Eng

Dr. med. Alexander Irenberger

Medical specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology
Medical specialist in shoulder surgery

Dr. Irenberger was born in South Tirol and is now a senior physician in the Zams Hospital in Austria. Since 2013 he also works as a shoulder specialist at the Dolomiti Sportclinic.

Range of services

Arthroscopic surgery

Shoulder (rotator cuff, shoulder joint stabilization, AC joint resection, biceps tendon restorations)
Knee (cruciate ligament, meniscus, cartilage injuries)
Elbows (arthrolysis, free joint parts)
Ankle joint (impingement, free joint parts)

Traumatology

Meniscus injuries
Cruciate ligament injury
Various tendon injuries (Achilles tendon, rotator cuff)
Sports injuries (shoulder dislocation, AC joint dislocation)
Joint and extremity injuries (fracture treatment)
Traumatological care of all extremity injuries

Prosthetics

Knee (partial and full prostheses)
Shoulder (partial prostheses, full prostheses, inverse prosthesis)
Hip Arthroplasty

Shoulder surgery

Specialization of arthroscopic minimally invasive techniques (tendon sutures, stabilization, AC joint blasting and arthrosis)
Revision surgery with tendon replacement surgery (pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi transfer), bone augmentation surgery (J-Span Plastik)
Shoulder endoprosthetics of all kinds

Publications

Treatment of large posttraumatic tibial bone defects using the Ilizarov method: a subjective outcome assessment. Krappinger D, Irenberger A, Zegg M, Huber B. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Mar 5
Elastic stable intramedullary nailing is best for mid-shaft clavicular fractures without comminution: results in 60 patients. Smekal V, Irenberger A, Attal RE, Oberladstaetter J, Krappinger D, Kralinger F.. Injury. 2011 Apr;42(4):324-9. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.02.033. Epub 2010 Apr 14.
Elastic stable intramedullary nailing versus nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures-a randomized, controlled, clinical trial. Smekal V, Irenberger A, Struve P, Wambacher M, Krappinger D, Kralinger FS. J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Feb;23(2):106-12. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318190cf88
Length determination in midshaft clavicle fractures: validation of measurement. Smekal V, Deml C, Irenberger A, Niederwanger C, Lutz M, Blauth M, Krappinger D.. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Aug;22(7):458-62. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318178d97d.
Comparison of open versus percutaneous treatment for humeral head fracture. Kralinger F, Irenberger A, Lechner C, Wambacher M, Golser K, Sperner G.. Unfallchirurg. 2006 May;109(5):406-10. German.

Career

Born on 9th of January 1976
Medical studies at the Leopold – Franzens – University of Innsbruck
2002 Approbation of the dissertation with the topic “Supracondylar upper arm fracture in the adult” and doctorate of the entire healing customer
2002 – 2008 Assistant doctor at the Univ. Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology, Innsbruck, under Prof. Dr. M. Blauth with emphasis on shoulder surgery and knee surgery
Since 2008 he has been a senior physician in accident surgery and sports traumatology in the St. Vinzenz Hospital in Zams (Austria – Tyrol) and head of the shoulder balm
Since 2010 Instructor / Referee and Center for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery for Smith & Nephew
Since 2011, senior post-doctoral surgeon KH Zams
Since 2013 member of the expert team for LIMA Corporate (shoulder endoprosthetics)
Since 2013 he is part of the medical team at the Dolomiti Sportclinic