subject: Medical Tourism in India for Bangladesh patients [print this page] Medical Tourism in India for Bangladesh patients Today's India offers World Class Medical Facilities, comparable with any of the western countries. India has state of the art Hospitals and the best qualified doctors. With the best infrastructure, the best possible Medical facilities, accompanied with the most competitive prices, you can get the treatment done in India at the lowest charges.
Patients from around the globe are beginning to realize the enormous potential of modern and traditional Indian medicine. Indian hospitals, medical establishments and the government of India have also realized the potential of this niche segment and have begun to tailor their services for foreign visitors. International marketing divisions have been set up by most of the top India Hospitals like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, etc. In India any type of surgery is very economical and affordable. A few months back a 35 years old Bangladesh native Mr Masud Akhtar from Dhaka gets his successful total hip replacement done from a hospital at Delhi. In some unfortunate accident he had a problem in the hip joints. His condition was not at all good, he could not walk around freely and had to take help of the wheel chair to move from one place to other. He was very confused about the treatment because of the unavailability of good treatment facilities in Bangladesh and the high expense of such surgical treatment in U.S. and U.K. hospitals.
The main problem for Mr Akhtar was that the cost of surgery in abroad is very high which was not affordable for him and he wished to live his life fully standing on his own feet without any support so he decided to get his treatment done from Indian hospital. He mail us India4health.com with all his medical reports and documents. Initially he was a little apprehensive but once I landed at the hospital, the experience turned out really well. Once he landed India we arranges for Travel, medical treatment, hospitalization, stay in India.
The doctors in Delhi Hoshipal explained him about the surgery and its procedure.
A total hip replacement also called a hip arthroplasty- is an advanced surgical procedure that re-structures the hip joint region. Under this procedure the head of the femur (the bone that extends from the hip to the knee) is removed along with the surface layer of the socket in the pelvis (the two large bones that rest on the lower limbs and support the spinal column). The head of the femur bone, which is situated within the pelvis socket, is replaced with a metal ball and stem. This stem fits into the shaft of the femur. This socket is then replaced with a plastic or a metal and plastic cup. Hip replacement is indicated where conservative management has failed.
The surgical procedure: At the time of surgery, once the hip joint is exposed, the head and neck of the femur are removed. The shaft of the femur is then adjusted to accept the metal component consisting of the head, neck, and stem. After fixing the plastic cup the ball and socket are then replaced into normal position. Both of these implants can be fastened into the bone with or without using the special cement.
Cemented procedure : The cemented procedure utilizes a doughy substance mixed at the time of surgery that is introduced between the artificial component and the bone. This type of fixation in total hips remains the gold standard and is the method of choice for many surgeons. Depending upon their health and bone density, people over the age of 60 will receive this type of joint fixation.
Noncemented procedure: Despite its common use, not all individuals are candidates for a cemented hip. Studies show that young active adults tend to loosen their artificial components prematurely. The current trend therefore, is to use an artificial joint covered with a material that allows bone tissue to grow into the metal. A tight bond of scar tissue if formed, which anchors the metal to the bone. This is called a cementless total hip replacement. Apollo Hospitals, Max Healthcare and Fortis Hospitals specialise in these kind of treatment.
He was recommended for Noncemented procedure. A few weeks after his surgery he returned to his country.Now he is completly fit and has returned to his normal life. He is happy on the decision that he made.
