Division of Sports Medicine

 address  ul. Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław
 tel  +48 71 734 3800
 
e-mail  chiruraz@umw.edu.pl
 
www  Polish Platform of Medical Research

Head
Prof. Paweł Reichert

 tel  +48 71 734 3801
 
e-mail  pawel.reichert@umw.edu.pl

 

According to Order No. 109/XVI R/2023 of the Rector of the Wrocław Medical University, as of June 30, 2023, the Department of Trauma Surgery, along with its subordinate units: the Clinic of Trauma Surgery and Hand Surgery, and the Department of Sports Medicine, as well as the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System for Adults and Children, along with its subordinate units: the Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System for Adults and Children, and the Photographic Documentation Laboratory, are dissolved within the Faculty of Medicine.

Simultaneously, as of July 1, 2023, the Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology  and Hand Surgery (polish: Katedra Ortopedii, Traumatologii Narządu Ruchu i Chirurgii Ręki) is established within the Faculty of Medicine, along with its subordinate units:

  1. Clinical Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology, and Hand Surgery (polish: Klinika Ortopedii, Traumatologii Narządu Ruchu i Chirurgii Ręki),
  2. Division of Sports Medicine (polish: Zakład Medycyny Sportowej).

Division of Sports Medicine

 address  ul. Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław
 tel  +48 71 734 3800
 
e-mail  chiruraz@umw.edu.pl
 www  Polish Platform of Medical Research

Head
Prof. Paweł Reichert

 tel  +48 71 734 3801
 
e-mail  pawel.reichert@umw.edu.pl

 

Head

Prof. Paweł Reichert, MD PhD
 tel  +48 71 734 3801
 
e-mail  pawel.reichert@umw.edu.pl
 
www  Polish Platform of Medical Research

 

Employees

Assistant Professor
Jarosław Witkowski, MD PhD

 tel  +48 71 734 3890
 
e-mail  jaroslaw.witkowski@umw.edu.pl
 
www  Polish Platform of Medical Research

 

Profile of the unit is available on the website of the Polish Medical Platform:

 www   Profile of the Division of Sports Medicine

The following projects are currently ongoing at the Division of Sports Medicine:

  • Prevention, diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment for the most common injuries and conditions in orthopedics, traumatology, and sports medicine.
  • Exploring the potential use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of extensor tendon enthesopathy of the forearm.
  • Functional assessment of patients after surgical treatment of rotator cuff injuries in the shoulder.
  • Clinical and comparative evaluation of arthroscopic treatment outcomes for cartilage chondromalacia in the knee joint.
  • Comparison of the effects of hip joint endoprosthesis treatment with direct anterior access depending on the type of skin incision used.
  • Return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the knee joint.

The staff of the Division of Sports Medicine conduct classes based at the Clinical Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery.

The Clinical Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery currently provides educational activities at the following faculties of the Wrocław Medical University:

  • Faculty of Medicine

    • 4th year – Orthopedics and Traumatology
    • 6th year – Practical Clinical Teaching - Orthopedics and Traumatology
  • Faculty of Medicine English Division

    • 4th year – Orthopaedics and Traumatology
    • 6th year – Practical Clinical Teaching - Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  • Faculty of Health Sciences

    • 1st year – Clinical Foundations of Physiotherapy in Orthopedics, Traumatology 1
    • 2nd year – Clinical Foundations of Physiotherapy in Orthopedics, Traumatology 2
    • 3rd year – Clinical Foundations of Physiotherapy in Sports Medicine
    • 3rd year – Emergency Medical Services
    • 4th year – Basics of Sports Medicine - Elective Course

Educational activities include lectures, clinical exercises, and seminars.

All information is available on the website of the Clinical Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery:

 www   https://www.umw.edu.pl/en/klinika-ortopedii-traumatologii-narzadu-ruchu-i-chirurgii-reki/teaching-activities

More information coming soon