India Offers High Quality Hip Resurfacing As an Option for Hip Replacement to International Patients

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 29, 2010 -- Is your doctor’s advice to undergo a total hip replacement bothering you? Now you have an option to delay total hip replacement. The option is called hip resurfacing, it is an alternative to complete hip replacement and has got advantages to hip replacement surgery.
Hip resurfacing involves preserving the thigh bone which is cut in case of total hip replacement. During the hip resurfacing the ball of the hip joint is replaced by an artificial metallic ball which provides relief from pain and mobility to the patient. The major advantages of hip resurfacing are

a. Easy to perform revision surgery
b. Quick recovery period
c. Ease of performance
d. Less movement restriction
Although an alternative to hip replacement certain candidates are not suited for undergoing hip resurfacing such as
a. Morbidly obese,
b. Have severe bone loss in their femoral head
c. Have large femoral neck cysts present (typically found at surgery),
d. Patients who have poor bone stock in the acetabulum
e. Allergic to metallic cap

The hip resurfacing is an alternative for younger patients requiring hip replacement as hip resurfacing provides an option for revision surgery in case need arise after years of resurfacing surgery.

The surgery is popularly known as Birmingham Hip Resurfacing as it was developed first in Birmingham UK. Over the past years many Orthopedicians have mastered this technique and have freed patients off their pain and immobility. In developing world such as India, large population of surgeons has mastered this technique from the place of its birth. There are many reputed orthopedicians providing high quality hip resurfacing surgery in India at costs about 1/10th of the western world and results at par with US or UK hospitals. In addition to cost savings the warm hospitality and relaxing ayurvedic massages add value to your travel, that at a fraction of cost that would come in the home country. For more information regarding Hip resurfacing options in India please mail us at info@firstcareindia.com or register at www.firstcareindia.com.

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