Medical Tourism Packages in India
for Orthopaedic Surgery
A number of orthopaedic procedures are available such as hip and knee
replacement, the Illizarov technique, limb lengthening, Birmingham Hip
resurfacing technique (which scores over conventional hip replacements and
is still unavailable even in the US) etc.
Many hospitals specialize in latest techniques and treatments such as
minimal invasive surgery, cartilage and bone transplantation, spine surgery
and limb sparing surgery. All kinds of musculo- skeletal problems ranging
from Arthiritis to sports injuries, to complex broken bones, bone tumors and
childhood conditions like scoliosis are treated most effectively.
A wide range of spinal surgeries including fixation, stabilization and
fusion are regularly undertaken.
Bone Marrow Transplant
Major hospitals in India have oncology units comprising surgical oncology,
medical and radiation therapy as well as the crucial Bone Marrow
Transplantation (BMT). The BMT unit with high pressure hipa filters has
helped achieve a very high success rate in the various types of
transplantation.
Cord Blood Transplant and Mismatched Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant have
been performed successfully, a feat that is remarkable and significant,
considering the fact that the treatment costs one-tenth of what it does in
the west. Special surgeons are available for individual organs. Plastic
surgeons of repute provide treatment for head and neck cancer, breast cancer
and other malignancies. Facilities offered include tele-therapy which
includes simulation work stations to ensure high precision and safety during
treatment at the 18 MV linear accelerator or telecobalt machines, brachy
therapy and 3-D planning systems. In orthopaedics, the Ilizarov technique is
practised for the treatment of limb deformities, limb shortening and
disfiguration.
Joint Replacement Surgery
Shoulder/hip replacement and bilateral knee replacement surgery using the
most advanced keyhole or endosopic surgery and anthroscopy is done at
several hospitals in India including the Apollo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital and Holy Family Hospital in Delhi, Bombay Hospital, Leelavati and
Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai and the Madras Institute of Orthoepaedics and
Trauma Sciences. Some hospitals like Apollo in Delhi have Operation Theatres
with Laminar Air Flow System which compares with the best in the USA and the
UK. A knee joint replacement costs about 3000 pounds in India where's in the
UK, a similar surgery using the same implants and medical consumables costs
around 10,000 pounds.
