Hand surgery: where can foreign patients receive treatment in Metz ?
Where can foreign nationals go for hand surgery in Metz (Meurthe-et-Moselle) ?
The Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard provides treatment for musculoskeletal pathologies affecting the hips (osteoarthritis), knees, shoulders and also the hands... The care teams also welcome patients suffering from sports-related injuries. The orthopaedic surgery and traumatology department offers its patients personalised care and high-quality, innovative treatment.
Metz: establishment awarded the SOS Main label
The Hand Care Centre at the Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard in Metz has been awarded the SOS Main label. It is qualified to treat upper limb emergencies. It performs operations on all conditions affecting the hand, wrists and peripheral nerves. Its emergency and SOS hand services are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Clinique Claude-Bernard Hospital Metz
The Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard in Metz is renowned for its 26 medical specialities, including hand care. Its 120 doctors and 480 professionals treat more than 65,000 patients a year. The hospital has 247 beds and a large technical platform, including 12 operating theatres.
Hand operations? Where is Metz, near Nancy?
Metz is around 65 km from Nancy. Metz is the capital of Moselle, in Lorraine, the historic region of eastern France. It is an ancient Roman oppidum and an important city of the Holy Roman Empire. Metz has been home to the Centre Pompidou since 2010. The Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard in Metz is regarded as one of the region's leading hospitals, and is part of the ELSAN group.
Metz airport Luxembourg
Metz is around 50 minutes from Luxembourg international airport (Findel) by car, train or bus. The town is also ideally located, just an hour and a half by high-speed train from Paris.
Who operates on the hands, wrists and upper limbs?
The practitioner who carries out hand operations is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in microsurgery. This specialist diagnoses pathologies of the upper limbs. Within this profession, there are surgeons experienced in microsurgery applied to the hands and wrists.
What is the name of the doctor who treats hand problems?
The surgeon who treats conditions affecting the hands is an orthopaedic surgeon. They can treat tissue conditions (Dupuytren's disease), damage to peripheral nerves, tendons, joints, trauma and other chronic illnesses.
Where to have hand surgery in Metz centre? orthopaedic surgeon, doctor, hospital...
The Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard brings together a wide range of disciplines and centres of excellence, including plastic and aesthetic surgery... Its expertise and cutting-edge technology are at the service of every patient. The team of orthopaedic surgeons deals with all degenerative or sports-related conditions of the musculoskeletal system.
What is orthopaedic and trauma surgery ?
Orthopaedic and traumatological surgery treats deformities and traumas of the musculoskeletal system: the skeleton, the muscles and what connects them (tendons and ligaments). There are subspecialties based on the joints treated, in particular: the hip, knee, shoulder and upper limb, hand and foot, and spine.
How much does an orthopaedic surgeon cost?
ELSAN provides customised solutions. Patients can request a personalised quotation by completing this form:
How are foreign patients treated in France?
At the request of patients, the ELSAN teams assess their medical situation. This includes people from abroad who wish to be treated in France for a condition affecting their hand(s). Once the application has been accepted, ELSAN will submit a treatment plan. This includes the estimated cost of the treatment. ELSAN also provides the administrative documents you need to obtain a visa to travel to France. Once these steps have been completed, the patient receives his or her care plan. Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard offers a whole range of services to make your stay easier and more comfortable. You can benefit from a private room (subject to availability) and be accompanied by a member of your family.
