Priv.-Doz. DDr. Ma­xi­mi­lian Kas­pa­rek, MSc is a spe­cia­list in mo­dern hip and knee joint replacement

It is one of the most com­mon di­se­a­ses to­day, and it cau­ses great pain: joint os­teo­ar­thri­tis in the hip or knee. If it is al­re­ady in an ad­van­ced stage, the qua­lity of life of those af­fec­ted is se­ver­ely li­mi­ted. Not only be­cause of the pain, but also be­cause their mo­bi­lity is in­cre­asingly rest­ric­ted and the joint stif­fens. Wal­king is pain­ful, and sports are im­pos­si­ble any­way. The good news: If the joint car­ti­lage is com­ple­tely worn out, nor­mal joint func­tion can be res­to­red th­rough ar­ti­fi­cial hip or knee joint re­pla­ce­ment. And an ac­tive life wi­t­hout pain is pos­si­ble again. 

Mi­ni­mally in­va­sive procedure
With the mo­dern and mus­cle-spa­ring AMIS sur­gi­cal tech­ni­que, no mus­cles, ten­dons, or ner­ves are se­vered du­ring the im­plan­ta­tion of the ar­ti­fi­cial hip joint. This keeps all hip mus­cles fully func­tional, which si­gni­fi­cantly ac­ce­le­ra­tes re­ha­bi­li­ta­tion. “In the area of ar­ti­fi­cial hip joint re­pla­ce­ment, the AMIS me­thod en­ables ra­pid re­ha­bi­li­ta­tion, and the best pos­si­ble joint func­tion can be achie­ved,” ex­plains Priv.-Doz. DDr. Ma­xi­mi­lian Kas­pa­rek. The or­tho­pe­dist has re­cei­ved mul­ti­ple awards for his re­se­arch ac­ti­vi­ties and tra­vels world­wide as a spea­ker at spe­cia­list con­gres­ses. He ope­ra­tes on and ca­res for his pa­ti­ents at the Evan­ge­li­cal Hos­pi­tal Vienna.

Even sports are pos­si­ble again 

Me­di­cal pro­gress is also si­gni­fi­cant in ar­ti­fi­cial knee joint re­pla­ce­ment. Using mo­dern sur­face pro­s­the­ses, the in­di­vi­dual ana­to­mical con­di­tion of the joint, as it was be­fore os­teo­ar­thri­tis, is re­con­s­truc­ted. “Mo­dern knee pro­s­the­ses to­day al­low for vir­tually na­tu­ral mo­ve­ment se­quen­ces and enable pa­ti­ents to lead a life with high ac­ti­vity and wi­t­hout pain again,” says Dr. Kas­pa­rek. Many of his pa­ti­ents are en­thu­si­a­stic ski­ers, who are de­ligh­ted that ski­ing and even deep pow­der ski­ing are pos­si­ble again wi­t­hout pro­blems and pain-free with an ar­ti­fi­cial joint. The same ap­plies to many other po­pu­lar sports. 

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