Orthopedic and Joint replacement surgery.

Orthopedic surgery and joint replacement are performed by trained and expert orthopedic surgeons for medical problems related to the skeletal system (bones, ligaments, tendons, and joints). CMCS Health, a leading medical tourism company in India facilitates cost-effective orthopedic surgery and joint replacement with the best orthopedic surgeons in India for international patients. We offer orthopedic surgeries for bone deformity, bone fractures, ligaments, and tendons that help in movements, and joint replacement surgery for damaged bone joints.

Orthopedic surgery and joint replacement

Trained and expert orthopedic surgeons perform orthopedic surgery and joint replacement in India. Orthopedic surgeons are specially trained medical doctors who address the problems of the skeletal system including bones, joints, and associated ligaments and tendons. CMCS Health is a leading medical tourism company in India that facilitates orthopedic surgery and joint replacement surgery in India for international patients with the best orthopedic surgeons.

The human skeletal system is responsible for giving form to the structure of the human body, protecting the vital organs, and assisting in various movements for performing the core activities. Major medical problems with the skeletal system could be fractures of bones due to injury or trauma, congenital bone deformities, and joint problems due to injury, trauma, Arthritis, or normal aging.

Common orthopedic surgery and joint replacement in India

The well-trained and expert orthopedic and joint replacement surgeon doctors in India are routinely performing complex orthopedic surgery, knee joint replacement, unicompartmental knee replacement surgery, total knee replacement (TKR), hello-flex knee replacement, hip joint replacement, bilateral hip joint replacement, shoulder joint replacement, custom tailored joint replacement, revision joint replacement surgeries, elbow and ankle joint surgeries, arthroscopy and arthroplasty, hand surgery, correction of shortening of limbs, ligaments, and tendons reconstruction surgery, ACL surgery, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgery, and all other bones, joints and musculoskeletal surgeries. Our expert Indian orthopedic and joint replacement surgeons are using the latest cutting-edge technologies for minimally invasive and robot-assisted orthopedic surgery and joint replacement with excellent success rates. CMCS Health, the best medical tourism company in India assists international patients seeking joint replacement and other orthopedic surgeries in India.

Joint replacement performed by the best orthopedic surgeons

Many international patients visit India for joint replacement. The best orthopedic surgeons in India perform knee, hip, and shoulder joint replacement using minimally invasive and robotic joint replacement surgery aided by NAV 3 computer navigation techniques. The expertise of the best orthopedic surgeons in India combined with the latest cutting-edge technologies has resulted in the best success rates and better patient compliance for orthopedic surgery and joint replacements.

Knee replacement (knee arthroplasty)

Knee replacement is one of the major specialized medical treatments for which international patients visit India. Knee joint replacement or knee arthroplasty is done by specially trained orthopedic surgeons for patients who have severe knee joint pain, and face difficulty in climbing stairs, getting up from a seating position or even walking. Patients with arthritis require knee replacement. Other medical conditions could be rheumatoid arthritis, some sports or trauma injuries, or the usual wear and tear to knee joints due to aging. Best Indian orthopedic surgeons perform partial knee replacement where only the affected part of the knee is replaced or total knee replacement (TKR) which involves replacing the whole knee with an artificial prosthetic knee joint. Our expert and experienced orthopedic surgeons perform both minimally invasive arthroscopy and robotic knee replacement orthopedic surgery with the best-quality imported implants.

Hip replacement (hip arthroplasty)

The second most common joint replacement orthopedic surgery after the knee joint is hip joint replacement. Hip replacement is done if the pain interferes with normal activities and the medications or other non-surgical treatments fail to bring relief to the patient. Best Indian orthopedic surgeons regularly perform minimally invasive Hip arthroplasty (resurfacing and reshaping of the hip joint, replacing the damaged parts with a prosthesis) or total hip replacement ( the entire hip joint is replaced with a prosthetic joint). The more common hip replacement is total hip replacement. CMCS Health provides the best medical travel assistance to international patients seeking hip replacement orthopedic surgery in India.

Shoulder replacement (shoulder arthroplasty)

Best Indian Orthopedic surgeons perform partial shoulder replacement, anatomic total shoulder replacement, and reverse total shoulder replacement. Damage to the shoulder joint could be because of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fractures, osteonecrosis, and rotator cuff injuries. The surgery is done to relieve pain and associated symptoms including movement.

CMCS Health, the leading medical tourism company in India has helped several international patients with shoulder injuries and medical conditions like Shoulder impingement, rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder, and dislocation of the shoulder joint.

Other orthopedics surgery by the best orthopedic surgeons

The common orthopedic surgeries performed by the best Indian orthopedic surgeons are:

Bone fracture surgeries

For simple bone fractures, orthopedic surgeons prefer conventional plaster casting and let the bone join naturally. The purpose of plaster casting the fractured bone is to support and hold the broken bone in place, reduce pain and swelling, and promote natural healing.

For comminuted bone fractures (when the bone is broken in multiple places) surgery will be needed. Comminuted bone fractures usually take place in long bones (femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna, clavicle bone) and skull bone. When the broken bone pierces the skin and is exposed after a traumatic injury, it is called a compound fracture. The compound fractures will need debridement of the wound before bone fixation surgery. The best orthopedic surgeons in India treat comminuted bone fractures in two ways.

Internal fixation orthopedic surgery

Internal fixation orthopedic surgery involves using rods, plates, screws, and wires to place the broken bone together and hold it in place while the fractured bones heal and join completely. These rods, plates, screws, and wires are made of stainless steel or titanium and left in place throughout the life of the patients. In some cases, these are removed when the broken bone has joined properly.

External fixation orthopedic surgery

The best orthopedic surgeons in India perform external fixation orthopedic surgery as a temporary measure to give time for other wounds and injuries to heal. In external fixation, the orthopedic surgeon will put screws on either side of the fracture inside the body of the patient and connect them to a brace or bracket around the bone outside the body. Once the wounds and other injuries are healed, and the patient has gained the strength to undergo the internal fixation, the external fixators are removed and the internal fixation orthopedic surgery is done.

Bone Grafts

For severely displaced comminuted bone fractures the orthopedic surgeons will do bone grafting along with internal and external fixations. The orthopedic surgeon will use bone tissues from other bones like the top of the hip bone or an artificial replacement device.

Patients from many countries like Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Iraq, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan visit India for orthopedic surgeries for bone fractures that have not healed, got infected, or where the bones have not joined despite several repeated orthopedic surgeries and joint replacements.

Limb lengthening orthopedic surgery

Expert orthopedic surgeons in India perform limb-lengthening surgeries for international patients. Limb lengthening is a time-consuming orthopedic surgery to correct any discrepancies in the limb lengths. We all have small discrepancies in limb lengths but they are so slight that they can not be observed or cause any functional problems. Limb length discrepancies could be congenital or acquired. At times due to an incorrect joining of a fractured bone the limb lengths may differ and may cause functional problems. Expert Indian orthopedic surgeons perform limb-lengthening orthopedic surgeries to correct the deformity and restore functionality.

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is generally a diagnostic procedure used by orthopedic surgeons to visualize the structural problems within the joints causing pain, instability, or functional dysfunctions. It is a minimally invasive procedure where the orthopedic surgeon inserts a thin tube connected to a fiber-optic video camera that sends dynamic pictures of the joints to a high-definition video monitor. The procedure is commonly used by orthopedic surgeons for diagnosing problems of hand and wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, hip, foot, and ankles. The procedure is commonly used when normal imaging tests like X-rays or MRIs are unable to diagnose the medical conditions causing problems.

Best Indian orthopedic surgeons also use arthroscopy procedures to treat certain medical conditions affecting the joints and associated ligaments and tendons. The medical conditions being treated with arthroscopy are:

Ganglion cysts

Arthroscopy procedures are done for Ganglion cysts on the wrist, hand, foot, or ankle. Ganglion cysts are water-filled lumps or swelling. Ganglion cysts may appear due to irritation of joints and associated tendons or trauma. Ganglion cysts may disappear on their own but if they are growing in size, causing pain, or restricting the movement, a treatment may be needed. Treatment of ganglion cysts depends on size, location, and the problems they cause to the patient.

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear

The crucial ligaments that are inside the knee joint, control the front and backward movement of the knee. The cruciate ligament in the front is called the anterior cruciate ligament while the cruciate ligament in the back is called the posterior cruciate ligament. These ligaments hold the entire knee structure together and provide stability to the knee joint. High-intensity sports like athletics, and football or a trauma may injure the cruciate ligaments. The posterior ligament (PCL) is much stronger than the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is damaged very rarely. The most common knee injury is ACL tear or rupture. Orthopedic surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear or rupture depends on the instability of the knee joint and the activity level of the patient. CMCS Health, the best medical tourism company in India offers low-cost ACL tear repair surgery with the best orthopedic surgeons in India.

Meniscal tear orthopedic surgery

The meniscus is a fibrocartilage that works as a shock absorber between the femur and the tibia. The meniscus stabilizes the knee. Meniscus tears along with the ACL tear are the most common knee injuries. Meniscus tears can be acute (like in contact sports) or chronic ( like normal aging may cause degenerative meniscus tear). The commonly used nonsurgical treatment protocol for a meniscus tear is RICE ( rest, ice, compression, and elevation). The surgical treatment for a meniscus tear is Partial meniscectomy and meniscus tear repair orthopedic surgery.

CMCS Health has rendered medical tourism assistance for many international patients with meniscus tear repair surgery in India with the best orthopedic surgeons.

Our associated best orthopedic surgeons in India also provide arthroscopic orthopedic surgeries for torn ligaments, cartilages, and tendons.

Congenital skeletal deformity correction orthopedic surgery

Our expert orthopedic surgeons are quite adept at congenital musculoskeletal deformity correction orthopedic surgery. The medical conditions corrected with these orthopedic surgeries are Bowed legs, knock knees, clubfeet, congenital hip dysplasia, and limb length discrepancies. These specialized medical treatments are multi-step and involve:

Acute correction is cutting the bone, straightening it, and inserting internal devices to keep it in place while it heals.
Gradual correction involves distractions. The distraction procedure consists of using an external fixator to the bone and slowly separating and straightening the bone segments.
Osteotomy is cutting the bone, and reshaping it for proper alignment and movement.
Limb length discrepancies correction involves the use of a device to gradually lengthen the bone over time.

Osteosarcoma or bone cancer orthopedic surgery

Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that generally affects teenagers. The backbone of osteosarcoma is orthopedic surgery to remove the cancer cells followed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Osteosarcoma orthopedic surgery aims to remove all the cancer cells. Osteosarcoma surgery involves:

Limb salvage or limb-sparing surgery is the excision of cancer only and avoiding limb amputation.
If the limb can not be saved the second option will be limb amputation to save the life of the patient.
Rotationplasty is a super-specialized orthopedic surgery for osteosarcoma. The orthopedic surgeon removes the cancer and the surrounding area, including the knee joint. The foot and ankle are then rotated at 180 degrees and put backward on the part of the leg that remains above the knee. The ankle then works as the new knee.
A prosthesis is used for the lower leg and foot. Rotationplasty is a better option for children who are still growing. It allows them more movement and taking part in routine activites.

CMCS Health, the leading medical tourism company in India, assists international patients in getting orthopedic surgery and joint replacement procedures with the best Indian orthopedic surgeons. We have assisted in medical travel to India and orthopedic surgery for several international patients.

Best Orthopedic Surgeons in India

The credentials of the best orthopedic surgeons in India are well-established and acknowledged by all. The top JCI and NABH-accredited orthopedic surgery hospitals in India are using the best cutting-edge technologies for better treatment outcomes. Many international patients from Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and even European countries, Australia visit India for low-cost but highly successful orthopedic surgery and joint replacement procedures. The Best doctors for Orthopedic surgery and joint replacement in India are:

Dr. Subhash Jangid - Best Orthopedic Surgeon.

Dr. Subhash Jangid

Orthopedic surgery & Joint replacement

Fortis Memorial Research Institute.

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Orthopedic Surgery and Joint Replacement

Medanta-The Medicity