The traumatology, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine department at Vithas Xanit International Hospital in Benalmádena has been restructured to offer a more specialized service and improve the patient experience.
The head of the department, Dr. Antonio Narváez, explains that these services have been structured “into highly specialized units, made up of renowned professionals to offer the highest quality care.”
“It is such a broad specialty that, with constant advances being made, it is necessary to divide it into units that are up to date with the most advanced techniques for diagnosing and treating diseases,” says the doctor, who clarifies that “this multidisciplinary approach does not prevent us from sharing cases in our clinical sessions.”
In addition to restructuring the service into nine units, new specialists with extensive experience in each of these areas have been recruited. The service now consists of a total of 19 specialists.
In this regard, the services are structured into the following units: arthroscopic surgery and regenerative medicine, specializing in minimally invasive treatment of joint injuries: shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle, and small joints, led by Dr. Antonio Narváez, with Dr. José Miguel Serrano and Dr. Teresa Villalba also forming part of the team; upper extremity (offering treatments for the hand, elbow, and shoulder, as well as techniques ranging from microsurgery to joint replacements), headed by Dr. Fernández Martín; and the foot and ankle surgery unit, dedicated to injuries such as bunions or Morton’s neuromas and managed by Dr. Rafael Idiart.
A spine surgery unit
It also has a spine surgery unit, which is made up of specialists who are experts in spinal disorders: herniated discs, discopathies, and scoliosis. This unit is headed by Dr. Luis Morales and Dr. Aurelio Diaz.
A new joint reconstructive surgery unit has also been set up, where hip and knee diseases are treated. Its members approach these conditions from the perspective of preventing osteoarthritis through the development of innovative techniques involving osteotomies (correction of the bone axis to redistribute loads) or joint replacement surgery, with partial or total hip or knee replacements. The unit is led by Dr. Elvira Montañez (knee specialist) and Dr. José Luís Garrido (hip specialist).
Another new unit is the osteoporotic fracture monitoring unit, which has been taken on by Dr. Álvarez Piña, and whose purpose is to diagnose and treat patients in order to prevent fractures.
The restructuring is completed with the pain treatment unit in traumatology and orthopedic surgery, headed by Dr. Borja Alcobia and Dr. Felipe Alonso, which offers radiofrequency techniques for myofascial pain, and the sports medicine area, where both professional and amateur athletes are evaluated and injuries resulting from physical exercise are treated with the latest techniques, such as regenerative medicine. which is headed by Dr. Manuel Escalona.
Finally, the traffic unit, which provides comprehensive monitoring and treatment for those injured in accidents of this type, is headed by Dr. Carlos Ledesma.
Published in Málaga Hoy on April 22, 2021
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