County hospital in Bolesławiec:
The symptoms are not obvious to a layperson. They include lower back pain and knee pain. These may be symptoms of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Early diagnosis, supplemented by magnetic resonance imaging at the hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, offers a chance to save the joint and avoid joint replacement surgery.
Saving joints is one of the priorities of orthopedics. Whenever possible, doctors avoid total joint replacement in favor of modern procedures which, by combining cartilage reconstruction with correction of the limb axis and ligament reconstruction—procedures often performed in a single stage—restore patients’ mobility.
Dr. hab. med. Mirosław Kulej, Head of the Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery:
We are seeing more and more patients with degenerative changes in their knee joints. In many cases, they are young people who actively participate in sports. This is a side effect of untreated injuries, inadequate rehabilitation, and intensive running in unsuitable shoes on hard surfaces.
If your knees are refusing to cooperate, have them checked. The symptoms can be truly unpleasant.
And he adds:
I invite you to our hospital outpatient clinic. A diagnosis is made there and, if necessary, a referral for surgery is issued. Quite a large number of patients use the outpatient clinic. If necessary, we are able to extend the clinic’s opening hours.
And he emphasizes:
Sport should absolutely be practiced. I personally recommend cycling, which does not place excessive strain on the joints. Medical studies widely confirm that cycling extends life and may even improve its quality.
Contact:
- doctor’s office – tel. 75 738 01 41,
- head nurse’s office – tel. 75 738 01 40.