Operations

I invite you to choose to have an operation at our modern Cracow facilities. I specialize in procedures done on the knee joint and shoulder. As a sports doctor caring for the Youth Team of the Polish Football Association, I generally conduct less invasional arthroscopic procedures of these joints. My goal is the quick return to activity of my patients, who often are athletes.

I focus on prevention and treatment of damage to the joint cartilage using modern techniques of cartilage reconstruction (tissue chondrocytes cultivation, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), Stem Cells – in keeping with the guidelines of the International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society (ICRS). I also invite you to have a knee or hip endoprosthesis implant – in comfortable facilities and a pleasant environment, with good pain management under the care of a well-chosen staff. My patients always remain under the care of high class rehabilitation specialists. Below I present photos of the clinic where I treat my patients.

Read below about all orthopedics and injury surgery procedures:

Knee arthroscopy  - the full spectrum of procedures. Minimally invasional reconstructive surgery with an emphasis on up-to-date treatment of the joint cartilage.

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• reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).
• reconstruction of cartilage loss using various operational techniques currently practised worldwide (scaffolds, collagen membranes, hyaluronic membranes, chondrocyte cultivation)
• treatment of injuries to the meniscus – surgical repair of the meniscus, mensicectomy (removal of the meniscus)
• joint cartilage surgery, micro fracture surgery, drilling
• synovectomy (surgical removal of a part of the synovial membrane)
• removal of folds in the synovial membrane, lysis of adhesions, loose body removal
• arthroscopy for degenerative arthritis of the knee joint - debridement, surgery, lavage – allows for reduction in pain symptoms, increases movement and improves the quality of life

Endoprosthesis of the knee and hip (endoprosthesoplasty, alloplasty of the knee and hip joint).
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• comfortable hospital conditions
• professional medical staff
• comprehensive medical care – preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative
• full rehabilitation care
• state-of-the-art endoprostheses
• the full spectrum of endoprostheses – all types and producers
• cemented and cementless endoprostheses
• vacuum mixing of cement, antibiotic laden cement
• short-stem endoprostheses, metaphyseal (e.g. Proxima)
• classical endoprosthesis
• realloplasty (exchange of worn-out endoprosthesis)

Shoulder arthroscopy – the full spectrum of procedures, conducted both for young athletes with post-injury or strain conditions as well as in older people with degenerative conditions.
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• surgical repair of the rotator cuff
• Bankart procedure for shoulder instability (dislocated shoulder)
• treatment of injury to the labrum, e.g. SLAP
• long head biceps tendon pathology
• acromioplasty (treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome)
• surgery or repeat surgery of the acromioclavicular joint (mainly with degenerative findings)
• lysis of adhesions, removal of loose bodies

Hip arthroscopy – with early findings we are often able to fix damage and deformations that would lead in future to the necessity of conducting a hip endoprosthesoplasty

• minimally invasional, endoscopic treatment of snapping hip syndrome (!)
• treatment of damage to the joint cuff
• bone surgery with PINCER and CAM-type injuries
• joint cartilage surgery
• removal of overgrown synovial membrane and bone growth (osteophytes)
• lysis of adhesions, removal of free bodies

Achilles tendon – find out more about pathologies of the Achilles tendon - click here

• minimally invasional, endoscopic treatment of calcifications of the Achilles tendon
• endoscopic removal of overgrown synovial membrane with adhesion of the Achilles tendon (posterior impingement) – largely in athletes
• endoscopic lysis of adhesions
• surgical repair of the Achilles (ruptured Achilles tendon )

Ankle arthroscopy

• internal diagnosis of joint damage
• treatment of damage to the joint cartilage with cartilage reconstruction techniques
• osteochondritis dissecans (cartilage and bone necrosis )
• removal of overgrown synovial membrane in impingement syndromes and inflammatory diseases
• removal of adhesions interior to the joint
• removal of bone growths (osteophytes) in degenerative arthritis
• stiffening of the upper and lower ankle joint (arthrodesis)
• surgical removal of the os trigonum at the rear of the ankle 

Elbow arthroscopy

• removal of free bodies (e.g. a fragment of the cartilage or cartilage and bone after injury)
• lysis of adhesions internal to the joint – return of proper range of motion
• removal of overgrown synovial membrane
• removal of fragments of the damaged cartilage and other free bodies (osteochondritis)
• operational, minimally invasional treatment of tennis and golf elbow

Correction of hallux toe - read more here here. 

Operations for professional athletes – a wide spectrum of injury and reconstruction procedures using state-of-the-art implants

• surgical repair of the adductor muscle (football players)
• surgical repair of tendons and muscles, e.g. aponeurosis of the femoris muscle (sprinters), Achilles tendon, patella tendon, quadriceps aponeurosis
• reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) (skiers, football players, basketball players)
• reconstruction of the Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) and the posterolateral corner of the knee joint
• bone fracture, sprained joints, and other tendon, ligament and muscle tears

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