Knee Replacement Surgery in India

                       
                     This surgery also known as knee arthroplasty is procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. It may be performed for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The procedure has been proven to help individuals return back to moderately challenging activities such as golf, bicycling, and swimming. Total knees are not designed for jogging, or sports like tennis and skiing (although there certainly are people with total knee replacements that participate in such sports). Knee replacement is a routine surgery performed on over 600,000 people worldwide each year. Over 90% of people who have had Total Knee Replacement experience an improvement in knee pain and function.

Knee Replacement Surgery CandidatesA person would be considered a candidate for knee replacement if there is:Daily painThe pain is severe enough to restrict work, recreation and ordinary activities of daily livingSignificant stiffness in the kneeSignificant instability (constant giving way) of the kneeSignificant deformity (knock-knees or bow-legs) that hinders normal function of the kneeDamage from arthritic conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis

Success Rate of Surgery: surgery is recognized as a miracle of modern surgery. Most orthopedic experts consider replacement to be the best method of handling arthritis in the knee. Knee replacements have literally put hundreds of thousands of Americans back on their feet and allowed them to enjoy their golden years.

Knee Replacement Surgery Preparations:If you smoke, cut down or quit. Smoking changes blood flow patterns, delays healing and slows recovery.If you drink, don’t have any alcohol for at least 48 hours before surgery.Ask your doctor for pre-surgical exercises. If you are having hip or knee replacement surgery, doing exercises to strengthen your upper body will help you cope with crutches or a walker after surgery.Your primary care physician or an internist will conduct a general medical evaluation several weeks before surgery. This examination will assess your health and your risk for anesthesia. The results of this examination should be forwarded to your orthopaedic surgeon, along with a surgical clearance.Shortly before your scheduled surgery, you will probably have an orthopedic examination to review the procedure and answer any last-minute questions.You may need to take several types of tests, including blood tests, a cardiogram, a urine sample and a chest X-ray.Advice your surgeon of any medical conditions you have and of all the medications you are taking. You may need to stop taking certain medications or your surgeon may recommend substitute medications until your surgery. Medications such as corticosteroids, insulin or anti-coagulants will need to be managed before and after surgery.

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Knee Replacement Surgery India:Due to the high costs of knee replacement surgery in the United States, the waiting lists in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada and the lack of high tech medical procedures in many third world countries, medical tourism is expected to blossom into a ten billion dollar business world-wide. Recognizing this trend Indian government, large corporations, hospitals, and doctors are flooding the Indian medical tourism market with choices, and prices are dropping.India boasts volumes of its excellently maintained healthcare providers by stringent government controls on the policies for control of promotion and advertisement, thus not visible much in news papers, magazines and electronic media. But certainly as good as other regional healthcare providers like Singapore and Thailand.India is as competitive as Singapore in the quality of healthcare, through it world class facilities of hospitals and clinics, latest machines in healthcare and more over world class renowned surgeons and doctors that it has more in number then any regional healthcare providers.Knee replacement surgery in India is available in following cities:Mumbai Hyderabad KeralaDelhi Pune GoaBangalore Nagpur JaipurChennai Gurgaon Chandigarh

Knee Replacement Surgery Costs in India:India is the most preferred medical tourism destination as it provides low cost Knee replacement surgery option for national and international medical tourists.The cost of knee replacement surgery in India is almost ¼ of the cost that in UK, US and other developed countries.The chart below shows the cost comparison knee replacement surgery in India and other countries.

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Medsurge India, a division Travquest Services India has been the most respectable organization in the Global Healthcare Travel Industry. Sanit Bahri, as an individual healthcare consultant has been instrumental in helping the international patients with low cost medical treatment in India.Sanit Bahri is also working on the Quality of Care Project, which will change the way we look at the reporting of global healthcare statistics and the quality of care available at hospitals around the world