Safety and precision in the operating room: Due to cutting edge technology and quality management Gelenk-Klinik has a perfect track record.

Our team of expert consultant orthopaedic surgeons and physicians offer private medical and surgical care of the highest standard. We use the most up to date procedures.
These procedures include the latest non surgical and minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques to speed your recovery, manage pain, treat sports injuries and all orthopaedic conditions.

A knee specialist offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic options © Viewmedica

Surgeons at the Gelenk Klinik believe in offering a range of treatment alternatives, and have the expertise and experience to successfully treat, using minimally invasive techniques. Our surgeons tailor the treatment path to your own specific requirements and only escalate the level of intervention when absolutely necessary. Our aim in every case is to preserve as much of your natural tissue and joint as possible.

General Anaesthesia Combines Safety with Stress Reduction ©Viewmedica

General Anaesthesia provides a complete loss of consciousness and pain sensation during surgery, it is therefore the method of anaesthesia that causes the least stress on the body during orthopaedic surgery.

Is irreversible cartilage damage still a fact of life?

Arthroscopic image of a 45 year old patient. Clearly visible damage to the cartilage surface inside a knee-joint. The surface is no longer smooth and strong, but rough and vulnerable due to damage to the cartilage tissue inside the knee joint. © joint-surgeon.com

Cartilage cells are vital as cushions inside the joints of the body. Healthy cartilage tissue keeps joints smooth, flexible and pain free. If the cartilage tissue becomes damaged, this damage tends to be permanent. Joints become painful and loose their flexibility. Cartilage cannot regenerate naturally inside a patients body.

After some time the bones start to collide. The joints start to become inflamed and permanently stiff, unless a prosthetic joint is implanted. This painful process represents the irreversible development of osteoarthritis.