Knee Ligament Surgery (cruciate ligaments)

If you are thinking on having a Knee Ligaments Surgery in Spain, you can request an assessment consultation with one of our specialists in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, and regain your quality of life now under the guarantees of Operarme.

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In Operarme you will find the best offer in surgical care in Spain. We work with first-rate private hospitals in different cities, equipped with modern facilities and an experienced staff and medical team. Our trauma and orthopedic surgeons bring years of experience in surgical procedures of the specialty of Traumatology.

In addition, Operarme includes a Medical Complications Insurance that covers possible eventualities that may occur, such as, the need to increase days of hospital stay or the need to re-intervene again.

The cost of Knee Ligament surgery (cruciate ligaments) in Spain through Operarme is from 5.490 €: a fixed price with all the services included. However, if there is any special need in the technique or the surgical process, always under the surgeon’s medical recommendation, you will be informed of the variation in the price before starting the process.

Contact our Patient Service Team if you have any questions by calling at +34 91 141 33 56, by filling out the contact form or through Whatsapp. Operarme is not only at your disposal throughout the process, advising you and programming each stage of the procedure, but will also try to solve any concerns that may arise.

If you need guidance on the surgical process, the postoperative stage and the advantages of having Knee ligament surgery (cruciate ligaments), we offer you more detailed information below. 

A torn ligament is usually caused by an exaggerated movement of the knee while the foot is placed in a flat position on the ground. When the ligament ruptures, the knee loses stability and causes significant pain every time you put your injured leg on the ground. In some cases, recovery without surgery is not a viable option.

Cruciate ligaments give stability to the knee by preventing dislocation, which means preventing the bone from slipping out of the joint.

ACL ligament or PCL ligament is generally repaired after a recent or old sports, occupational or traffic trauma, resulting in pain, failure and instability of the knee, always after a period of rehabilitation.

Therefore, once the ligament torn has been caused, the most recommendatory option is to have surgery to repair the anterior or posterior cruciate ligaments. 

When a patient makes the decision of having surgery for cruciate ligaments, it’s important to take into account a few steps previous to the surgery in order for it to be performed as safely and effectively as possible. We’re going to explain below step by step how cruciate ligament surgery is carried out at Operarme.

First of all, the patient has been previously diagnosed with a ligament problem in his/her knee and needs surgery to repair it, so the patient books a surgical assessment consultation with one of our traumatologists, through our website.

You can ask for an appointment by clicking on the “Make an appointment” button, calling at +34 91 141 33 56 or filling our contact form here.

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Once the patient has attended the appointment and the surgeon has confirmed the intervention and technique, our patient service team will contact him/her to inform about the schedule and coming appointments of the patient’s surgical procedure. 

Knee Ligament Surgery is a major surgery that is performed under general/regional anaesthesia and lasts between 30-90 minutes.

These are the steps the surgeon takes to perform a knee ligament surgery:

• First of all, regional or general anaesthesia will be given to the patient, and the surgeon will wait until it’s taken effect on the patient.
• The surgeon will start by making small holes in the knee where the tubes and the surgical instruments are inserted, so the surgeon can work throughout the intervention with the aid of a monitor. 
• Once the tubes and instruments have been placed, the surgeon will make a small incision in the anterior part of the knee, in order to extract the tissue and make the new ligament.
• The tissue is prepared to the same exact measures and reinserted into the tunnels made, which are locked with the corresponding screws and at the exact tension.
• At the end of the intervention, the surgeon will suture the incisions (stitches) and place dressings over them. 

This intervention lasts approximately between 30 and 90 minutes, although it will always depend on the severity of the case and the patient’s health and conditions.

After the surgery, the patient will remain admitted into hospital for 1-2 days so the surgeon can control and check the post-surgery recovery.

After 12 - 24 hours of the surgery, the surgical team will remove the drainage tube and place the knee in a motorised splint that mobilises the knee passively. Thanks to this splint, you will be able to move your knee without any effort, achieving 90-100º of mobility during the first week.

The patient will receive instructions on exercises to prevent atrophy of the knee muscles in order to be able to start walking with the help of walking sticks after the intervention.

The day of the discharge the patient will receive a discharge report with instructions to continue with the recovery at home. 

You will be able to walk within 24 hours from the intervention, with the aid of crutches; move the knee within 12-24 hours; bend the knee to a right angle after one week; and achieve full mobility of the knee between the second and fourth post-surgery week.

Full recovery is achieved between the sixth and the eight weeks, taking into account that the patient needs to rest and don’t make any effort or physical activities during the recovery time. At the same time, it’s important to not engage in contact sports before 6 months have passed since the surgery. 

The main advantage is the relief from continuous pain when walking.

Also recovery is much faster and painless, since the surgeon uses a minimal invasive technique to perform the surgery, implying as well a reduction in the time of admission into the hospital.

You can find below several reasons why hiring Operarme services for your Cruciate Ligaments Surgery, it’s a safe and wise choice.

We have been helping our patients solve their medical problems for more than 10 years, through high-quality surgical procedures.

Our Patient Service team will answer all your questions, and will schedule each of the appointments of your surgery procedure:

• Fixed price, all included.
• Fully personalized patient care.
• Specialists in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology recognized by the Spanish health system.
• Hospitals with the best infrastructures and equipped with the most advanced medical technologies.
• Medical complications insurance that will cover any eventuality that may arise.

If you live abroad, but are interested in having knee ligaments surgery in Spain, Operarme's patient service team can help you manage the entire process:

We speak English

Our Patient Service team, as well as the doctors who are part of our medical team, speak English, so you will receive clear information about the entire process. In case you speak French, we also have staff who speak it fluently.

Organization of the surgical service from Spain

Before travelling to Spain to have the first consultation with our specialist, we would help you out with the planning of your trip:

• Reception of medical tests for review by the specialist: Before you travel to Spain, you would send us the necessary diagnostic tests via email so that our specialists can check them, and confirm that the surgery is indeed viable.
• Once it’s been confirmed, Operarme’s patient service team will organise the face-to-face consultation with the doctor, according to your arrival in Spain, and set up a date for your hospital admission so in the event that you go ahead with the surgery, the timing of the procedure fits your stay in Spain.

Personalised attention

Anytime you need to discuss and ask any questions about the process, the surgery or the conditions of the service, please do not hesitate to contact our patient service team.

Service available in all main cities in Spain

We have specialists and private hospitals available in all major cities in Spain that have international airports: Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia.

In addition, the technological equipment and infrastructure of private hospitals in our country are of first rate. In fact, the Joint Commission International (health accreditation organisation) has valued and awarded medical care in Spain on more than 20 occasions.

If you need more information or you plan to travel to Spain to undergo Knee Ligaments surgery (cruciate ligaments), contact our patient service team by filling out our contact form, or by clicking below:

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