Orthopedic Oncology
Our orthopedic oncology services provide advanced treatments for bone and soft tissue tumors, combining expert surgical techniques with compassionate care. Trust our experienced team to deliver personalized, cutting-edge solutions for your orthopedic oncology needs, ensuring optimal outcomes and improved quality of life.
What is Orthopedic Oncology?
Orthopedic oncology is a specialized medical field focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of bone and soft tissue tumors. This includes both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors that affect the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic oncologists at Sava Clinic are experts in complex surgical procedures, limb salvage techniques, and comprehensive cancer care, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal tumors.
What are the Advantages of Orthopedic Oncology?
Orthopedic oncology offers several advantages:
- Specialized Expertise: Orthopedic oncologists have extensive training in both oncology and orthopedic surgery, providing specialized care for bone and soft tissue tumors.
- Limb-Sparing Surgery: Advanced surgical techniques aim to preserve the affected limb, improving function and quality of life.
- Comprehensive Care: Multidisciplinary teams collaborate to offer personalized treatment plans, combining surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and rehabilitation.
- Innovative Treatments: Access to the latest research and technologies ensures patients receive cutting-edge treatments and therapies.
Why Orthopedic Oncology?
Choosing Sava Clinic for orthopedic oncology means receiving care from a dedicated team of experts committed to your health and recovery. Our clinic offers:
- Experienced Specialists: Our orthopedic oncologists are leaders in their field, with extensive experience in treating complex cases.
- Patient-Centered Care: We prioritize your needs and preferences, providing compassionate, individualized care throughout your treatment journey.
- State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our clinic is equipped with advanced technology and modern facilities to deliver the highest standard of care.
- Collaborative Approach: Our multidisciplinary team works together to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient.
Preoperative Preparation for Orthopedic Oncology
Preparing for orthopedic oncology surgery involves several important steps:
- Medical Evaluation: A thorough medical assessment, including imaging studies and laboratory tests, to evaluate your overall health and the extent of the tumor.
- Consultation with Specialists: Meetings with your orthopedic oncologist, anesthesiologist, and other relevant specialists to discuss the surgical plan and address any concerns.
- Preoperative Instructions: Detailed instructions on fasting, medications, and other preparations needed before surgery.
- Physical Preparation: Depending on the surgery, you may need to engage in specific exercises or physical therapy to strengthen your body before the procedure.
- Emotional Support: Counseling and support services to help you and your family cope with the emotional aspects of surgery and cancer treatment.
Candidates for Orthopedic Oncology
Candidates for orthopedic oncology treatment at Sava Clinic include:
- Patients with Bone Tumors: Individuals diagnosed with primary bone tumors, such as osteosarcoma or chondrosarcoma, or metastatic bone disease.
- Patients with Soft Tissue Tumors: Those with soft tissue sarcomas or other tumors affecting muscles, tendons, and connective tissues.
- Patients with Recurring Tumors: Individuals whose tumors have recurred after previous treatments.
- Complex Cases: Patients requiring specialized surgical techniques and comprehensive cancer care due to the complexity of their condition.
- Limb Preservation Needs: Individuals seeking limb-sparing procedures to maintain function and quality of life.
Orthopedic Oncology frequently asked questions
Robotic surgery has shown almost 95% - 100% positive results in terms of fewer complications, faster recovery times and improved surgical precision compared to traditional methods. Success rates vary by procedure and patient, focusing on factors such as lower complication rates, faster recovery and high patient satisfaction.
It facilitates early mobilization, enabling patients to stand up and regain mobility from the first day post-surgery.
- Precision in bone incisions, minimizing unnecessary tissue disruption.
- Customized implant size and alignment tailored to the patient’s anatomy.
- Enhanced natural knee sensation post-surgery.
- Accelerated and less painful recovery.
- Quicker return to daily activities.
• Improved prosthesis longevity due to precise implant placement.
MAKOplasty is a robot-assisted surgical procedure developed for minimally invasive joint operations. Initially utilized for partial knee replacements, it quickly gained popularity for total hip replacements and subsequently for total knee replacements.
Focused abrasion in a specific area of the knee joint,
Intact knee ligaments,
Minimal deformity within the knee joint.
This procedure is most effective for patients within a healthy weight range
The primary advantage of robotic prosthetic surgery (MAKOplasty) lies in its ability to achieve surgical precision at the millimeter level. The key to successful prosthetic surgery includes precise fitting of the implant, optimal balance of joint bone and soft tissues, and correct alignment of the joint. Robotic prosthetic surgery reduces the risk of prosthetic dislocation by customizing implant placement for each patient, thereby minimizing soft tissue damage.
Why Sava Clinic?
At Sava Clinic Orthopedic Center, our specialists are dedicated to helping patients achieve optimal musculoskeletal health. We create individualized treatment programs for each patient using a multidisciplinary approach involving orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other related specialists. Our comprehensive care begins before surgery and is supported by a meticulous follow-up system, assessing the patient’s physical condition, lifestyle, and rehabilitation needs.
At Sava Clinic Orthopedic Center, we share all recommended treatment practices with our patients after thorough multidisciplinary evaluations tailored to each individual. Our patient-oriented approach ensures that patients are engaged in the entire process, leading to long-lasting outcomes and minimizing complications.
Experience is crucial in orthopedic treatments. With over 25 years of expertise gained at leading centers in Turkey, the USA, and Europe, and our clinic’s commitment to quality services, Sava Clinic Orthopedic Center is recognized as a reference center both nationally and internationally. Patients requiring complex orthopedic procedures or revision surgeries are frequently referred to our center for our exceptional care and successful results.
Why choose us?
Choose Sava Clinic because our expert team, state-of-the-art facilities, and personalized approaches elevate your health and beauty to the highest level.
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