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11. August 2025

In­s­truc­tor for hip and knee re­pla­ce­ment | DDr. Kas­pa­rek Spe­cia­list & Trainer

In­ter­view with Priv.-Doz. DDr. Ma­xi­mi­lian Kas­pa­rek, MSc “Mo­dern me­di­cine needs mo­dern transfer” 

Mr. Do­zent Kas­pa­rek, you are not only a spe­cia­list in hip and knee re­pla­ce­ments, but also a de­di­ca­ted trai­ner. What mo­ti­va­tes you to pass on your knowledge? 

I see it as my re­spon­si­bi­lity to of­fer my pa­ti­ents me­di­cine that is up to date with the la­test sci­en­ti­fic fin­dings – and to ac­tively pass on this know­ledge. My ha­bi­li­ta­tion the­sis was al­re­ady en­tit­led “In­no­va­tions in knee and hip ar­thro­plasty”. This de­scri­bes well what is im­portant to me: ques­tio­ning pro­ven stan­dards, in­cor­po­ra­ting new de­ve­lo­p­ments and sha­ring my ex­pe­ri­ence with colleagues. 

You are a trai­ner for ro­bot-as­sis­ted knee sur­gery. What exactly do you teach in these trainings? 

I lead OP trai­nings, hands-on cour­ses and trai­ning cour­ses on ro­bot-as­sis­ted im­plan­ta­tion of knee and par­tial knee re­pla­ce­ments. We work with state-of-the-art ro­bo­tic sys­tems that enable pre­cise, pa­ti­ent-spe­ci­fic pla­ce­ment of the im­plant. This not only im­pro­ves func­tion­a­lity, but also re­du­ces post­ope­ra­tive pain and complications. 

What are the spe­ci­fic ad­van­ta­ges of ro­bot-as­sis­ted sur­gery for patients?

The tech­no­logy al­lows an ex­tre­mely exact pla­ce­ment of the pro­sthe­sis. This pro­tects the sur­roun­ding tis­sue, mi­ni­mi­zes the stress – and of­ten si­gni­fi­cantly ac­ce­le­ra­tes the he­al­ing pro­cess. Espe­ci­ally with par­tial knee re­pla­ce­ments, the pre­cis­ion brings clear ad­van­ta­ges, as more he­althy struc­tures are pre­ser­ved. Over­all, this in­crea­ses the qua­lity of life af­ter the pro­ce­dure – both with par­tial and to­tal en­do­pro­s­the­ses.

You are also ac­tive as an in­s­truc­tor in the field of hip ar­thro­plasty. What tech­ni­ques do you teach here? 

One fo­cus is on the so-cal­led AMIS tech­ni­que – which stands for An­te­rior Mi­ni­mally In­va­sive Sur­gery. The hip joint is ac­ces­sed from the front, which lar­gely pro­tects mus­cles and tis­sue. For pa­ti­ents, this of­ten me­ans fas­ter mo­bi­liza­tion and shorter re­hab time. I teach this me­thod re­gu­larly in ad­van­ced trai­ning cour­ses and prac­ti­cal trainings. 

What is the short stem pro­sthe­sis all about, which you use in con­nec­tion with the AMIS tech­ni­que?

Short-stem pro­s­the­ses are de­si­gned to pre­serve a par­ti­cu­larly large amount of the bo­dy’s own bone. They ad­apt well to the na­tu­ral shape of the fe­mur and pro­tect the bone tis­sue. In com­bi­na­tion with the AMIS tech­ni­que, this re­sults in a very mo­dern, gentle me­thod – and a sus­tainable re­sult for the patients. 

What does mo­dern trai­ning mean to you personally?

For me, edu­ca­tion is not a one-way street. Of course, I pass on my know­ledge – but I also learn from every course and every ex­ch­ange with col­le­agues. This dia­lo­gue helps me to fur­ther de­ve­lop my own tech­ni­ques and to ab­sorb new im­pul­ses. We im­prove tog­e­ther when we share our knowledge. 

What role does the Evan­ge­li­cal Hos­pi­tal Vi­enna play in your trai­ning concept?

We are among the lea­ding or­tho­pe­dic de­part­ments in Aus­tria. Th­rough our spe­cia­liza­tion – par­ti­cu­larly in hip and knee en­do­pro­sthe­tics – we can of­fer our pa­ti­ents the hig­hest qua­lity. We rely on state-of-the-art me­thods such as ro­bot-as­sis­ted knee sur­gery or the mi­ni­mally in­va­sive AMIS ap­proach. Our mo­bi­liza­tion con­cepts are also de­si­gned to get pa­ti­ents back on their feet quickly. 

A high­light of ju­nior ta­lent de­ve­lo­p­ment was the Or­tho-Trauma Con­gress in Bad Hof­gas­tein. Can you tell us about it? 

Cer­tainly. The Or­tho-Trauma Con­gress in Bad Hof­gas­tein was in­itia­ted by Prim. Univ.-Doz. Dr. Tho­mas Müll­ner and mys­elf. Our goal is to pro­vide you with an up-to-date and high-qua­lity over­view of mo­dern tre­at­ment stra­te­gies and in­no­va­tive tech­ni­ques. On the first day, the so-cal­led Roo­kie Day took place, where young doc­tors gai­ned prac­ti­cal in­sights into cur­rent to­pics in or­tho­pe­dics – from me­nis­cus ope­ra­ti­ons to ar­ti­fi­cial joint re­pla­ce­ment. Par­ti­cu­larly im­pres­sive was a 12-ton truck that ser­ved as a mo­bile ope­ra­ting lab. In it, par­ti­ci­pants could prac­tice on tis­sue spe­ci­mens un­der rea­li­stic con­di­ti­ons – for ex­am­ple, knee arthroscopies. 

Were there also prac­ti­cal trai­ning ses­si­ons on ro­bot-as­sis­ted surgery?

Yes, ab­so­lut­ely. In in­ter­ac­tive work­shops, young col­le­agues were able to prac­tice, among other things, the im­plan­ta­tion of ar­ti­fi­cial knee joints with ro­bot as­sis­tance – as well as the pro­fes­sio­nal ce­men­ting of im­plants. The com­bi­na­tion of theory, prac­tice, and tech­no­logy was truly unique. 

What ad­vice would you give to young doc­tors who are in­te­res­ted in the field of endoprosthetics?

Stay cu­rious. Learn from those with ex­pe­ri­ence – but also have the cou­rage to ask ques­ti­ons and ex­plore new paths. Me­di­cine is a con­stantly evol­ving field, and we all be­ne­fit when we are open to innovation. 

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Vi­sit the next Or­tho-Trauma Con­gress in Bad Hof­gas­tein or cont­act Priv.-Doz. DDr. Ma­xi­mi­lian Kas­pa­rek di­rectly – for ob­ser­ver­ships, sur­gi­cal cour­ses, or in­di­vi­dual instructions.

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