Monday, February 2, 2009

Affordable Knee Replacement Surgery Abroad

By Michael Dunage

Have you experienced crunching or pain during walking? If that is the case, then your doctor might recommend knee replacement surgery. If your insurance policy is inadequate to cover the cost of this procedure, then what do you do? It is known that the U.S. has one of the highest costs for knee replacement surgery and you will have that amount in savings if you are in need to get the surgery locally quickly.

A simple answer. You could consider receiving your knee replacement surgery abroad. There are several top destinations that people are traveling each day to receive knee surgery, such as India, Turkey, Mexico, Philippines and Costa Rica. There are several reputable medical tourism websites to contact that can help you to coordinate the medical travel arrangements abroad, etc.

Flights can be arranged and the cost of medical treatment and travel of up to seventy percent off the U.S. costs for knee replacement surgery abroad. Many see this as an affordable option for knee replacement surgery abroad. India is considered one of the most prominent destinations for knee replacement surgery abroad and they have some doctors who actually pioneered a procedure known as knee resurfacing surgery even before it was approved by the FDA in the U.S.

You book your medical travel to a major city in India and when you arrive, you would be greeted and transported by a personal assistant who will help you before, during and after your knee replacement surgery procedure abroad. Most of the doctors in India are board certified and belong to accredited affiliations and they have performed hundreds if not thousands of knee replacement surgery treatments of international patients.

Besides seeing the doctor in the orthopedic clinic for your knee surgery, India hospitals are worth touring before you have your knee replacement surgery abroad. India surgical suites are extremely modern and are equipped with knee prosthetics that are the same as in the U.S. and anesthesia machines and medications which are also modern and the same as is used in the U.S.

Prior to surgery, you will probably stay in a nearby hotel and then be transported to the hospital to meet with the surgical team and doctor before receiving your knee replacement surgery. You will be provided with a patient assistant that will care for you throughout the procedure. Then the nurses will administer the IV's to get you all ready to receive your knee replacement surgery. Mexico has a similar treatment program to India.

Philippines is also a lovely place to visit so that you can sightsee and vacation before your surgery if your health allows. Then you will meet the surgeon specializing in knee surgery. Philippine surgeons who do this kind of surgery are also board certified with considerable experience in doing knee surgery. Philippines and offers modern knee prosthetic devices that will be implanted in your leg in place of the damaged knee.

The knee with the pain and problem is surgically removed and replaced with metal and plastic materials. The pain you will experience after the surgery should be minimal compared to what you were experiencing prior to surgery. You will be given medication to ease the post surgical pain and the physical therapists will assist to get you back walking as soon as possible for your trip back home. - 16083

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