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Orthopedics Surgery in INDIA |
» BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
Major hospitals in India have oncology units comprising surgical oncology, medical and radiation ther by as well as the crucial Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). The BMT unit with high pressure hipa filers 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. This enviable track record becomes even more significant considering the fact that the treatment costs one-tenth as compared to the west. Special surgeons are available for individuals organs. Plastic 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 liner accelerator or tele-cobalt machines, brachy therapy and 3-D planning systems. In orthopaedics, the Ilizarov techniques 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 only 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 Rs. 2-1/2 lakh in India whereas in the UK, a similar surgery using the same implants and medical consumables costs around £ 10,000.
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