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Drs. Lucas Kleijn,

your orthopaedic surgeon

Specialist in hip surgery using the anterior approach

Lucas Kleijn has been working as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Elkerliek hospital In Helmond since 2005, where he has applied the anterior approach for all hip replacements since 2011. A technique characterised by an extremely smooth recovery. In the process, he has already kept more than 2,000 people happily mobile.

Lucas Kleijn also works one day a week at the Waalre Medical Centre and has started a partnership with the HCB Hospital in Denia since 2023.

Hipfix Dr. Lucas Kleijn, orthopaedic surgeon
the treatment
Hipfix Dr. Lucas Kleijn, orthopaedic surgeon

Drs Lucas Kleijn is a member of the Dutch Orthopedic Association (NOV) and a member of the shoulder working group within the NOV.

Education:

  • Medicine, Maastricht University, 1989 – 1997
  • Preparatory training in surgery, Atrium MC Heerlen, 2000 – 2001
  • Orthopedics, Atrium MC Heerlen and Academic Hospital Maastricht, 2001 – 2005
  • Fellowship shoulder, Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-2017
  • Training for anterior approach University of Gent, HAGA hospital The Hague 2009-2010

friendly and calm

Dr. Lucas Kleijn (1971) graduated as a doctor from Maastricht University. During his medical studies, he developed a strong interest in orthopaedic surgery, a passion that was further solidified by his work experience in the Traumatology departments in Innsbruck and Cairo.

He completed his specialization in Orthopaedic Surgery at Atrium MC in Heerlen and AZM in Maastricht. Dr. Kleijn has been performing hip surgeries since 1998, and this remains a central part of his practice today. Initially trained in the lateral approach, he later adopted the anterior approach, which has been his standard method since 2011.

Patients describe him as friendly, calm, and attentive, ensuring they feel at ease throughout their treatment.

     

    After completing his training in 2005, Drs. Lucas Kleijn joined the orthopaedic surgery partnership at Elkerliek Hospital in Helmond. In the summer of 2016, he and his family relocated to Auckland, New Zealand, where he spent a year further specializing in shoulder conditions.

    In his free time, Dr. Kleijn enjoys spending time with his family, music, cycling, and gardening.

     

    experiences

    ‘If only I had done this much earlier’

    I recently underwent hip surgery in Denia, Spain. My patients ( I am a physiotherapist myself ) always said after the operation ‘ if only I had done this much earlier’ and this certainly applied to me as well. The operation (via the so-called anterior approach ) was performed by the highly skilled orthopaedist Lucas Kleijn, and I am extremely grateful for his professionalism and dedication.From the first consultation, it was clear that Lucas Kleijn is an expert in his field. He took the time to answer all my questions and explained the whole process simply and insightfully. His extensive knowledge and experience gave me confidence that I was in good hands. On his website, hipfix.nl, I also found a lot of useful information about the procedure and the recovery process.

    ‘I am very satisfied’

    As first patient in Denia ( Spain ) operated on for my front hip method by doctor Lucas Kleijn. I had an intake interview in Helmond beforehand and everything was explained well and calmly. After the operation, aftercare was also optimal and good. The entire four-week course (four-day operation in HCB Denia and rehabilitation in Patricia’s Benidorm home) can be recommended to everyone. Surgery went well, in the following days in hospital Dr Kleijn came every day to check how I was doing. In the following period, Dr Kleijn was always available in the Netherlands if I had any questions. The rehabilitation in Patricia’s home was optimal, which is also a compliment for the physio therapists. There was also good consultation between the physio therapists and Dr Kleijn. They knew exactly how to deal with this new method of surgery and the appropriate physio. I am very satisfied.

    ‘competent and calm’

    ‘I am very satisfied with Dr Kleijn. Doctor Kleijn operated on me through a course of surgery in Spain. I experienced this as very nice. I went for a consultation in the Netherlands, where the doctor gave all explanations and possible risks of the operation. Once operated on in Spain, he kept in touch and with the Spanish doctor but also with me by phone and app. Why in Spain, in Spain the rehabilitation process is better than in the Netherlands, you undergo 3 weeks of intensive rehabilitation there, which resulted in me going home after 3 weeks, walking outdoors with 1 crutch and indoors without. Doctor Kleijn, is knowledgeable, calm and has a reliable appearance and he took time for me.’