Dr. César A. Calero Polanco

MD · Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology · Knee Surgery. Quirónsalud Valencia Hospital
Clinical area
Locomotive System Department

Dr. C. A. Calero Polanco is a specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology with a clinical profile highly focused on knee surgery. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia (2011-2016), and combines more than 10 years of experience across the Spanish public hospital system, occupational mutua and private hospital environments.

As Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Knee Unit of Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia, his practice is centred on a high-volume, subspecialty-focused knee approach: primary and revision knee arthroplasty (including robotic-assisted and patient-specific techniques), advanced knee arthroscopy, anterior cruciate ligament and complex ligament reconstruction, knee osteotomies and joint-preservation surgery, and treatment of cartilage pathology.

He has also developed expertise in interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound, having completed the full SEMED-FEMEDE certification pathway up to expert level in ultrasound-guided interventionism. He combines clinical practice with international training and active participation in surgical education programmes.

Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Knee Surgery

  • Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), including robotic-assisted surgery (CORI system) and patient-specific instrumentation (PSI)
  • Revision knee arthroplasty (ongoing subspecialty development)
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and complex ligament surgery, including multiligament knee injuries
  • Advanced knee arthroscopy: meniscal repair and reconstruction, cartilage and ligament procedures
  • Knee osteotomies and joint-preservation surgery
  • Management of cartilage pathology (conservative and surgical treatment)
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided interventionism of the lower limb

Key surgical activity (2025)

  • 203 total knee arthroplasties per year
  • 228 knee arthroscopies per year
  • 75 ACL reconstructions per year



Specialties treated:

Knee osteoarthritis | Primary and revision knee arthroplasty | ACL and multiligament knee injuries | Meniscal pathology and meniscal preservation | Cartilage lesions and osteochondral defects | Lower-limb malalignment requiring knee osteotomy | Patellofemoral pathology | Sports-related knee injuries | Post-traumatic knee sequelae | Occupational lower-limb pathology.

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Professional experience

Current position

  • February 2024 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Knee Unit, Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia. Subspecialty-focused knee practice with high surgical throughput, participation in advanced programmes (robotics, personalised surgery) and involvement in international training and surgical education.

Previous positions

  • August 2021 - January 2024: Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, ASEPEYO - Mutua Colaboradora de la Seguridad Social.
  • January 2021 - January 2024: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Continuous Care - Trauma Emergency Service), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
  • January 2017 - August 2021: Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Unión de Mutuas, Valencia.
  • May 2016 - January 2017: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (FEA), Department of Traumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
  • 2011 - 2016: Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (MIR programme), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.

Course direction, faculty roles and teaching activity

  • April 2026: Faculty / participant, INSPIRE - Anatomic Knee Ligament Reconstruction Instructional Course (Dr. Robert LaPrade), Smith & Nephew Academy, London.
  • February 2026: Faculty, Newclip - Knee Osteotomies and PSI, Nantes, France.
  • February 2025: Instructor, Smith & Nephew Knee Arthroscopy Course - intermediate level, Universidad Católica de Valencia.
  • February 2025: Expert Surgeon / Host, ETR Minifellowship - Smith & Nephew, Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia (10-13 February 2025).
  • December 2022: Invited speaker, "Update on chondral lesions: non-surgical treatment of chondral pathology", XXI National Congress of the Spanish Society of Occupational Traumatology, Valencia.
Membership in scientific societies
  • AEA - Spanish Arthroscopy Association
  • SECOT - Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
  • SETLA - Spanish Society of Occupational Traumatology
  • SEMED - Spanish Society of Sports Medicine
Research and teaching
  • Published author in knee pathology, with peer-reviewed work on complex multiligament knee injuries.
  • Instructor and faculty member in national arthroscopy training programmes (Smith & Nephew Academy, ETR Minifellowship).
  • Active participant and speaker at national and international congresses on orthopaedic surgery and arthroscopy (AEA-SEROD, SECOT, SETLA, SEMED, INSPIRE Summit).
  • Continuous engagement with international reference centres and faculty programmes in knee surgery, including INSPIRE Summit Knee Symposium, Newclip Faculty (Nantes) and Smith & Nephew Medical Education.

Selected publications

  • Part Soriano J, Calero Polanco CA, Acebron Fabregat A, Calero Ferrandiz R, Sánchez Alepuz E. Lesiones multiligamentosas. De la tríada a la péntada, ¿qué es lo que verdaderamente sabemos? Rev Esp Traum Lab. 2020;3(1):27-36. DOI: 10.24129/j.retla.03105.fs2005006.

Selected courses, congresses and faculty activity

  • INSPIRE - Anatomic Knee Ligament Reconstruction Instructional Course, Dr. Robert LaPrade. S+N Academy, London, 16-17 April 2026.
  • VSP Surgical Programme: Robotic-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty (CORI). Hospital General Universitario de Cataluña, 24-25 March 2026.
  • Newclip Faculty - Knee Osteotomies and PSI. Nantes, France, 5 February 2026.
  • INSPIRE Summit Knee Symposium. Madrid, 17-18 October 2025.
  • National AEA-SEROD Joint Congress, 7-9 May 2025.
  • "LCA 360º - The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A current and future vision". Real Casino de Murcia, 4 April 2025.
  • Instructor, Smith & Nephew Knee Arthroscopy Course - intermediate level, Universidad Católica de Valencia, 28 February 2025.
  • Expert Surgeon / Host, ETR Minifellowship - Smith & Nephew, Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia, 10-13 February 2025.
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course - Level C: Expert in Ultrasound-guided Locomotor Interventionism. SEMED-FEMEDE, Madrid, 14-15 February 2025.
  • Clinical Immersion Programme in Arthroscopic ACL and Meniscal Repair. Smith & Nephew Medical Education, Instituto Cugat, Barcelona, 21-22 November 2024.
  • 11th AEA-SEROD Joint Congress, Barcelona, 26-28 June 2024.
  • Knee Arthroscopy Minilab - intermediate level. Smith & Nephew Medical Education, Barcelona, 22 February 2024.
  • BeART Course: Foundations of Joint Ultrasound - Anatomy, Sonoanatomy, Examination and Pathology. Valencia, 24-25 March 2023 (1.7 CME credits).
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course - Level B: Expert in Sonographic Anatomy. SEMED-FEMEDE, Madrid, 19-21 October 2023.
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course - Level A: Expert in Sonographic Anatomy. SEMED-FEMEDE, Madrid, March 2023.
  • Speaker: "Update on chondral lesions: non-surgical treatment of chondral pathology". XXI National Congress of the Spanish Society of Occupational Traumatology, Valencia, 1 December 2022.
  • 59th SECOT Congress, Valencia, 28-30 September 2022.
Stay in foreign centers

Medical education and specialist training

  • Degree in Medicine, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué (Colombia), 1998-2003. Homologated in Spain (credential H07407).
  • Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology after MIR residency at Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 2011-2016.

International fellowships and observerships

  • November 2015: Fellowship / Observership at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Orthopaedic Research Center, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ankle Arthroscopy and Hindfoot Endoscopy with Prof. Dr. C. Niek van Dijk (2-13 November 2015).
  • November-December 2015: Fellowship / Observership at the Institute of Osteoarticular Diseases IMBANACO, Cali, Colombia - Joint Surgery of the Shoulder and Knee (16 November - 16 December 2015).
  • March 2016: Fellowship in Orthopaedic and Arthroscopic Surgery, Unión de Mutuas, Valencia (1-31 March 2016).
  • Continuous international training in knee surgery: INSPIRE Summit (Madrid), S+N Academy London, Newclip Faculty (Nantes, France), Anatomisches Institut training in robotic-assisted TKA, ETR Minifellowship and Smith & Nephew Medical Education programmes.
Languages for clinical practice
  • Spanish - native
  • English - professional working proficiency