Medical Tourism India is a developing concept whereby people from world over visit India for their medical and relaxation needs. Most common treatments are heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental care. The reason India is a favourable destination is because of it's infrastructure and technology in which is in par with those in USA, UK and Europe. India has some of the best hospitals and treatment centers in the world with the best facilities. Since it is also one of the most favourable tourist destinations in the world, Medication combines with tourism has come into effect, from which the concept of Medical Tourism is derived.Apollo Hospitals (The Apollo Group)
Apollo Hospitals is committed to treating patients with medical expertise and compassion.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi Set up on 15 acres of land, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals brings together some of the most talented medical professionals from all over the world, with the best of technology and an excellent working environment.
This 695-bed hospital provides world-class healthcare facilities, with 50 super-specialties. With a total of 19 operation theatres, and Indraprastha Apollo offers the latest medical technologies and techniques.
As part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, committed to delivering healthcare of international standards, the Indraprastha Apollo has a dedicated team to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
Apollo Hospitals are also available in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Colombo and Hyderabad.
It is India's* first hospital to perform and angioplasty in 1989.* First successful case in Asia for Directional coronary arthectomy.* Performed first four cases in the country for rotablators for coronary occlusion.* Successful completion of 20,000 open heart surgeries with 98.50 per cent success.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS ), New Delhi
AIIMS’ contribution in the fields of medical education, research and specialized treatment is widely acknowledged. The main object of the institute is to demonstrate high-standard of medical education, training of personnel and to conduct experiments and research in various disciplines of medical sciences.
Twenty-five clinical departments including four super specialty centers manage practically all types of disease conditions with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments. However, burn cases, dog-bite cases and patients suffering from infectious diseases are not entertained in the AIIMS Hospital. AIIMS also manages a 60-beded hospital in the Comprehensive Rural Health Centre at Ballabgarh in Haryana and provides health cover to about 2.5 lakh population through the Centre for Community Medicine.
Apollo Hospitals is committed to treating patients with medical expertise and compassion.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi Set up on 15 acres of land, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals brings together some of the most talented medical professionals from all over the world, with the best of technology and an excellent working environment.
This 695-bed hospital provides world-class healthcare facilities, with 50 super-specialties. With a total of 19 operation theatres, and Indraprastha Apollo offers the latest medical technologies and techniques.
As part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, committed to delivering healthcare of international standards, the Indraprastha Apollo has a dedicated team to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
Apollo Hospitals are also available in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Colombo and Hyderabad.
It is India's* first hospital to perform and angioplasty in 1989.* First successful case in Asia for Directional coronary arthectomy.* Performed first four cases in the country for rotablators for coronary occlusion.* Successful completion of 20,000 open heart surgeries with 98.50 per cent success.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS ), New Delhi
AIIMS’ contribution in the fields of medical education, research and specialized treatment is widely acknowledged. The main object of the institute is to demonstrate high-standard of medical education, training of personnel and to conduct experiments and research in various disciplines of medical sciences.
Twenty-five clinical departments including four super specialty centers manage practically all types of disease conditions with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments. However, burn cases, dog-bite cases and patients suffering from infectious diseases are not entertained in the AIIMS Hospital. AIIMS also manages a 60-beded hospital in the Comprehensive Rural Health Centre at Ballabgarh in Haryana and provides health cover to about 2.5 lakh population through the Centre for Community Medicine.
B.M.Birla Heart Research Centre
B M Birla Heart Research Centre is a super specialty hospital dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and research related to cardiovascular diseases. Since its commissioning in 1989, it has established itself as India’s most advanced heart centre comparable to the best in the world. Not only do patients from all over India seek treatment here, but patients from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Kenya and other neighbouring countries also avail of its facilities. The Centre is manned by highly trained, young, dynamic and accomplished team of medical and para-medical professionals working both collaboratively and interprofessionally. The entire spectrum of cardiac ailments, affecting both adults and children, are dealt with at this Centre. B.M.Birla Heart Research Centre has a special interest in advanced field of cardiac surgery, especially reconstructive operations on babies.
B. M. Birla Heart Research Centre is committed to providing World Class Cardiac care to patients. The centre has performed a number of breakthroughs in Cardiac Surgery and Angioplasty. Now the ISO 14001 Certification proves yet again that our persuits for the highest standards are directed towards Quality Heart Care.
Achievements
For the first time in the world key-hole surgery was performed to close a hole in the heart.
First 'Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty' performed in Asia.
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VAT) for the first time in Asia. For the first time in Asia, Angioplasty was performed from wrist in the field of Interventional Cardiology.
For the first time in India Open Heart Surgery was performed on a 9 day old baby weighing 2.5 kg
First time in India, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation was performed on a neonate for respiratory distress.
For the first time complete Arterial Graft for ischaemic heart disease.
Instruments designed at the Centre (like Special Bull Dog clamp) are being extensively used in Cardiac Surgery.
Special kind of technique known as 'Birla Heart Technique' has been developed and is being used extensively in the area of Cardiac Surgery to reconstruct heart valves.
First time in India, failing heart of an Adult was supported with Artificial Heart and Mechanical Circulation for 100 hours.
One of the few centres performing complicated operations on all age groups ranging from Neonats to elderly patients.
B M Birla Heart Research Centre is a super specialty hospital dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and research related to cardiovascular diseases. Since its commissioning in 1989, it has established itself as India’s most advanced heart centre comparable to the best in the world. Not only do patients from all over India seek treatment here, but patients from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Kenya and other neighbouring countries also avail of its facilities. The Centre is manned by highly trained, young, dynamic and accomplished team of medical and para-medical professionals working both collaboratively and interprofessionally. The entire spectrum of cardiac ailments, affecting both adults and children, are dealt with at this Centre. B.M.Birla Heart Research Centre has a special interest in advanced field of cardiac surgery, especially reconstructive operations on babies.
B. M. Birla Heart Research Centre is committed to providing World Class Cardiac care to patients. The centre has performed a number of breakthroughs in Cardiac Surgery and Angioplasty. Now the ISO 14001 Certification proves yet again that our persuits for the highest standards are directed towards Quality Heart Care.
Achievements
For the first time in the world key-hole surgery was performed to close a hole in the heart.
First 'Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty' performed in Asia.
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VAT) for the first time in Asia. For the first time in Asia, Angioplasty was performed from wrist in the field of Interventional Cardiology.
For the first time in India Open Heart Surgery was performed on a 9 day old baby weighing 2.5 kg
First time in India, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation was performed on a neonate for respiratory distress.
For the first time complete Arterial Graft for ischaemic heart disease.
Instruments designed at the Centre (like Special Bull Dog clamp) are being extensively used in Cardiac Surgery.
Special kind of technique known as 'Birla Heart Technique' has been developed and is being used extensively in the area of Cardiac Surgery to reconstruct heart valves.
First time in India, failing heart of an Adult was supported with Artificial Heart and Mechanical Circulation for 100 hours.
One of the few centres performing complicated operations on all age groups ranging from Neonats to elderly patients.
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
The Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore occupies a prominent placeamong medical institutions in India and in the world as a 1,700-bed multicampus complex that is a vital, diverse, interdenominational community. CMCH Vellore affirms a shared commitment to healing of the total person. Tertiary legvel care services include organ transplants, advanced cardiothoracic and neurological care.
The main hospital campus in Vellore town, the Mental Health Center and Rehabilitation Center in the college campus, the base hospitals at CHAD and RUHSA and the Ida Scudder Ward and Eye Hospital in the Schell Campus, provide over 1,700 beds. The services range from internal medicine and child health to neurology and neurosurgery, organ transplanation, advanced cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
Apollo Cancer Hospital,
Chennai Apollo Cancer Hospital, Chennai is the first hospital in the country to be awarded the ISO 9002 certificate. Special surgeons for individual organs supported by reconstructive and plastic surgeons of repute provide treatment for head and neck cancer, breast cancer and 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.
The programme objective of Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai is two fold –
To spread awareness on Cancer and cancer screening
To provide psychological and emotional support for diagnosed cancer patients
The ‘Apollo Cancer Support Group’ will provide support –psychological and emotional – to cancer patients. ACSG members include cancer survivors and people who wish to offer their services on a voluntary basis. The activities of the group will include spending quality time with patients at the hospital, reading from scriptures and religious books, counseling cancer patients and provide moral support for newly diagnosed patients.
The programme objective of Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai is two fold –
To spread awareness on Cancer and cancer screening
To provide psychological and emotional support for diagnosed cancer patients
The ‘Apollo Cancer Support Group’ will provide support –psychological and emotional – to cancer patients. ACSG members include cancer survivors and people who wish to offer their services on a voluntary basis. The activities of the group will include spending quality time with patients at the hospital, reading from scriptures and religious books, counseling cancer patients and provide moral support for newly diagnosed patients.
Indraprastha Medical Corporation, Delhi
Indraprastha Medical Corporation in Delhi is among the many feathers in India's cap. It is India's first corporate hospital and the third largest corporate hospital outside the USA. It is recognised as a centre of excellence by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and by the Royal College of Radiologists, UK for training for the first and final fellowship examinations.
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chennai
Sponsored by the Madras Medical Mission, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Chennai has gained a reputation for being one of the most advanced centers in the world.
The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Madras Medical Mission is a major specialized medical center that provides the latest medical facilities in the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery in India. Located in the urban locale of Madras (Chennai), South India, this institution is accessible to the tourist attractions of Madras, Mysore, Bangalore, Pondicherry, and Kerala.
The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai.
Facilities
This esteemed institute has hundreds of beds for inpatients, excellent surgical units and laboratories, cryopreservation lab for homograft valve preservation, heart laser unit. It also provides the most sophisticated instruments in investigative techniques, which include electrocardiography, chest radiography, echocardiography, color-flow Doppler, nuclear cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography and MRI. It is a brand new building with outstanding medical library and extensive computer facilities. The clinical material is voluminous, challenging and diverse for most basic research pertaining to cardiology.
On-going Research Projects / Publications
Considering its reputation in Asia, this institute has been recognized by the Indian Government for postdoctoral training in cardiology and cardiothorasic surgery for National Board Examination. The Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), UK provided accreditation to this institution for its FRCS higher and basic examinations, while its extraordinary faculty trains graduate students in cardiac surgery, cardiac medicine, pathology and microbiology for Ph.D. degree from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University of Chennai, M.Phil/Ph.D. in cardiac sciences for BITS, Pilani. Moreover, this institution has research and clinical links with centers in USA, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In USA, MMM has a working relationship with Cedar-Sinai Medical Center (California), Heart Institute (Oregon), and Heart Institute for Children (Illinois).
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chennai
Sponsored by the Madras Medical Mission, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Chennai has gained a reputation for being one of the most advanced centers in the world.
The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Madras Medical Mission is a major specialized medical center that provides the latest medical facilities in the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery in India. Located in the urban locale of Madras (Chennai), South India, this institution is accessible to the tourist attractions of Madras, Mysore, Bangalore, Pondicherry, and Kerala.
The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai.
Facilities
This esteemed institute has hundreds of beds for inpatients, excellent surgical units and laboratories, cryopreservation lab for homograft valve preservation, heart laser unit. It also provides the most sophisticated instruments in investigative techniques, which include electrocardiography, chest radiography, echocardiography, color-flow Doppler, nuclear cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography and MRI. It is a brand new building with outstanding medical library and extensive computer facilities. The clinical material is voluminous, challenging and diverse for most basic research pertaining to cardiology.
On-going Research Projects / Publications
Considering its reputation in Asia, this institute has been recognized by the Indian Government for postdoctoral training in cardiology and cardiothorasic surgery for National Board Examination. The Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), UK provided accreditation to this institution for its FRCS higher and basic examinations, while its extraordinary faculty trains graduate students in cardiac surgery, cardiac medicine, pathology and microbiology for Ph.D. degree from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University of Chennai, M.Phil/Ph.D. in cardiac sciences for BITS, Pilani. Moreover, this institution has research and clinical links with centers in USA, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In USA, MMM has a working relationship with Cedar-Sinai Medical Center (California), Heart Institute (Oregon), and Heart Institute for Children (Illinois).
Sponsored by the Madras Medical Mission, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Chennai has gained a reputation for being one of the most advanced centers in the world.
The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Madras Medical Mission is a major specialized medical center that provides the latest medical facilities in the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery in India. Located in the urban locale of Madras (Chennai), South India, this institution is accessible to the tourist attractions of Madras, Mysore, Bangalore, Pondicherry, and Kerala.
The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai.
Facilities
This esteemed institute has hundreds of beds for inpatients, excellent surgical units and laboratories, cryopreservation lab for homograft valve preservation, heart laser unit. It also provides the most sophisticated instruments in investigative techniques, which include electrocardiography, chest radiography, echocardiography, color-flow Doppler, nuclear cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography and MRI. It is a brand new building with outstanding medical library and extensive computer facilities. The clinical material is voluminous, challenging and diverse for most basic research pertaining to cardiology.
On-going Research Projects / Publications
Considering its reputation in Asia, this institute has been recognized by the Indian Government for postdoctoral training in cardiology and cardiothorasic surgery for National Board Examination. The Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), UK provided accreditation to this institution for its FRCS higher and basic examinations, while its extraordinary faculty trains graduate students in cardiac surgery, cardiac medicine, pathology and microbiology for Ph.D. degree from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University of Chennai, M.Phil/Ph.D. in cardiac sciences for BITS, Pilani. Moreover, this institution has research and clinical links with centers in USA, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In USA, MMM has a working relationship with Cedar-Sinai Medical Center (California), Heart Institute (Oregon), and Heart Institute for Children (Illinois).
Medical Tourism in India for Eye Care
The cost different for most eye care procedures varies as high as 8-10 times from that of USA and UK. Some of the treatments available are :
Eye Lasik Refractive Packages Lasik Eye SurgeryEye Care TreatmentLasik TreatmentRefractive Surgery IndiaLaser Refractive SurgeryRefractive Eye Correction PackageNatural Eye Care TreatmentVision and Eye CareEye Refractive Care Packages
Medical Tourism Packages in India for Heart Care
India offers world-class healthcare that costs substantially less than those in developed countries, using the same technology delivered by competent Specialists attaining similar success rates. Hospitals in India use some of the best know-how and technology and the procedures include cardiothoracic, neurology, gastrointestinal, orthopaedic, renal, obstetric, ENT, opthalmology, dental, plastic, cosmetic and tumour surgeries.
A heart care surgery which costs in the region of USD 30,000 in USA can cost as low as USD 8,000 in India. This clearly states the price difference that exists in India when compared to the west.
Conditions operated on include:
Valvular diseases
Arrhythmias
Coronary artery disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Family history of coronary disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Heart disease symptoms
Some of the procedures available are:
directional coronary atherectomy
rotablation
coronary artery stenting
intravascular ultrasound
balloon valvuloplasty
non-surgical closure of holes in the heart such as ASD, VSD and PDA.
India offers world-class healthcare that costs substantially less than those in developed countries, using the same technology delivered by competent Specialists attaining similar success rates. Hospitals in India use some of the best know-how and technology and the procedures include cardiothoracic, neurology, gastrointestinal, orthopaedic, renal, obstetric, ENT, opthalmology, dental, plastic, cosmetic and tumour surgeries.
A heart care surgery which costs in the region of USD 30,000 in USA can cost as low as USD 8,000 in India. This clearly states the price difference that exists in India when compared to the west.
Conditions operated on include:
Valvular diseases
Arrhythmias
Coronary artery disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Family history of coronary disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Heart disease symptoms
Some of the procedures available are:
directional coronary atherectomy
rotablation
coronary artery stenting
intravascular ultrasound
balloon valvuloplasty
non-surgical closure of holes in the heart such as ASD, VSD and PDA.
Medical Tourism Packages in India for Health Check-ups
Many common and life-threatening conditions can be treated successfully if detected early. Many leading hospitals in India have health check-up programmes that screen every part of the body meticulously and professionally. A proper health check-up scans your bio-history, interprets signals and provides the opportunity for the proverbial "stitch in time". A heart check-up constituting echocardiography, consultation by a senior cardiologist, blood test, general test and haemogram can go a long way in ensuring a healthy heart. The test can be done at any of the leading cardiac hospitals or private clinics.
A comprehensive health check-up contains the following tests:
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Doctors consultation and full medical examination
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Blood tests
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Complete Haemogram (hb, TLC, DLR, ESR, Haemotocrit, Peripheral Smear)
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Blood group (ABO, RH)
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Blood Sugar
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Blood Urea
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Serum Uric Acid
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Serum Creatinine
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Serum Cholesterol
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Lipid Profile
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Urine and Faeces Exmimation
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X-Ray Chest PA
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ECG
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Exercise Stress Test (TMT)
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Stress Screening by Psychologist
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Eye Examination
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Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test
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Post Check-up consulation
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Optional Test
Some additional test may be advised by your doctor which may include:
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Pulmonary Function Tests
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Ultrasound Screening for the Abdomen
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ENT Examination
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Screening for Liver Disease
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Screening for Thyroid Disease
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Hepatitis B Screening to Assess Immunity and for Detection of Carriers.
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A test for AIDS can also be requested
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Screening for Kidney Disease
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Serum Cholesterol
•
Lipid Profile
•
Urine and Faeces Exmimation
•
X-Ray Chest PA
•
ECG
•
Exercise Stress Test (TMT)
•
Stress Screening by Psychologist
•
Eye Examination
•
Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test
•
Post Check-up consulation
•
Optional Test
These tests can be done at any leading hospital, private and public. Many pioneering hospitals have comprehensive health check-up packages at rates that can cost very low.
Many common and life-threatening conditions can be treated successfully if detected early. Many leading hospitals in India have health check-up programmes that screen every part of the body meticulously and professionally. A proper health check-up scans your bio-history, interprets signals and provides the opportunity for the proverbial "stitch in time". A heart check-up constituting echocardiography, consultation by a senior cardiologist, blood test, general test and haemogram can go a long way in ensuring a healthy heart. The test can be done at any of the leading cardiac hospitals or private clinics.
A comprehensive health check-up contains the following tests:
•
Doctors consultation and full medical examination
•
Blood tests
•
Complete Haemogram (hb, TLC, DLR, ESR, Haemotocrit, Peripheral Smear)
•
Blood group (ABO, RH)
•
Blood Sugar
•
Blood Urea
•
Serum Uric Acid
•
Serum Creatinine
•
Serum Cholesterol
•
Lipid Profile
•
Urine and Faeces Exmimation
•
X-Ray Chest PA
•
ECG
•
Exercise Stress Test (TMT)
•
Stress Screening by Psychologist
•
Eye Examination
•
Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test
•
Post Check-up consulation
•
Optional Test
Some additional test may be advised by your doctor which may include:
•
Pulmonary Function Tests
•
Ultrasound Screening for the Abdomen
•
ENT Examination
•
Screening for Liver Disease
•
Screening for Thyroid Disease
•
Hepatitis B Screening to Assess Immunity and for Detection of Carriers.
•
A test for AIDS can also be requested
•
Screening for Kidney Disease
•
Serum Cholesterol
•
Lipid Profile
•
Urine and Faeces Exmimation
•
X-Ray Chest PA
•
ECG
•
Exercise Stress Test (TMT)
•
Stress Screening by Psychologist
•
Eye Examination
•
Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test
•
Post Check-up consulation
•
Optional Test
These tests can be done at any leading hospital, private and public. Many pioneering hospitals have comprehensive health check-up packages at rates that can cost very low.
Medical Tourism Packages in India for Orthopaedic Surgery
A number of orthopedic 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 wheras in the UK, a similar surgery using the same implants and medical consumables costs around 10,000 pounds.
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