Mark can now walk with ease - Newindpress.com
Mark can now walk with ease - Newindpress.com
Tuesday January 31 2006 13:11
COIMBATORE: It was worth a journey for Mark J. Biggers from his native town Arizona, United States of America (USA) to the fast-emerging medical hub, Coimbatore.
For he could now walk with ease, after he underwent a hip resurfacing surgery at the city-based Ganga Hospital.
“Mark was able to walk the next day after the surgery. It would not have been possible if we had performed hip-replacement on him,” said Dr S Rajasekaran, Director and Head, Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, during a press conference here today.
Fifty-year-old Mark had developed a complication called ‘Avascular necrosis on the femur head,’ where the blood supply to the ball in the hip joint stopped.
He had approached several hospitals in his country, where he was told to undergo a total hip replacement surgery, a widely done procedure. But it was too costly for him.
Going by the advice from his family doctor, he reached Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore for hip resurfacing.
In US it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only a month ago.
“We have already got the European approval for this surgery, and we have been doing it successfully for the past four years,” said Dr S Rajasekaran.
For the avascular necrosis, the ball on the femur head was resurfaced rather than being removed and replaced. “We polished the ball and gave a smooth metal covering. Now, the patient can be normal like others as the ball accurately matches the cup,” he said.
The cost of the operation was only US $ 6,000 here, whereas it would be US $ 35,000 in West.
“The technical expertise is equal to the West here. That is the reason why many patients from abroad flock to India,” the doctor noted.
He also suggested increasing the infrastructure facilities, which would enable more foreign nationals to come to India for treatment.
An overwhelmed Mark said, “I am amazed by the kind of treatment I got here. The main reason why I have come here is the cost factor. I cannot afford the fees the hospitals in the West charge.”
He added “The doctors and nurses are much more friendly. They took personal interest in me. I trusted my family doctor when he suggested to go to Coimbatore. He was absolutely right.”
Tuesday January 31 2006 13:11
COIMBATORE: It was worth a journey for Mark J. Biggers from his native town Arizona, United States of America (USA) to the fast-emerging medical hub, Coimbatore.
For he could now walk with ease, after he underwent a hip resurfacing surgery at the city-based Ganga Hospital.
“Mark was able to walk the next day after the surgery. It would not have been possible if we had performed hip-replacement on him,” said Dr S Rajasekaran, Director and Head, Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, during a press conference here today.
Fifty-year-old Mark had developed a complication called ‘Avascular necrosis on the femur head,’ where the blood supply to the ball in the hip joint stopped.
He had approached several hospitals in his country, where he was told to undergo a total hip replacement surgery, a widely done procedure. But it was too costly for him.
Going by the advice from his family doctor, he reached Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore for hip resurfacing.
In US it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only a month ago.
“We have already got the European approval for this surgery, and we have been doing it successfully for the past four years,” said Dr S Rajasekaran.
For the avascular necrosis, the ball on the femur head was resurfaced rather than being removed and replaced. “We polished the ball and gave a smooth metal covering. Now, the patient can be normal like others as the ball accurately matches the cup,” he said.
The cost of the operation was only US $ 6,000 here, whereas it would be US $ 35,000 in West.
“The technical expertise is equal to the West here. That is the reason why many patients from abroad flock to India,” the doctor noted.
He also suggested increasing the infrastructure facilities, which would enable more foreign nationals to come to India for treatment.
An overwhelmed Mark said, “I am amazed by the kind of treatment I got here. The main reason why I have come here is the cost factor. I cannot afford the fees the hospitals in the West charge.”
He added “The doctors and nurses are much more friendly. They took personal interest in me. I trusted my family doctor when he suggested to go to Coimbatore. He was absolutely right.”
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