Osteology - Prague
Prof. MUDr. Petr Broulík, DrSc.
One of the most frequent diseases of the present time is osteoporosis, system bone disease. The decisive diagnostic procedure which is provided to the patients in our health centre is so-called whole-body bone densitometry. The newly established osteocenter of the health centre Mediconet led by one of our eminent specialists in the branch given applies itself to diagnostics, prevention and therapy of this serious disease.
In the Czech Republic at the present time every third woman and every sixth man is suffering osteoporosis. The consequence of this disease are fractures - mainly of vertebrae and hips. According to the latest statistics of the health centre Mediconet, in the Czech Republic 20 thousand of ill people are hospitalized every year for the hip fracture, which means that it comes to one fracture in consequence of osteoporosis every 26 minutes. These fractures lead up to death for one fifth of the afflicted and to dependence on help for almost a half of the ill.
The newly established Osteocenter of the health centre Mediconet led by one of our eminent specialists in the branch given, Prof. MUDr. Petr Broulík, DrSc., applies itself to prevention, timely diagnostics and subsequent outpatient therapy of bone osteoporosis. The decisive diagnostic procedure is the whole-body bone densitometry with the help of the densitometer GE Lunar Prodigy Pro. The care of the patients with osteoporosis is long-term and requires always cooperation with the general practitioner and other specialists (orthopedist, gynaecologist, rehabilitation workplace). The health centre Mediconet provides you with the comprehensive professional health care which your journey to recovery will demand.
Health centre Mediconet offers you osteoporosis prevention in cooperation with health insurance companies:
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OZP a.s.
(Business Health Insurance Company of Bank, Insurance and Building Employees Ltd.)Without physician's recommendation, once a year, from 50 years of age, women and men, settled from the prevention fund of the health insurance company. -
ZP Ministerstva vnitra
(Health Insurance Company of the Ministry of Internal Affairs)Without physician's recommendation, once a year, no age limit, women and men, settled from the prevention fund of the health insurance company. -
VZP zdravotní pojišťovna
(General Health Insurance Company)Examination upon physician's recommendation, once a year, from 50 years of age, women and men, settled from the health insurance. -
Metal-Aliance zdravotní pojišťovna
(Metal-Aliance Health Insurance Company)Examination upon physician's recommendation, once a year, from 50 years of age, women and men, settled from the health insurance.
- Česká národní zdravotní pojišťovna
(Czech National Health Insurance Company)Examination upon physician's recommendation, once a year, women and men, settled from the health insurance. -
Vojenská zdravotní pojišťovna
Examination upon physician's recommendation, settled from the health insurance.