Jan Willem van Ommeren
This millenial Orthopedic Surgeon (graduated in 2000) from The Netherlands has dedicated most of his professional career to caring for the patient with Knee problems in the broadest sense.
He has treated , the professional and amateur athletes as well as the elderly with age related problems of the knee.
Because of this super-specialization in Knee Orthopedic problems he very well suited too advice you on the many aspects of treatment available for you
Let us highlight some of the latest and the state of the art techniques used by Dr Jan van Ommeren.
Looking at the problems around the knee Orthopedic Surgeon is best equipped to diagnose and recommend treatment. Most likely this treatment will be conservative and will of consist of exercise and other forms of treatment, further the Othopedic Surgeon has an advisory role in how to prevent injury. Because of this knowledge and his contacts with the Physical therapists, massage therapy and chiropracsy he can steer you in the right direction.
When your problem can not be solved by conservative treatment alone Dr Jan van Ommeren has the latest techniques in meniscal and ligament repair of the knee in his skill set. This includes the standard ACL ( all – inside) reconstruction, to the more custom repair for the high demand athletes.
Cartilage damage under 45 years of age is a challenge, with the latest Autocart ( Arhrex) we believe to be able to repair this damage with a single stage procedure with until know an 85% success rate, evidence in literature is building up.
If your cartilage has worn out to the point where training , NSAID medication those not alleviate your pain any more we have an ESKKA approved injection therapy which in 80-85 % standstill or improvement of the arthritic knee,, this technique uses your own body healing capacity taken from your blood
When we finally come to the end of the road in the preservation of your knee joint an artificial one may be helpful as a last resort in the treatment ( Dr Jan van Ommeren, instructor Joint replacement Knee )
