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23 June, 2025
Achilles tendon injuries: causes, symptoms and treatment
The Achilles tendon, the longest and strongest tendon in the human body, plays a key role in everyday movements like walking, climbing stairs, or standing on tiptoe. However, its constant functional demand also makes it one of the most vulnerable tendons to injury. When Achilles tendon pain appears, it is important to act early to avoid complications such as chronic inflammation, rupture, or loss of function.
Dr. Daniel Poggio, specialist in traumatology and foot and ankle surgery at barnaclínic+, offers in this article a clear and comprehensive guide to Achilles tendon injuries, their treatment and recovery.
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31 March, 2025
Knee Replacement Recovery: pain, recovery time, and limitations
The knee replacement surgery is a common procedure performed to relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with severe joint damage. However, the success of this operation does not depend solely on the surgical procedure itself but also on proper postoperative care after knee replacement and an effective rehabilitation.
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5 April, 2022
Minimally invasive surgery for foot and ankle injuries that do not respond to conservative treatment
Foot and ankle injuries are very common. Among athletes they occur regularly, but this type of injury can also be caused in daily life. In many cases, conservative treatment is enough to recover these injuries, but in a small percentage of cases this is not the case. The pain may persist and even the functionality of the joint may be affected. In these cases, surgery offers an alternative and in recent years, thanks to minimally invasive approaches, such as arthroscopy, greater comfort and better recovery of patients are being achieved.
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15 December, 2021
Orthopaedic surgery that’s more and more personalised
The great development in technology and research in the last few years has allowed us to implement more and more personalized medicine, made to measure for each patient. It is a focus that is helping to improve the results obtained. Orthopaedic surgery is one of the fields in which this development has been notable. In barnaclínic+ there is a group of first rate professionals, as well as cutting-edge technology, which allows them to offer all patients the most adapted services according to their needs. Personalised orthopaedic surgery.
