Total Hip Replacement
Hip replacement is a major surgery. Hip replacement is the final answer if other therapies fail to provide relief from the pain of damaged hip.
Who should go through hip replacement?
Hip replacement is recommended to those who still have pain in their hips after using several medications. Having osteoarthritis of the hip joint can also drive people to consider about hip replacement surgery. Severe pain, loss of motion or deformity of your hip joint can also result hip replacement. People who are injured in accidents and who are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis can also go for hip replacement. Bone tumour or bone loss due to insufficient blood supply can also be reasons of hip replacement.
How to diagnosis the disease or need of replacement?
- Pain keeping you awake at night
- Little or no relief from pain medications
- Difficulty walking up or down stairs
- Trouble standing from a seated position
In past, hip replacement was recommended to adults of age 60 and above. But with new technology, the therapy can also be applied for more active people including younger as well. New improved technology has allowed the doctors to provide patients with strong and long-lasing joints replacements of hip joints. However, active people have to go through another therapy after 15 or 20 years.
Traditionally, a hip replacement surgery may cost up to US$ 7300 in India while selecting UK for same surgery will charge on you about 9,000 to 13,000 pounds and if you select USA for same surgery, your expense may go up to US$ 16,000 to US$ 18,000. In India and Western Word, hip and its joint related diseases have become a common problem. Its simplest alternative is Hip Replacement surgery that is widely available in several Indian Hospitals and almost on half expenses if compared with US and UK treatments.
Another treatment as Hip Resurfacing Technique is also available in Indian Hospitals at vey low cost. It is a striking introduction of medical technique and advancement in course of hip related surgeries. This is called Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Technique with Implant. This is nowadays widely accepted due its remarking results. It is the reason so that hundreds of people have been benefited through this developed method.
Benefit of Hip Resurfacing:
- Ball used in the system is similar to the natural ball and this confers biomechanical advantages to the hip.
- Improved durability due to reduced wearing out of prosthesis hence decreased chances of loosening.
- Improved function and quicker recovery
- Patients can sit, squat and even participate in sports activities.
- Allows normal range of movements of the hip
- Does not change the leg length
- Femoral head is preserved.
- Femoral canal is preserved and no associated femoral bone loss with future revision. Also, the risk of micro fracture of femur with un-cemented stem implantation is eliminated.
- Larger size of implant "ball" reduces the risk of dislocation significantly.
- Stress is transferred in a natural way along the femoral canal and through the head and neck of the femur. With the standard THR, some patients experience thigh pain as the bone has to respond and reform to less natural stress loading.
- Use of metal rather than plastic reduces osteolysis and associated early loosening risk.
- Use of metal has low wear and tear rate with expected lifelong implant.
- Restores normal structure of the hip joint, and the bigger size of the ball reduces chances of dislocation
Hip resurfacing can be called an ideal hip surgery for young and highly active patients due to survival rate and long durability of hip joint.
Comparative cost chart of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing surgery:
Country
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Surgery Type
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Expense
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USA
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a Hip Resurfacing costs
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US$ 26,000
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UK
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a Hip Resurfacing costs
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GB Pound Sterling 10,000 to 14,000
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Belgium
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a Hip Resurfacing costs
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US$ 14,000
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India
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a Hip Resurfacing costs
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US$ 7,900 - US$ 8,700
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Note: Hip Resurfacing in India requires 10 to 15 days of stay at the hospital and all above mention prices may differ due to patient’s medical condition.
Mediserve through its medical tourism services could arrange the following low cost medical procedures for you.
- Hip Replacement Surgery
- Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Revision Replacement Surgery
- Management of Congenital Dislocation of Hip (Open reduction / Femoral Osteotomy / Pelvic Osteotomy)
- Lengthening of Bones
- Correction of deformity around Hip
To receive an approximate idea of cost and other information regarding treatments, please contact us.
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Medical Treatment - Total Hip Replacement in India