Traumavist has a special unit dedicated to sports medicine as well as a complete structure to cover all sports injuries in patients.
The sports medicine unit is organized around three areas:
- Prevention of injuries in athletes
- Treatment of injuries occurred
- Reinstatement of the athlete to activity as soon as possible.
Preventive activity is performed is through stress test, blood test, nutritional studies, gait test, etc. When sports injury occurs, Traumavist has specialized multidisciplinary units formed by traumatologists, rehabilitators and physiotherapists to treat sports injuries, with the latest techniques in biological medicine, which allow a much faster recovery.
Knee Unit
Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomy, meniscal suturing, treatment of osteochondritis,
etc.
Arthroscopic knee ligamentoplastia: both anterior and posterior cruciate injuries. Patellar
tendinitis, and iliotibial band síndrome of condromalacia. Use of platelet-rich plasma (PRGF).
Hip Unit
Hip arthroscopy: treatment of femoro-acetabular impingement, labral tear, snapping iliopsoas tendon, gluteus medius tendinopathy, piriformis syndrome, etc. etc. Use of platelet-rich plasma (PRGF).
Shoulder Unit
Shoulder arthroscopy: shoulder impingement syndrome, tears and tendinopathy of the
rotator cuff, shoulder instability, SLAP lesions, internal impingement syndrome
(launcher shoulder, etc.). Use of platelet rich plasma (PRGF).
Elbow and hand unit
Elbow arthroscopy: Epicondylitis (tennis elbow), arthrolysis. Wrist arthroscopy: triangular fibrocartilage injuries. Use of platelet rich plasma (PRGF).
Spine unit
Chemical resorption and through radiofrequency of the posterior facets and disc
injuries. Cervical, thoracic or lumbar disc herniae. Lumbar
spine instabilities. Lumbar canal stenosis.
Ankle and foot Unit
Ankle and subtalar arthroscopy: anterior or posterior ankle impingements,
osteochondral lesions, ankle instability after repetition of ankle sprains, etc. Metatarsalgia and claw toes. Hallux valgus and hallux rigidus surgery. Use
of platelet rich plasma (PRGF). Walk studies and adaptation of gait orthoses (insoles).
