St. Catherine Specialty Hospital Zagreb
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Awards & Recognition
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Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Expertise in All Areas of Orthopaedics
Foot Operations
Hallux Valgus
Maller Finger Correction
Shoulder Operations
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Calcific Tendonitis
Shoulder Instability
Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
Elbow Operations
Open Shoulder Surgery
Knee Operation
Meniscus injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Meniscal Transpantation
Total Knee Replacement
Knee Arthroscopy
Hip Operations
Joint Hip Arthroscopy
Total Hip Replacement
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Regenerative Orthopaedics and Tissue Engineering
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Foot Surgery
Treatment of Sports Injuries
Knee Arthroscopy
Latest Techniques & Leading-Edge Technology
Through collaboration with scientists around the world, St. Catherine’s orthopedic surgeons develop new treatment techniques that increase healing and rehabilitation processes. They do so by using advanced technologies in all treatment phases – from diagnosis to recovery.
Surgical Treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
St. Catherine’s orthopedic team has over 25 years of experience in treating patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease. They currently perform more procedures than any other orthopaedic facility in the region. Surgical treatment of fractures and deformities of lower extremity long bones is crucial for successful lifelong condition management. Along with a whole range of orthopedic procedures, the team uses third generation of telescoping.
Stem Cell Therapy: Lipogems Treatment
When facing different orthopaedic disorders, people often look for ways to avoid invasive surgery, turning to minimally invasive procedures. One such procedure is the Lipogems procedure, which uses cutting-edge technology that gently processes the body’s own fat tissue which is injected into the body to help support tissue healing and repair of the affected area.
Our body tissue constantly repairs itself. Fat tissue has been widely studied since World War II and is known to have an innate healing potential. Lipogems treatment is a procedure developed to optimize the use of fat and support our bodies’ natural healing process.
The Lipogems Procedure: Innovative, Convenient & Quick
• First your physician makes a tiny puncture through your skin to take a small section of fat from either your midsection or “love handles.”
• Then the sample is processed in a special Lipogems device using sterile saline solution.
• This gentle process is called micro-fragmentation, and is used to washed, rinsed, and resize the extracted fat tissue into smaller clusters while maintaining its natural beneficial properties.
• Impurities in your fat such as blood, cell debris, and oils are removed, leaving concentrated fat.
• Using a small needle, your physician injects the micro-fragmented tissue into the treatment area.
Due to the simplicity of the procedure, it will require only local anesthesia, lasting no more than an hour, with minimal recovery time.
Are You A Candidate for Lipogems?
• Do you suffer from an injury or ailment that limits your normal daily functioning or physical activity?
• Are your joints (knees, ankles or shoulders) painful, with limited range of motion?
• Do you have a soft tissue defect in your tendons, ligaments, and/or muscles?
• Have you tried different treatment options, such as physical therapy, NSAIDS, or steroid injections, but have not had significant relief?
Award-Winning Technology
Lipogems was awarded Best New Technology in Sports Medicine in 2016 by Top Sports Medicine Physicians from leading institutions in the United States.
Cartilage Defect Treatment with Mesenchymal Stem Cells
The Lipogems® technology, patented in 2010 and clinically available since 2013, represent a new completely closed tool to harvest, wash, process, and reinject human (or animal) lipoaspirates.
The surgical procedure consists of two steps:
1. The infiltration step: adrenalin, in a saline solution, and very diluted lidocaine are injected to induce vasoconstriction and local anesthesia, facilitating the subsequent lipoaspiration
2. The aspiration step: a standard liposuction technique.
The Lipogems® technology is characterized by optimal handling ability and a great regenerative potential based on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC).
Larger Cartilage Defects Treatment in The Knee Joints
It is a therapy that uses a cell-free collagen type I matrix (cares-1s). Indications for application of CaReS-1S are:
• Focal, full-layer cartilage defects (ICRS classification 3 and 4)
• Defects with or without the involvement of subchondral bone
• Defect size up to 8 cm2
• Patient age: 18-60 years
• BMI < 35
• Osteochondritis dissecans
Location
St. Catherine Specialty Hospital operates in two locations:
Surgeries and the first 5 days of physical therapy are performed in their Zabok facility, 60 km and 50 minutes car-ride away from the Zagreb airport Screenings and extended physical therapy are conducted in our Zagreb facility, only 15 km and 20 minutes car-ride away from the airport.
Either way, you’ll be less than an hour away from the airport, which is only a two-hour flight away from almost any airport in Europe.
Besides that, you will be able to take your time off therapy to visit Zagreb, Croatia’s cultural, economic and business focal point and explore all its shopping, fun and leisure options.
If you prefer to spend your time in peace and quiet, you can consider different health toursim and agrotoursim sites, or simply savour the natural beauties of the surrounding area.
Accommodation
Single use or shared rooms are available after surgical treatment. Five beds are available for one-day surgery and four beds standardized and equipped for 24-hour intensive care and monitoring.
Pricing
- Total hip replacement: €6.860 – €17.810
- Total knee replacement: €8.220
- Total shoulder replacement: €11.650 – €17.810
- ACL reconstruction: €4.110
- Rotator cuff reconstruction: €4.935
- Lipogems – stem cell therapy: €4.800
*NOTE The above prices include 5 days of physical therapy, but do not include accommodation.
**NOTE For other treatments pricing, reach out to us via our contact form.
- Regular hospital room: €150/ day
- Private suite: €200/ day
- Postoperative rehabilitation: €100/ day
Other important information
- Return flights are organized either on your own or through our partner travel agency
- Bus/ van transfers to and from the airports in Croatia are organized by our partner travel agency
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