| Affordable ACL surgery in Mexico is becoming very | | | | telescope-like instrument at the end of which a |
| popular, thanks to the ever-increasing costs of | | | | miniature camera is attached. It is inserted into the |
| medical care in US. | | | | joint through small incisions, making the inside of the |
| Why go for Anterior Cruciate Ligament repair in | | | | joint clearly visible. It has the capacity to magnify |
| Mexico? | | | | images up to 25 to 30 times. Images are taken from |
| Huge savings: The cost of ACL repair in Mexico is no | | | | the camera attached to the end of the arthroscope |
| greater than $9,000 and no lesser than $4,000. | | | | and displayed on a video screen, which the surgeon |
| Compare this to the exorbitant figure of $30,000 - | | | | sees and performs the surgery.) |
| $40,000 that is charged in the US for the same | | | | When can the patient return to routine activities |
| procedure. | | | | after knee surgery in Mexico? |
| Top quality medical care in Mexico: Anterior Cruciate | | | | For about three weeks after ACL reconstruction, |
| Ligament Surgery in Mexico is not only affordable, | | | | you will have to use crutches to avoid pressure on |
| but also of a very high quality. The standards of | | | | the operated knee. Rehabilitation will consist of not |
| medical care in Mexico leave no doubt about why it is | | | | only some physical therapy but also reduction in |
| such a popular medical tourism center these days. | | | | swelling, increasing the flexibility of the joint, and |
| Orthopedic surgeons in Mexico are very experienced | | | | regaining strength. Your surgeon will tell you when |
| in Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction. You will | | | | you can start swimming and cycling - both very good |
| find that a majority of them have been trained in the | | | | means of building the strength of the muscles around |
| US and have also worked in the US for a significant | | | | the knee. This is very important to rebuild the muscle |
| period of time. Plus, they all speak fluent English. | | | | mass that has been lost through surgery and to |
| The standards and methods of cheap knee surgery | | | | improve stability of the joint. But it can take |
| in Mexico are the same as in the US: ACL | | | | anywhere between 2-4 months for you to return to |
| reconstruction is an arthroscopic procedure, but quite | | | | strenous activities like running. If you are an athlete, it |
| a few orthopedic surgeons prefer to do it as an | | | | might take longer - about 6 months - before you can |
| open surgery. (An arthroscope is a narrow | | | | make a comeback. |