ORTHOPEDICS

Patients' expectations to have their osteoarticular problems solved and their quality of life improved have made orthopedics one of the specialist branches with the highest growth rate.

Due in part to this drive, the orthopedic specialty has innovated strongly in recent years: we are witnessing a marked process of improvement in techniques, as well as the introduction of new materials and biological innovations that have made it possible to achieve increasingly better results, consequently increasing the rate of patient confidence and satisfaction. This is with particular reference to prosthetic surgery.

In this field, the use of the best prostheses of the latest generation, both as a model and material, is essential to guarantee the patient an ideal and long-lasting implant.

The durability of a prosthetic implant, which replaces a hip or knee joint, is crucial for the patient and affects his or her quality of life.

Today, in the absence of special degenerative conditions related to the onset of other pathologies, a prosthesis is very likely to last more than 15 to 20 years if implanted by a specialized team following the most correct and advanced procedures.

The choice of the Reunited Private Hospitals (Villa Regina and Nigrisoli) to always use only the most advanced prostheses and the most experienced surgeons has been fundamental in ensuring successful surgeries for their patients, as demonstrated by the case histories treated, which number more than 600 hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries per year, about 200 shoulder surgeries and 650 knee surgeries mainly in arthroscopy in addition to numerous other joint surgeries.

In addition to the surgery phase, at Villa Regina and Nigrisoli Hospitals attention and care is also given to the postoperative course: in fact, the surgical team performs continuous and scrupulous monitoring to verify the correct recovery of the patient starting from the delicate first days post-surgery and from the first steps the patient takes.

The possibility of integrating the skills of the orthopedic surgeon with those of the rehabilitation service, when requested by the patient, then represents an additional advantage to accompany the person toward the recovery of motor function.