Why Fast-Track Recovery?

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  THE ORTHO-CAMPUS – AN INNOVATIVE TREATMENT CONCEPT

  Interdisciplinary collaboration not only saves organisational effort, but also ensures faster recovery. We create a smooth transition between surgery and rehabilitation, offering treatment from a single source, always aiming to mobilise the patients as soon as possible. At the Ortho-Campus we aim to provide optimal and customised care to patients so that they can return home safely. This is based on the conviction that patients in need of a new hip or knee joint are not “sick” in the traditional sense. Rather, they suffer from natural wear and tear, which can be remedied by joint replacement. Following this treatment, patients should return to a normal, active life as soon as possible instead of staying in the hospital bed for a long time. Using what is referred to as the fast-track method, we optimally prepare our patients for the upcoming surgery and the challenges in rehabilitation as early as the preliminary consultation. During the surgery, we rely on innovative, gentle methods and mild anaesthesia to keep the physical strain to a minimum. Mobilisation, which is of vital importance, is started immediately after the surgery in the recovery room, enabling patients to move again on their own within just a few days.

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  FOR WHOM IS THE ORTHO-CAMPUS?

  Arthroplasty at the Ortho-Campus specialises in knee and hip replacement. Both joints are subject to excessive stress in daily life, inevitably leading to wear and tear. This wear and tear most commonly affects the joint cartilage, which acts as a kind of shock absorber between the bones. Its wear – referred to as osteoarthritis – causes the bones to directly rub against each other, the consequences being pain and increasing immobility. With increasing age, these problems typically become acute, necessitating treatment. The wear process may be accelerated by overweight, constant excessive stress or lack of exercise. Once conservative (joint-preserving) measures are exhausted, arthroplasty is needed, where the worn joint is replaced by an artificial one. Other, less common causes of knee joint problems include previous meniscus or cruciate ligament surgeries as well as congenital deformities. Hip replacement may be indicated due to femoral neck fractures or hip dysplasia. Of course, these different backgrounds are taken into account at the Ortho-Campus, because it makes a big difference whetherthe patient is an 85-year-old pensioner who fell down the stairs and suffered a femoral neck fracture or a 49-year old amateur tennis player who complains about chronic pain after a knee injury. At the Ortho-Campus, the focus is placed on the patients and their specific needs, providing them with treatment that is precisely tailored to their specific requirements.