| Knee replacement surgery is one of the most | | | | surgeon can then determine if a knee replacement is |
| common types of joint replacement surgery | | | | necessary. |
| performed in world, with more than 200,000 | | | | High Knee Replacement Success Rates |
| operations per year in the United States alone. | | | | Knee replacement surgery is one of the safest |
| Reducing the Cost | | | | surgeries of its kind, and has a 90 to 95% success |
| The cost of private knee replacement operation in a | | | | rate. |
| UK private hospital or clinic is around £8,000 to | | | | However, excessive activity can cause the knee |
| £10,000. For patients having this surgery in | | | | replacement to wear down or loosen and require |
| India the costs start at just £3,500! | | | | replacement. |
| These huge savings are also available to patients in all | | | | 90 to 95% of knee implants are still functioning well |
| major industrialized countries such as the USA. | | | | 10 to 15 years after surgery, and with moderate |
| There are more patients than ever going to India to | | | | activity levels, most knee implants can be expected |
| have their knee operations and this trend is set to | | | | to function for 15 years or more, but more strenuous |
| rise dramatically. | | | | activity can require more frequent replacement. |
| Let's now look at why knee replacement surgery is | | | | With the level of medical expertise and care available |
| necessary and the benefits of having the surgery | | | | today, infection and complications are rare and the |
| performed in India. | | | | operations are straightforward. |
| Knee Replacement | | | | India - A World leader in Medical Tourism |
| Knee replacement surgery (also known as total knee | | | | Indian corporate hospitals have levels of care that |
| joint arthroplasty) is usually undertaken when knee | | | | are comparable to hospitals anywhere in the world. |
| problems associated with osteoarthritis and | | | | India in fact offers world-class medical facilities with |
| rheumatoid arthritis have resulted in the wearing | | | | significantly reduced costs, and is seeing a steady |
| down of the knee joint. | | | | increase in patients from overseas seeking knee |
| In a total knee replacement operation, a surgeon | | | | replacement surgery. |
| cuts away damaged bone and cartilage from the | | | | The high concentration of expatriate Indian medical |
| thighbone, shinbone and kneecap, and replaces it with | | | | staff working abroad particularly, in the USA and UK, |
| an artificial joint (knee prosthesis) made of metal | | | | gives patients confidence in healthcare in India |
| alloys, plastics or polymers. | | | | generally. Patients are of course, already used to the |
| Diagnosing Knee Problems | | | | expertise and professionalism of Indian medical staff. |
| Arthroscopy is a procedure used by orthopaedic | | | | Low Hip Replacement Costs and the Holiday of a |
| surgeons to diagnose and treat knee problems. | | | | Lifetime |
| The surgeon makes an incision, and then inserts a | | | | By having your hip replacement surgery in India, you |
| small instrument called an arthroscope, which gives a | | | | make huge cost savings. Medical tourists can save |
| clear view of the inside of the knee. | | | | enough to also enjoy a holiday in a country that has |
| The arthroscope uses fibre optics to send pictures of | | | | a huge diversity of holiday options for you to enjoy |
| the inside of the knee to a television monitor. The | | | | from the beaches of Goa to the mighty Himalayas. |