Dr. Ehud Atunhead of the shoulder surgery and sports medicine department
Highly qualified orthopedists at Top Ichilov utilize the latest medical techniques in modern orthopedics and traumatology for intensive rehabilitation and treatment of sports injuries.
Patients from around the world with sports injuries, injuries resulting from road and workplace accidents, as well as patients with injuries due to severe trauma, arrive in Israel at the Top Ichilov clinic for treatment and rehabilitation.
The Top Ichilov clinic is a world-class medical institution. Experienced specialists with extensive clinical experience annually return thousands of patients to a full healthy life using the latest medical technologies and treatment, rehabilitation, and preventive care methods.
The specialists at the clinic for sports medicine not only focus on the rehabilitation of sports injuries but also conduct preventive treatment of overuse injuries, providing consultations on comprehensive training programs with gradual loads and diet.
Sports Medicine at Top Ichilov

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Treatment of Sports Injuries at Top Ichilov Clinic
Orthopedic and trauma specialists at Top Ichilov perform all types of surgical interventions for injuries, including:
- Arthroscopic meniscus reconstruction, ligament apparatus, cartilage of the knee joint;
- Reconstructive surgical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation of patients with sports injuries; injuries resulting from road and workplace accidents, as well as injuries due to severe trauma
- Surgical joint replacement - hip, knee, shoulder, ankle joints; Joint endoprosthetics
- Treatment of herniated intervertebral discs, congenital and acquired spinal deformities, deformities and fractures.
- Treatment of degenerative, post-traumatic, and metabolic changes in the musculoskeletal system and soft tissues
- Surgical correction of complex limb deformities, replacement of bone defects, limb lengthening and growth enhancement.
Additionally, the Top Ichilov clinic has a Rehabilitation Center where patients after orthopedic surgeries or injuries undergo a course of restorative treatment and therapeutic exercises.
Injuries most often occur in athletes during physical exertion, sudden movements, or in everyday situations.
In athletes, even a disruption of the accepted rhythm of life leads to trauma. Insufficiently long rest provokes the occurrence of chronic or fatigue injuries - tendinitis (inflammation of the tendon). Increased physical activity also leads to cartilage wear, neuritis, bursitis (inflammation of the synovial membrane of the joint capsule), stress fractures (cracks in the bone), tissue damage, and many other injuries. Treatment of sports injuries.
Untreated acute and sports injuries often lead to chronic conditions that require therapeutic treatment and a special recovery course.
Medical Procedures
- Arthroscopic wrist surgeries
- Arthroscopic knee surgeries
- Tendon correction of the hand: treatment in Israel
- Joint endoprosthetics of the fingers: treatment in Israel