Specialist · General Orthopedics
Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl
Specialist for General Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Sports Orthopedics, Sports Surgery in Zurich
Hirslanden Hospital· Witellikerstrasse 40, 8032 Zurich

Associate Lecturer Dr. Kohl has made a name for himself above all in knee surgery and in the complex field of sports traumatology. As a result, the experienced specialist is considered particularly skilled in artificial knee joints and enjoys an enormous reputation in this field. However, the focus is always on the preservation of the joint.
Areas of focus
- Knee surgery
- Traumatology
- Sports traumatology
- Joint-maintaining arthritis treatment
- Knee-endoprosthetics (3-D)
- Revision endoprosthetics
About Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl
Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl is an FMH specialist physician in orthopedic surgery and traumatology of the muscular skeletal system. He has been active in the field of orthopedic surgery as an in-patient physician at the Hirslanden Hospital in Zurich since 2017; previously, he headed the Department of Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology at the Berne University Hospital for several years.
Asst. Lect. Dr. Kohl completed his training at various renowned hospitals, including at the Berlin Charité, at the ATOS Hospital in Heidelberg and at the Berne University Hospital, Inselspital. Here, he has a teaching appointment in orthopedic surgery and traumatology, focusing on knee surgery. His clinical and academic emphases are knee surgery, trauma surgery (traumatology) and sports traumatology. Here, he prefers to perform gentle arthroscopic procedures, in which maintaining the existing structures are in the foreground. The reconstruction, correction and rebuilding of ligaments, joints and cartilage frequently show better prospects of success in the long term. Asst. Lect. Dr. Kohl’s extensive service portfolio also includes the minimal-invasive implantation of artificial, patient-specific 3-D knee joints using the Rapid Recovery technique. A further focus is revision surgery for highly complex injuries to the knee joint and painful knee prostheses. Thanks to his wide expertise and years of experience, he has mastered all surgical techniques with the greatest certainty.
Asst. Lect. Dr. Kohl is also the author of a large number of scientific papers. His enormously extensive list of publications underscores Asst. Lect. Dr. Kohl’s great expertise in the field of knee surgery, sports traumatology and complex revision surgery. He has been honored with multiple awards and prizes for his clinical and scientific work; together with his colleagues, was also awarded the Innovation Prize of the German Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Association for the development of a new technique for the preservation of the anterior cruciate ligament where there is a cruciate ligament tear.
In addition, Asst. Lect. Dr. Kohl is involved as an expert in multiple national and international specialist associations, including the Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery Association (AGA) and the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA). He is a member of the Knee Panel of Experts of the Swiss Orthopedics and Traumatology Association.
Special offers / services / rooms
- Individual consultation arrangements
- Parking spaces available
- Good train and tram connections
Therapeutic services
- Uncomplicated and complex bony fractures and culmination injuries of the musculoskeletal system
- Arthroscopic / minimal invasive treatment of meniscal injury (partial removal, suture and transplantation)
- Individually adapted treatment of cruciate ligament injuries (anterior and posterior cruciate ligament)
- Cruciate ligament-maintaining techniques (Ligamys, internal bracing)
- Reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments using endogenous or donated tendon
- Revision surgery following cruciate ligament reconstruction for rerupture and other ligament lesions
- Treatment of knee joint luxation (multiple ligament ruptures)
- Cartilage repair and transplantation techniques (certified for cartilage cell transplantation)
- Patellar instability (comprehensive analysis of the existing problem and individually adapted treatment)
- Modeling of the patellar articulation (trochleoplasty)
- Joint-maintaining axial correction (leg-axis correction to the lower and upper leg)
- Unicompartimental partial prosthesis (3-D), unilateral replacement of the knee joint
- Retropatellar partial prosthesis, patellar articulation replacement
- Patient-specific 3-D knee endoprosthetics using the Rapid Recovery technique (distinguished as a “Center of Excellence”)
- Uncomplicated and complex prosthesis replacement surgery of all types (loosening, wear, malposition, dysfunction)
- Treatment of prosthesis infection
- Tumor endoprosthetics
Diagnostic services
- Clinical examination
- X-ray
- CT
- MRT/MRI
- Sonography
- Arthroscopic examination
- Special “painful knee prosthesis” clinic
- Independent second opinions
- Assessment of conditions of the knee joint
Additional services
- Uncomplicated and complex bony fractures
- Ligament injury to the upper and lower extremities
- Meniscal injury
- Cruciate ligament injury (anterior and posterior cruciate ligament)
- Patellar instability
- Leg axis correction to the upper and lower ankle
- Arthritis of the knee joint
- Painful knee prostheses and prosthesis infections
- Bone tumor conditions
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Location
How to reach Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl
Hirslanden Hospital
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System
Specialisation
The medical spectrum of Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl
Diseases
- Arthritis (opens in a new tab)
- Osteoarthritis (opens in a new tab)
- Torn ligament in the knee (opens in a new tab)
- Baker's cyst (opens in a new tab)
- Ligament injury (opens in a new tab)
- Joint effusion (opens in a new tab)
- Joint Disorders (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Osteoarthritis (opens in a new tab)
- Pain behind the knee (opens in a new tab)
- Knee pain (opens in a new tab)
- Meniscus tear (opens in a new tab)
- Meniscus Injury (opens in a new tab)
- Ahlbäck's Disease (opens in a new tab)
- Muscle strain (opens in a new tab)
- Patellar Dislocation (opens in a new tab)
- Patellar Tip Syndrome (opens in a new tab)
- Pseudarthrosis (opens in a new tab)
- Bursitis of the Knee (opens in a new tab)
- Tendon injury (opens in a new tab)
- Sports Injuries (opens in a new tab)
- Broken bone (opens in a new tab)
- Compartment Syndrome (opens in a new tab)
- Torn cruciate ligament (opens in a new tab)
- Muscle tear (opens in a new tab)
- Patella Fracture (opens in a new tab)
- Bruise (opens in a new tab)
- Prosthesis Infection (opens in a new tab)
- Loosening of a Knee Prosthesis (opens in a new tab)
- Injuries from Accidents (opens in a new tab)
- Plate fracture (opens in a new tab)
- Sports Injuries in Children
Treatments
- Joint-Preserving Surgery (opens in a new tab)
- Endoprostheses (opens in a new tab)
- Traumatology (opens in a new tab)
- Sports Medicine Treatment (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Surgeries (opens in a new tab)
- Knee replacement (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Replacement Revision (opens in a new tab)
- Cartilage Surgery (opens in a new tab)
- Cartilage Transplantation (opens in a new tab)
- Cruciate Ligament Surgery (opens in a new tab)
- Meniscus Surgery (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Ligament Reconstruction (opens in a new tab)
- Corrective osteotomies (opens in a new tab)
- Arthroscopy (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Replacement (opens in a new tab)
- Sled prosthesis (opens in a new tab)
- Arthrolysis (opens in a new tab)
- Customized Knee Prosthesis (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Cartilage Therapy (opens in a new tab)
- Conservative orthopedic treatment (opens in a new tab)
- Meniscus implant (opens in a new tab)
- Knee Arthroscopy (opens in a new tab)
- Sports Surgery
Diagnostics
- Knee arthroscopy
Areas of Expertise
Asst. Lect. Dr. Sandro Kohl
Specialist for General Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Sports Orthopedics, Sports Surgery in Zurich

