One of the most experienced orthopaedic surgeons in Europe. More than 3.500 joint replacement surgeries were performed by our surgeon to this date – a figure that no other surgeon or clinic in the region can match.
More than 150 scientific articles co-authored by our surgeon and over 50 publications in different medical journals. You can read the most recent one here.
More than 188 positive reviews from our happy clients from all over the world. Accept the challenge and read them all here!
Get your surgery for free by claiming a refund from your local health board. The clinic helps patients with the documents needed to claim a refund after following the EU directive route for medical treatment abroad. It applies to patients who are insured under the systems of one of the EU countries and may not get the surgery due to long waiting times.
The rehabilitation centre is located at a SPA resort town called Druskininkai. It is equipped with modern facilities. The professionals there have years of experience working with people after various surgeries and injuries.
Rehabilitation in Lithuania – from € 130 / £ 116 per day
An individual rehabilitation program is prepared for each patient depending on the type of surgery, general patient‘s well-being, health status and other factors.
Our clinic works with highly professional and educated surgeons. They have 10-20 years of experience in the field of orthopaedic surgery. They each perform 500 surgeries per year. Moreover, our surgeons are members of various prestigious surgical societies both Lithuanian and international. Our joint replacement surgeon S. Tarasevicius is an author of 150 scientific publications in different medical journals. Find more information about our surgeons here.
Our clinic works according to the highest standards set by the European Union. This helps to guarantee the quality of medical service.
During your entire stay in Lithuania you will receive personal care as well as transport to and from the clinic, hotel, and airport. You will not have to worry about a thing. You will be assisted from the moment of plane landing in Vilnius or Kaunas airport till your departure.
We have no waiting line so we can schedule your surgery as soon as you are ready to do so.
Everyone in our clinic speaks English, including nurses, assistants and the surgeon.
2-3 hour regular flights operate from all main airports in the UK & Ireland. Lithuania is closer than you thought. You can find the list of direct flights here. Please note that airlines constantly add new flights and new destinations, therefore feel free to contact us if you need help choosing the flight that suits you best.
Lithuania has been a part of the EU and NATO since 2004. Lithuania has one of the fastest growing economies in the whole region and the second fastest internet speed in the world. Lithuanian medical schools have trained many medical professionals who are highly appreciated and employed by many foreign hospitals, among which hospitals in the UK. Our clinic works according to the highest standards set to the medical institutions by the European Union.
Carpal tunnel is a narrow path in the wrist through which the median nerve and tendons go. When the pressure which rises due to swelling is put on the median nerve responsible for the movement and the senses of the palm, thumb, index and middle fingers carpal tunnel syndrome occurs. It causes pain, weakness and numbness.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is usually present in people who constantly make repeated movements of the hand and wrist, for instance while typing on a computer, driving, writing, sewing, using hand tools and in sports such as handball, golf, tennis and bowling. The condition may also be caused by various illnesses such as diabetes or arthritis. Most often carpal tunnel syndrome occurs to people who are 30 – 60 years old.
Carpal tunnel surgery is recommended only for people who have severe carpal tunnel syndrome and when other non-surgical treatments do not help.
During carpal tunnel surgery the pain is relieved by realising the pressure placed on the median nerve. It is done by cutting a ligament in the wrist.
There are two approaches. The traditional way is open surgery, during which a surgeon makes incisions in the wrist and cuts the ligament in order to make the carpal tunnel wider. Cuts are closed with stitches.
The second technique which is more modern, is called endoscopic surgery. Either through one incision in the wrist or two incisions in the palm and the wrist a surgeon inserts surgical instruments and flexible tube with a tiny camera which is called endoscope and is used for a surgeon to see the carpal ligament. Then carpal ligament is cut and the incisions are stitched.
Both surgeries are performed under the local anaesthesia, meaning that only the hand and the wrist will be numbed.
It is observed that patients recover faster after the endoscopic surgery and scars are smaller, however in terms of efficiency both surgeries show equally high success rates.
You will have to wear a bandage. If incisions were closed by dissolvable stitches they should be gone in 10 days, if non-dissolvable, they are removed in 10 – 14 days. It important to note that physical therapy speeds up the recovery. If the surgery was performed on your dominant hand rehabilitation may take 4 or more weeks. However, long term recovery of full range of movement is usually achieved in 1.5 to 3 months. Read more