{"id":8162,"date":"2025-10-06T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/news\/dr-ivan-karlak-on-joint-health-and-body-weight\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:47:28","slug":"dr-ivan-karlak-on-joint-health-and-body-weight","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/orthopedics-ordinacija\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ivan Karlak on joint health and body weight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orthopedic surgeon <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/team\/7401\/\" data-type=\"team\" data-id=\"7401\">Dr. Ivan Karlak<\/a><\/strong>, head of the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/treatments\/orthopaedics\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7421\"> Orthopedics Department<\/a><\/strong> at the International Medical Center Priora in \u010cepin, spoke to <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ordinacija.hr\">Ordinacija.hr<\/a><\/strong><\/em> about the importance of joint health and explained how modern orthopedics today enables a full return to mobility and a high quality of life after joint replacement surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Orthopedics today: restoring mobility with modern endoprostheses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With extensive experience in <strong>endoprosthetics, traumatology<\/strong>, and <strong>minimally invasive procedures<\/strong>, Dr. Karlak is among the leading experts in joint replacement surgery for the <strong>hip<\/strong>, <strong>knee<\/strong>, and <strong>shoulder<\/strong>. He notes that today\u2019s endoprostheses are highly advanced, and patients return to their daily activities and even sports within just a few months after surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prevention through balance and movement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Karlak also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/obesity-treatment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5776\">healthy body weight<\/a><\/strong> in promoting joint health. Every extra kilogram, he explains, means up to four kilograms of additional load on the hips and knees. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/premium-obesity-treatment-package-and-metabolic-health\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5764\">Maintaining a healthy body weight<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>regular physical activity<\/strong> are therefore key to preventing cartilage damage and the development of osteoarthritis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/orthopedics-ordinacija\/\" data-type=\"news\" data-id=\"8162\">Modern surgical techniques<\/a><\/strong> and materials in Croatia follow <strong>global trends<\/strong>, while minimally invasive approaches and robotic technology allow for faster recovery and a reduced risk of complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a message to patients, Dr. Karlak highlights the importance of communication and timely consultation with a doctor: <em>\u201cFear is smaller when you understand the procedure. The key is to know that life after surgery returns to normal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/ordinacija.vecernji.hr\/zdravlje\/ortoped-dr-ivan-karlak-svaki-kilogram-viska-znaci-cetiri-kilograma-vece-opterecenje-na-kuk-i-koljeno\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNQOp5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFjeDVxQ0hONVcwODQ4aXpRAR7IHQX9SE2epiYIJGcW8jTtO7h-KJqZ9vHaMDcvcVUFBhzm5W3JeM75mYHpew_aem_SGrkW9cdZZvdgtnzvg5XRw\"><strong>Ordinacija.hr<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/team\/7401\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dr.-Ivan-Karlak-ortopedija-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lije\u010dnik u bijeloj kuti pregledava pacijenticu koja le\u017ei na stolu.\" class=\"wp-image-7587\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ivan Karlak, head of orthopedics at IMC Priora, on joint replacement and healthy body weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7586,"template":"","news-category":[24],"class_list":["post-8162","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-priora-press"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/8162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=8162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}