The 6th Orthopedic Clinic, following the modern international trend in the management of musculoskeletal disorders with minimally invasive methods and biological therapies, constitutes a fully developed Clinic of Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery – Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics, covering the entire spectrum of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology conditions.
The team is supported by experienced and highly qualified orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and physiotherapists, ensuring successful preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient management.
The Clinic of Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery – Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics operates within the fully equipped and well-organized facilities of Metropolitan General, providing patients with the highest level of medical and nursing care.
The methods applied in our Clinic aim at:
- reduction of hospital stay
- minimization of complications
- significant reduction of postoperative pain
- rapid recovery and return to daily and athletic activities
- minimal to no need for postoperative blood transfusion
- lower overall cost, despite the use of high technology and specialized materials
What is Orthobiologics and where is it applied
Orthobiologics is a relatively new field of Medicine that aims to activate and enhance the body’s natural ability to repair and regenerate tissues and organs. The most advanced orthobiologic therapies include PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy and Stem Cell therapy. These methods are safe, non-surgical, biological treatments for managing degenerative and traumatic musculoskeletal conditions in a natural way.
Today, these therapies are successfully applied in a wide range of orthopedic conditions such as:
- Early to intermediate-stage degenerative osteoarthritis.
- Partial Anterior (ACL) or Posterior (PCL) Cruciate Ligament tears
- Partial meniscal tears
- Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head (hip), femoral condyles (knee), or talus (ankle)
- Bone defects
- Partial tendon tears (e.g., Achilles, patellar, or supraspinatus/rotator cuff tendons)
- Muscle strains and tears
Procedures performed
Indicatively, at the Clinic of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery – Sports Medicine and Orthobiology, the following are performed:
- Shoulder, knee, and ankle arthroscopies, where, through small 5 mm incisions, meniscal tears, cruciate ligament tears, rotator cuff tears of the shoulder, shoulder instability, cartilage lesions of the knee and ankle, and more are rapidly repaired.
- Minimally Invasive Total Hip/Knee Arthroplasty, joint replacement through a small incision, minimization of the need for blood transfusion, immediate mobilization of the individual, and hospitalization not exceeding 3 days.
Minimally Invasive Corrective Osteotomies for the correction of hallux valgus, or bunion, of the big toe (percutaneous technique).
Microsurgical procedures of the hand (carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, Dupuytren’s disease, ruptures of the extensor and flexor tendons of the hand) and of the elbow (ulnar neuritis, lateral and medial epicondylitis).
Biological treatments with PRP and stem cells for the treatment of a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions.