Villa Donatello, Your Top Destination for Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery

Do you know that Meniscus tears or torn meniscus are common in sports enthusiasts who perform constant twisting or knee rotation? It is one of the most common injuries on the knee. It is believed that any activity that causes you to forcefully rotate or twist your knee, especially when placing pressure like your full weight on it, might cause a meniscal tear.

The meniscus is a thick, crescent-shaped cartilage pad that acts as a smooth surface of the knee joint to move on. The medial side is torn more frequently, and more men injure their meniscus more often compared to women.

Usually when a tear occurs, an individual may feel swelling (in the knee joint); pain in the area of the tear, “catching” symptoms, and the knee may not be extended or bent. These symptoms become worse when vigorous rotating movements are performed and during squatting.

The only way to relieve discomfort especially when a large bone fragment becomes lodged between the bearing surfaces is a Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery or Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair.

Usually, a Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery is a surgical procedure performed in an outpatient basis to repair torn knee cartilage.

Arthroscopy is performed by an orthopaedic surgeon (bone specialist). He makes a small incision on the knee and inserts the arthroscope (a small pencil-like instrument with a camera) into the knee joint. The arthroscope then sends images of the knee structures in detail to a TV monitor. The orthopaedic surgeon uses the arthroscope to repair and remove the damaged cartilage.

After the healing process, postoperative physical therapy is advised to regain full knee function, which occurs 4-5 months after arthroscopic surgery.

Advanced Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery in Florence, Italy

Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery in Villa Donatello costs € 4.000,00 – 4.500,00  or (USD $4,527 – $5,092) and includes:

• Specialist visit
• Preoperative examinations
• Surgical intervention
• 1 night of hospitalization in Villa Donatello

Why Choose Villa Donatello in Italy for Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery?

Villa Donatello:

• Is an expert in performing video-laparoscopic and arthroscopic procedures, as well as orthopedic microsurgery.
• Has logistic services available for international and medical travellers such as: visa and travel assistance, hotel and apartment assistance, food & shopping, sight-seeing, interpreter services and cultural mediation.
• Villa Donatello’s medical and administrative staff is highly-trained and fluent in English.
• A private institute that is well-equipped. It has an emergency ward with operating rooms available 24/7. Diagnostic services such as CT scan, X-ray, Ultrasound and MRI are available.
• Equipped with a laboratory for analysis and cardiology.
• Villa Donatello is capable to perform one-day surgeries such as Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery.
• Villa Donatello is a multispecialty health institute that also provides second opinion to confirm a diagnosis.

For more information about Meniscal Arthroscopic Surgery in Italy, please do not hesitate to contact us!