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Dr. DE CLERQ Paul

Dr. Paul De Clerq

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon

Specialty:

  • Orthopaedics

Short Summary

Orthopaedic and spine surgeon with over 20 years’ international experience across Europe, the UK, La Réunion, and Mauritius. Subspecialty expertise in spine surgery, arthroplasty, trauma, and knee sports injuries. Active in clinical practice, teaching, and research, with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Professional Qualifications

1996–2009: MD, Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology – KU Leuven / UCL Brussels, Belgium

2009: Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon – Belgium

2008: Diploma in Emergency Medicine

2010: ALS Certification

2010: Fellowship – Knee Surgery (Mr. Angus Strover & Mr. Glyn Evans), London Bridge Hospital, UK

2012: Fellowship – Spine Surgery (Prof. J.-C. Le Huec), CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France

Areas of Specialisation

Spine surgery – degenerative, deformity, fusion (cervical & lumbar)

Joint replacement – hip & knee arthroplasty, complex revisions

Sports injuries – knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, meniscal repair

Trauma surgery – pelvic, spinal, upper and lower limb trauma

Emergency & critical care – prior SMUR experience

Work Experience

2013 – Present: Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon – Clinique Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion

2024 – Present: Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon – C-Care Mauritius

Achievements

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon: C-Care Mauritius

Publications

Navicular Stress Fracture – Acta Orthop. Belg. (2008)

Two-Stage Revision of Infected TKA with Articulated Spacer – Thesis, UCL Brussels (2009)

Olecranon Fractures: Retrospective Analysis of 213 Cases – Leuven (2003)

Additional publications on non-union therapy, C1–C2 fusion, and case reports

Consultation at C-Care Darné

Thursday

14:00 - 17:00