Carolina Medical Center is a leading orthopedic clinic. One of the largest and most advanced private centers of orthopedics and sports medicine in the country, has received recognition in Europe and around the world during its 25 years of work.
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Carolina Medical Center
Poland, Warszawa
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Clinic is famous for its innovative approaches in the field of orthopedics, which have no analogues in other countries.
Carolina Medical Center partnering with LUX MED Group – the official partner of the Polish Olympic Committee. In addition to the Olympic team, the clinic’s provision are used by members of the troupe of the National Ballet of Poland and national teams in other sports.
Carolina Medical Center is also certified by FIFA. Center was accredited by the Ministry of Health of Poland and received the permission to train young specialists in the field of orthopedics and traumatology.
The Carolina Medical Clinic in Warsaw is among the TOP 10 best medical institutions of the world in terms of medical travelers choice according to the IMTJ (International Medical Tourism Journal).
During the period of its work, Carolina Medical Center provided approximately 430,000 consultations and conducted over than 20,500 surgical procedures. 96% of patients, having passed the diagnosis and treatment at the Carolina Medical Clinic, recommend it to their friends.
This medical institute helps visitors of all age groups, regardless of their level of physical activity. Due to ultramodern methods of therapy, it is possible to restore full mobility even in very critical patients. Physician of the center use their own knowledge along with the developments in world’s medicine, actively participate in events and symposia, as well as improve their skills in well-known clinics across the globe.
A large number of doctors at the Medical Center Clinic are athletes themselves. This helps them to better select treatment and rehabilitation methods based on their own experience and in-depth knowledge of a particular sport.
Certificates of the Carolina Medical Center Hospital
- Carolina Medical Center Hospital is ISO 9001:2015 certified. This is an international quality standard for medical centers, confirming compliance with the highest criteria of professionalism.
- The clinic also holds the “Hospital without Pain” certificate. It was awarded for the high standard of care for postoperative patients and rehabilitation procedures that prioritise patient comfort.
| Consultation with an orthopaedist |
| Diagnostic tests |
| Online or offline consultation |
| Specialists with 15+ years of experience |
| Personalised recommendations |
| Joint endoprosthetics |
| Comprehensive diagnosis |
| Individual fitting of prosthesis (DePuy, Zimmer, others) |
| Minimally invasive procedure |
| Post-operative rehabilitation programme |
Achievements of Carolina Medical Center
- In 2003, the doctors developed a unique technique to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in growing children. This method was recommended by the ACL Study Group, a worldwide association of experts in the treatment of cruciate ligaments.
- In 2004, a unique method of surgical treatment of muscle tears in athletes was developed and introduced.
- Since 2012, the clinic has been using innovative regenerative cell therapy technologies for the treatment of sports injuries and post-operative recovery.
- In 2017, specialists at Karolina Medical Center performed the first spinal stabilisation surgery in Poland on a 14-year-old boy using the PASS MIS stabilisation kit.
- In 2018, Dr Ursula Zdanowicz performed the first ECM extracellular matrix implantation surgery in Europe.
- In 2019, Dr Jacek Laskowski performed the first hip replacement surgery in Poland using a custom-made Symbios prosthesis.
- Since 2020, the clinic has been researching the innovative drug SYNOLIS in the treatment of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
Features of the Clinic
Diagnostics at Carolina Medical Center
A fully equipped Diagnostic Center is available at the Carolina Clinic. It is equipped with the most modern diagnostic equipment, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of the body’s condition. Functional and imaging tests allow for a complete diagnosis of the musculoskeletal system.
Clinic’s imaging laboratory is equipped with new CT, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray devices. For quality laboratory tests, clinic collaborates with the best laboratories in the country.
Diagnostics imaging center at the Carolina clinic is made under a group of excellent diagnosticians. Their professional interests are aimed at accurate detection of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
For athletes, the Carolina Medical Center Clinic offers specialised biomechanical testing packages carefully tailored to the specific sport. They are particularly useful in preparation for competitions and recovery from injuries.

The Carolina Diagnostic Center also offers:
- SIMI MOTION posture and movement trajectory analyses;
- HUMAC NORM muscle strength measurement;
- Static (HUR) and dynamic (BIODEX) stability tests;
- AMTI PLATFORM height and jumping force measurement.
Joint replacement in Poland
The clinic offers the opportunity to receive consultations of qualified specialists in orthopaedics, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, rheumatology, neurology, plastic surgery, leg diseases, rehabilitation and other areas.
A comprehensive approach to the treatment of each patient is ensured by close co-operation of specialists of different profiles, which provides an interdisciplinary approach to solving medical problems.
In addition to diagnostics and treatment of musculoskeletal problems, rehabilitation methods such as physiotherapy, manual therapy, kinesotherapy, and various types of therapeutic massages are also available at the Carolina Clinic.
Treatment methods at Carolina Medical Center
For 25 years (since 1998) arthroscopic (minimally invasive) interventions have been performed at the Carolina clinic. It was in Carolina Medical that for the first time in the country unique methods of medical care were used for orthopedic problems. Here, for the very first time in Europe, an alloplasty of the ankle joint (InBone) was performed. The Carolina Medical Center pulled the curtain in the region to use stem cell therapy in orthopedics, which are extracted from adipose tissue.

- Center has achieved special results in joints replacement. Here they use a unique prosthetic leg Hintegra.
- Implants, which are used at Carolina Medical, allow patients to actively engage in sports and even ski.
- For example, innovative prostheses with the Atlas system facilitate the work of the joints and decrease pain in the inner side of the knee.
The Carolina Clinic also performed the country’s first installation of an innovative type of hip joint prosthesis Birmingham Hip Mid Head. In addition, there are practicing the implantation of individually designed prostheses, which fully meet the anatomical features of the patient.
In Carolina Medical, complex interventions such as spinal stabilization using new technologies, limb lengthening with the help of Taylor’s space frame, innovative spinal surgery – balloon kyphoplasty, anatomical reconstruction of the Achilles tendon are performed with high level of success.
In addition, the Carolina Clinic uses therapies associated with the introduction of growth factors, which supports rapid tissue regeneration to speeds up the recovery process. This medical center uses regenerative therapy with a concentrate from the bone marrow, which is administered directly during the surgical intervention. The Carolina Center uses biological means to treat joint problems, including the stimulation of the patient’s own, natural, autologous protective proteins that are necessary for the normal functioning of the joint.
Children’s orthopedics in Carolina medical center
The Carolina Medical Center also helps to solve orthopedic problems in children. Often, unique, less invasive methods are developed for this. For example, in 2009, the clinic was the first in Poland to correct the axis of the child’s foot using the less invasive method using 8 plates.
Carolina also performed meniscus transplantation for the very first time in Poland, changing the limb length, correcting the limb axis in children, and other procedures. They have adapted a special way to restore the anterior cruciate ligament in a child. Surgeons in the clinic managed to carry out a unique manipulation to correct the bone of the forearm in a girl (10 years old) using modeling technologies and 3D printing.
In addition, the Carolina Clinic has developed a method for correcting the anterior cruciate ligament, taking into account the fact that the child will grow. This method has been recommended by experts from the international ACL Study Group.

Rehabilitation at Carolina Medical Center
The Department of Rehabilitation is dedicated to the recovery of patients from injuries and surgeries, as well as the treatment of disorders of joints, ligaments, muscles, as well as posture, movement and breathing. The combination of surgical treatment with intensive rehabilitation is an important part of restoring activity after injuries and traumas. Only this gives a chance for a quick recovery. Patients from the age of 4 are accepted for treatment.
For each patient, Carolina Medical Center’s team of specialised physicians selects an individual rehabilitation plan tailored to his/her individual body structure and medical history. Before and after the start of treatment, a thorough instrumental diagnosis is carried out to objectively measure the progress of recovery.
The methods used here are:
- Physical therapy,
- Electrostimulation,
- Orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT),
- Maitland, Ackermann, Stecko,
- Bandaging,
- Massage,
- Orthokine cell therapy,
- EXOGEN ultrasound machine for fracture recovery.
Cost of treatment at Carolina Medical Center
| Procedure | Cost |
| Doctor’s consultation | from €65 |
| MRI | from €220 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Rehabilitation | from €40 (per seans) |
| Electrostimulation | from €60 (per 1 week) |
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