Dr Jesús Vilá y Rico

A specialist in Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery with a proven track record in the field of advanced ankle and foot surgery, gained in university hospitals and highly specialised private centres. His clinical practice focuses on the treatment of complex ankle conditions, ligament instability, foot deformities and prosthetic surgery.

His approach to medical practice combines clinical leadership, technical excellence and the ability to build specialist teams, with a vision geared towards the continuous improvement of functional outcomes and surgical decision-making based on scientific evidence and accumulated experience.

His clinical practice focuses in particular on the following conditions affecting the ankle and foot:

• Ankle replacement surgery.
• Major ankle and foot deformities, including flat feet and pes cavus varus.
• Ankle instability.
• Osteochondral lesions of the ankle.
• Complex intra-articular ankle fractures.

The techniques and procedures he routinely uses include:

• The use of advanced ankle arthroscopy techniques.
• Complex foot and ankle surgery.
• Surgical treatment of complex foot and ankle fractures.
• Ankle replacement surgery.
• Surgical correction of foot deformities.

He plays an active role and holds positions of responsibility within national and international scientific societies.

• President of the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT).
• Spanish Arthroscopy Association (AEA).
• Spanish Society of Foot and Ankle Medicine and Surgery (SEMCPT).
• European Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery (EFAS).