Osteoarthritis care at Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy in Rome, Italy, includes robotic knee surgery and non-surgical options. Unicompartmental knee replacement may cost around $8,700, while total knee replacement may cost around $13,100. The clinic was Italy’s first center to perform robotic knee replacements with the NAVIO system and has completed 500+.
Assessment and follow-up
Orthopaedic care is led by Prof. Raul Zini, who has over 50 years of experience and 15,000+ orthopaedic operations. He is President of the Italian Association of Arthroscopy, a role he has held since 2011.
- Orthopaedic specialist consultation: Assessment of joint symptoms and treatment needs.
- Post-operative checks: Follow-up after surgery.
- Bone densitometry: A bone density scan available through the clinic’s check-up programme.
Osteoarthritis treatment options
- NAVIO robotic knee replacement: Options include a unicompartmental mini-prosthesis or a total knee prosthesis. The surgeon preserves healthy joint parts where possible, and NAVIO assists with prosthesis positioning. The listed hospital stay is 2 days for a unicompartmental prosthesis and 3 days for a total prosthesis.
- Hip replacement: Surgery for degenerative disease of the hip joint.
- Shoulder replacement: Surgery for degenerative disease of the shoulder joint.
- Arthroscopy: Minimally invasive joint assessment and reconstruction, such as cruciate ligament repair. It is performed as day surgery or in a day hospital.
- Osteotomy: Corrective bone surgery to restore the proper alignment of the limbs.
- Joint infiltration therapy: Injections into a joint for non-surgical management of degenerative joint disease.
- Orthopaedic rehabilitation: Supports conservative care and helps restore joint function after surgery.
The clinic has a long-term follow-up programme for robotic prosthetic surgery. It is accredited with the Italian National Health Service (SSN) and ranks third in Europe by NAVIO procedure volume. Patients can request a consultation through Bookimed to discuss suitable options.
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