Best Hip fracture orthopedists in Spain: TOP 6 doctors

Dr. Luis Maria Terricabras Carol is an experienced orthopedic surgeon with over 33 years in clinical practice. He specializes in orthopedic surgery and pediatric-adolescent trauma. He is known for his skill in treating hip disorders, postural problems, foot conditions, neuromuscular diseases, and fractures.

Dr. Terricabras Carol performs advanced procedures such as knee arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, and shoulder replacement. He leads the Cerebral and Hip Palsy Unit at a leading children’s hospital. He also tutors Resident Internal Physicians and helps train future specialists.

He is a member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia, SECOT, and a founding member of GETOI. He has given many lectures and presentations. He has published work in top journals and books, showing his dedication to pediatric orthopedics.

• Specializes in hip fracture treatments, utilizing surgical and non-surgical methods.
• Methods include fixation surgery, joint replacement, and rehabilitation therapy.
• Trained in traumatology and orthopedics at Instituto Dexeus, Barcelona.
• Over 40 years of clinical experience focusing on hip and foot pathologies.
• Holds membership in the Spanish Society for Hip Surgery (SECCA).
• Consults at Hospital Quironsalud Marbella and Sociedad Sportclinic Marbella.
• Fluent in Spanish, catering to a diverse patient demographic.

Dr. Javier Albiñana Silveti is a specialist in orthopedic surgery and pediatric traumatology. He has over 38 years of experience in the treatment of hip dysplasia, bone tumors, malformations and Perthes disease.

Experience

2013 – present | Pediatric Traumatology at the Ruber Internacional and Quirón Hospital in Pozuelo.

2004-2013|Head of the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the La Paz Hospital in Madrid.

1994-2004| Assistant in pediatric orthopedics at the Niño Jesus Hospital in Madrid

1992-1994 | Fellow, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University of Iowa (USA)

1988-1989|Research Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedics, Oxford University (UK).

Qualification

1988 | Doctor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid.

1982 | Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Education:

2004|Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the UAM.

Publications

2019|Does femoral head orientation influence acetabular development? An experimental study in Lamb. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Sep;39(8):416–421.

2015|Pavlik harness outcomes in Ortolani-positive hips: predictors of failure and arthrographic findings. J Child Orthop 2015 Aug;9(4):249-53.

2013|Selective triradiate epiphysiodesis for the treatment of residual experimental acetabular dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Dec;33(8):821-8.

Communications and presentations

2021|Perthes Disease. Congress of Pediatric Orthopedics, SEOT, Ecuador.

2019|Dysplasia of the hip, Children's Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 2019

2018| Cerebral Palsy, ASFAPE, Madrid.

2007 | Tear and Dysplasia of the Hip, POSNA, San Diego.

2005 | Open reduction failure and DDH. Boston, IPOTT.