic pathology with the implementation of modern therapeutic protocols. Every specialised department is supported by orthopaedic surgeons, specialty-trained and certified in this field.

Our department’s specialised orthopaedic surgeons, the modern technological infrastructure and the operating rooms that are equipped at the highest standards respond fully to every need of the visiting patient, providing the possibility to perform specialised orthopaedic surgeries using all the latest (minimally-invasive) techniques. The use of modern an innovative surgical techniques aims at optimising the surgical outcome, minimising length of stay, and fast mobilising and rehabilitating the patient.

Very important is the support offered by the imaging department (X-rays, ultrasounds, MRI and CT scans), with the use of modern high-tech equipment and highly-experienced and specialised medical staff.

Department of arthroscopic surgery and sports injuries

Within the department there is a special clinic for knee conditions whose mission is to approach in a specialised manner the entire spectrum of conditions and injuries of the knee joint.

Our aim is to provide comprehensive solutions for diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries and knee conditions, based on our experience and the latest diagnostic methods and surgical techniques, equivalent to those used in international specialised centres.

Arthroscopies of all joints (knee – shoulder – talocrural – hip – elbow – wrist – subtalar) can be performed. More specifically, the following procedures are performed:

Arthroscopic ligamentoplasty of the cruciate ligaments (anterior – posterior) with homografts or allografts, with the option to also manage complex knee ligament damage
Arthroscopic meniscectomy or meniscal suture for torn meniscus
Arthroscopic repair of knee cap dislocation
Arthroscopic transplantation of chondrocytes and osteochondral pieces for deficits and lesions in the cartilage of any joint
Arthroscopic suture of the shoulder rotator cuff
Arthroscopic repair of shoulder labral tear
Arthroscopic shoulder acromioplasty
Arthroscopic adhesiolysis of any joint
Arthroscopic removal of loose bodies from any joint
Arthroscopic synovectomy of any joint
Arthroscopic management of carpal tunnel syndrome
Corrective osteotomies of knee and hip
Percutaneous and open suture of Achilles tendon

There is also the possibility to use ultrasound for the diagnosis of sports injuries. The following are successfully performed:

Use and injection of regenerative preparations (PRP- platelet rich plasma) in muscular injuries, tendonitides, and early osteoarthritides
Shock wave therapy for tendonitides (epicondylitis, plantar fasciitis)

The department of sports injuries is supported by experienced physiotherapists, who immediately after surgery take on the speedy rehabilitation of the operated patients.

Hand surgery

Its aim is to anatomically and functionally repair the hand after an injury or amputation, by performing operations for the repair of bones, suture of tendons, vessels and nerves, using microsurgical techniques, as well as for the covering of skin deficits.

There is also the possibility of late intervention, by performing restorative operations to improve hand’s quality or operations for the reconstruction of a non-functional hand, such as, for example, in cases of obstetric paralysis, in brachial plexus lesions and in other congenital abnormalities.

In addition, the department handles successfully the entire spectrum of pathology of the hand and in general of the upper limbs, such as:

Carpal tunnel syndrome
De Quervain syndrome
Dupuytren’s contracture (contraction of palmar fascia)
Ulnar neuritis
Radial tunnel syndrome
Trigger thumb – finger
Triangular fibrocartilage lesion
Tendonitis
Hand and wrist arthritis
Hammer toe
Avascular necrosis of the lunate bone
Scaphoid fracture
Carpal instabilities
Epicondylitis
Biceps rupture

Foot surgery

Modern surgical techniques are implemented for the repair of foot deformities, such as bunions (Hallux Valgus), dropped metatarsal heads, flat feet and pes cavus. Moreover, degenerative conditions of this region can be successfully managed, such as arthritis in the talocrurar and subtalar joints, as well as in the fist metatarsal joint (Hallux rigidus). Arthroscopic methods are also applied to repair talocrurar joint lesions and techniques for the percutaneous suture of the Achilles tendon in case of rupture.

Plantography also contributes to the diagnosis and management of foot conditions; this is performed at the outpatients department.

Spine surgery

In the Athens Bioclinic, more than 300 spine operations are performed every year.
From the neck to the back, all degenerative and deforming spine conditions are handled in the clinic. Our surgeons have at their disposal modern radiological and surgical equipment, such as the Pentero Zeiss surgical microscope. Working together with the clinic’s oncologists, patients suffering from metastatic cancer or other spinal cord neoplasms can be managed and supported.

Large joint arthroplasty

The Athens Bioclinic can showcase an impressive series of successful operations of hip and knee arthroplasty, having established over many years an unsurpassable tradition.
Orthopaedic tradition and experience in general in this hospital, combined with new technological infrastructure and the latest (minimally-invasive) surgical techniques, offer the possibility of successful surgery of this kind, irrespective of the patients’ age and the multiple and complex typical problems accompanying such cases. The aims that can be achieved include fast mobilisation of patients and minimisation of transfusions.

Orthopaedic emergencies- Fractures

New modern methods are applied for the management of fractures, using minimally-invasive surgical techniques. Small incisions are thus made, which limit the bleeding and contribute to the fast mobilisation of the fracture patient.

Spinal fractures are managed using the modern method of kyphoplasty or by percutaneous spinal fusion or by classical spinal fusion in case of extensive neurological damage that needs decompression.

Bioclinic is equipped with an Intensive Care Unit, MRI and CT scanners, all necessary tools for the recovery of the injured patient.

Specialised departments

Clinic for knee conditions

(Scientific Supervisor: Andreas Diamandopoulos)

Unit of minimally-invasive orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine

(Scientific Supervisor: Georgios Petsinis)

Special clinic for shoulder surgery

(Scientific Supervisor: Achilleas Boutsialis)