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Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hirslanden Clinic Aarau

Hirslanden Clinic Aarau

Aarau, Switzerland
Department id # 26303
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Dr. med. Claudio Cerletti
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Specialized in: orthopedics, traumatology

About the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Hirslanden Clinic Aarau

The Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Hirslanden Clinic Aarau offers all the options of modern medicine for treating patients with pathologies of the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments. The doctors of the department have exceptional experience in the field of joint replacement surgery. The patients who have undergone knee or hip replacement surgery are offered an innovative highly effective concept of postoperative recovery of mobility called Rapid Recovery. Special attention is also paid to the treatment of spinal pathologies, in particular arthrosis, herniated discs and osteoporotic lesions of the spine. The department is headed by Dr. med. Claudio Cerletti.

The medical facility began its work in 1988, so its specialists have rich experience and professional skills to provide high-quality and effective medical care based on an individual approach. The clinical practice involves the use of reliable, internationally recognized conservative and surgical treatments. If it is necessary to perform joint endoprosthetics, the surgeons use high-quality prostheses made of durable materials with a long service life.

The department’s range of medical services includes:

  • Diagnostics and treatment of shoulder diseases
    • Shoulder instability
    • Rotator cuff lesions
    • Acromioclavicular joint arthrosis
    • Acromioclavicular joint separation
    • Shoulder arthrosis
    • Subacromial impingement syndrome
    • Calcification of the forearm
  • Diagnostics and treatment of knee diseases
    • Anterior cruciate ligament tear
    • Meniscus tear
    • Lateral ligament lesions
    • Cartilage lesions
    • Complex knee injuries with damage to several anatomical structures (lateral ligaments, menisci, cruciate ligaments, bones and cartilage)
    • Patellar instability
    • Knee arthrosis (joint-preserving interventions, total joint replacement, revision interventions)
    • Prosthetic joint infection
    • Knee bone fractures after joint replacement surgery
    • Sports knee injuries
  • Diagnostics and treatment of hip diseases
    • Hip arthrosis
    • Pain after hip prosthesis implantation
    • Pain syndrome due to he displacement of the prosthesis components
    • Prosthetic joint infection
    • Hip bone fractures after joint replacement surgery
    • Femoral neck fracture
  • Diagnostics and treatment of ankle diseases
    • Ankle lesions accompanied by lateral ligament rupture
    • Lateral ligament lesions in case of chronic ankle instability (reconstructive surgery)
    • Ankle arthrosis
  • Diagnostics and treatment of sports injuries
    • Anterior cruciate ligament rupture
    • Meniscus tear
    • Lateral ligament lesions
    • Cartilage lesions
    • Knee lesion due to excessive exercise
    • Complex knee injuries with damage to several anatomical structures (lateral ligaments, menisci, cruciate ligaments, bones and cartilage)
    • Patellar instability
    • Rotator cuff injuries
  • Foot surgery
    • Hallux valgus
    • Hallux rigidus
    • Mallet and hammer toes
    • Morton's neuroma
    • Flat foot
    • Clubfoot
    • Hollow foot
    • Heel spur
    • Haglund's deformity
    • Achilles tendon inflammation and rupture
  • Spinal surgery (in collaboration with specialists in neurosurgery)
    • Herniated discs
    • Spinal injuries
    • Spinal tumors
    • Spinal deformities (for example, scoliosis)
  • Other medical services

Curriculum vitae

Clinical Interests

  • Minimally invasive and classic hip, knee, and shoulder joint replacement.
  • Arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery.
  • Sports orthopedics and traumatology with a special focus on knee ligament lesions, patellofemoral instability and pain syndromes.

Professional Career

  • January 2015 Chief Physician of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Hirslanden Clinic Aarau.
  • January 2014 - December 2014 Leading Senior Physician in the Department of Orthopedics at the Cantonal Hospital Sursee.
  • March 2010 - December 2013 Senior Physician in the Department of Orthopedics at the Cantonal Hospital Sursee.
  • January 2008 - February 2010 Senior Physician of the Department of Orthopedics at the Bürgerspital Solothurn Hospital.
  • January 2007 - December 2007 Senior Physician at the Sports Medicine Clinic Villa Linde.
  • December 2004 - November 2006 Assistant Physician, Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Balgrist.
  • February 2002 - November 2004 Assistant Physician, Department of Orthopedics at the Bürgerspital Solothurn Hospital.
  • February 2001 - January 2002 Assistant Physician, Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Bruderholz.

Higher Education and Postgraduate Training

  • March 2009 Certification in Sports Medicine, Swiss Society for Sports Medicine (SGSM).
  • July 2007 Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Swiss Medical Association (FMH).
  • January 2001 Doctoral thesis defense.
  • November 2000 State Exam.
  • August 1997 - May 2000 Thesis at the Brain Research Institute in Zurich.
  • October 1994 - November 2000 Study of Human Medicine at the University of Basel.

Photo of the doctor: (c) Hirslanden AG