Medical Tourism

Because of its wealth of internationally-renowned hospitals and orthopaedic surgeons, more and more medical tourists choose to get knee surgery in India. In knee replacement surgery, parts of the knee joint are replaced with artificial ones in order to get rid of recurring pain in the area. It can be partial (replacing only one part) or total (replacing both cartilage and bone in the joint) knee replacement.

Most patients who need knee replacement surgery go to India as the cost is only a fraction of that in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia. The low cost of living also means that hotel rates and other logistics are much lower compared to those in other countries. Some even schedule a long visit, to allow for time to explore the culturally-rich beautiful country.

Indications and Qualifications

Some people go to India for knee replacement surgery because they have been refused the procedure by their local orthopaedic surgeon. Because they experience pain and discomfort in their knee joints on a daily basis, which limits their activities

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Due to the high traffic in the western countries like America and UK, medical tourists from overseas are exploring countries where they can avail good treatments at inexpensive prices. Check out this interview with a reputed orthopedic surgeon from India. He specializes in orthopedic surgeries including knee replacement, hip replacement, shoulder and elbow replacement surgery.

Following is the narration.

Education and Experience in Orthopedics

“I trained in India initially in my post graduation along with my under graduation. I then went off to work in England where I worked for 11 years. I have hence got my qualifications from England which includes FRCS and FRCS in orthopedics. I also finished my surgical training in UK which is the common European register for, which certifies me being able to work and operate anywhere within Europe itself.

I have attended many international conferences, both in Europe, America as well as in India. We also organize a lot of arthroscopy, arthop[lasty conferences within India itself. In fact in next few days we are going to have a shoulder conference on the similar theme. My publications are there in clinical

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Anyone who has had injuries in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament has been through a lot of pain and is anxious to get the ligament reconstructed as soon as possible. If you are one of these people, getting your Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery done in Mexico, Costa Rica or India can bring you relief quickly at unbelievably low costs.

ACL is said to occure more commonly in women than in men. A tear in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament happens because of a sudden direction change or when a deceleration force crosses the knee. The patient often feels or hears a popping sensation, has the rapid onset of swelling, and develops a buckling sensation in the knee when attempting to change direction.

Is Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery done in Mexico, Costa Rica and India?

Yes, very much. The surgical procedure of ACL repair overseas adheres to the standards followed everywhere:

Surgical treatment of the torn ACL usually involves an arthroscopic surgical reconstruction of the injured ligament. Although different types of tissue have been utilized to reconstruct the ACL, the most common type involves harvesting the central third of the patellar tendon with a

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