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Dr. med. Arnold Gurndin

Medical Director of the Dolomiti Sportclinic

Dr. med. Arnold Gurndin

Specialist in Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology · Trauma and Orthopedic Surgeon

„Make the impossible happen!“

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Experience and Education

In 2010 Dr. Arnold Gurndin founded the Dolomiti Sportclinic with the vision of becoming the leading institution in the Dolomites for sports traumatology and orthopedics. As medical director of the Dolomiti Sportclinic and ambitious surgeon, the clinic has continuously grown under his medical management.

Range of services

Arthroscopic surgery

  • Shoulder
  • Elbow
  • Wrist
  • Hip
  • Knee
  • Ankle

Sports traumatology

  • Meniscus tear
  • Anterior cruciate ligament rupture
  • Tendon ruptures (Achilles tendon, biceps tendon, peroneus tendon, tib. post. tendon)
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Shoulder luxation
  • AC-joint luxation
  • Shaft and joint fractures of the upper and lower extremities

Prosthetics

  • Knee (partial and total replacements)
  • Ankle
  • Hip (resurfacing, standard prosthesis, fracture prosthesis)

Foot surgery

  • Forefoot corrections (hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, hammer toe, splayfoot)
  • Hindfoot corrections (kinked flatfoot in children and adults, concave foot, post-traumatic deformities and arthrosis)
  • Impingement syndromes / Morton neuroma
  • Tendon surgeries (Achilles tendon, peroneus tendon, tib. post. tendon, tendon transfer surgeries)

Cartilage replacement surgeries

  • Knee joint
  • Ankle joint
  • Elbow joint
  • Toe joints

Career

  • Born on 07 July 1967 in Aldein
  • Medical studies at the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
  • Completed military service as Medical Director with the Finance Guard in Trento
  • Specialist training in Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology in Italy (Brixen), Austria (Bludenz, Hohenems, Feldkirch) and Germany (Munich and Murnau)
  • Qualified as an Emergency Physician in Austria
  • In 2001, returned to Merano Hospital as a Specialist in Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology; main areas of practice include trauma surgery and arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder and knee
  • Subsequently completed specialist training in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery with further specialization in joint surgery (shoulder, knee and hip prostheses) at the Endoklinik Hamburg, as well as hindfoot surgery and ankle replacement at the Foot Center Basel of the Universität Basel
  • Since 2005, practicing as a freelance Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in South Tyrol and official instructor for ankle prosthesis implantation (HINTEGRA) in Italy
  • From 2006 to 2012, attending physician at the Marienklinik Bozen
  • Since 2010, Medical Director of the Dolomiti Sportclinic; main areas of activity include sports traumatology, trauma surgery and orthopaedics

Membership

  • Member of the ÖGU
  • Member of the AGA
  • Member of the SICP
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