The right doctor to consult for Arthrodesis is an Orthopedic Surgeon.
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For patients planning to travel abroad it is useful to know the price in destinations popular with medical travellers. The price for Arthrodesis in different countries is approximately:
| Countries | Min. Cost | Max. Cost |
|---|---|---|
| India | USD 3600 | USD 5400 |
| Israel | USD 16000 | USD 24000 |
| Malaysia | USD 7200 | USD 10800 |
The cost of Arthrodesis surgery cost includes pre operative tests such as CBC, LFT, KFT, sodium, potassium tests and viral markers test such as HIV, HCV, HBASG test. Some of the pre operative tests conducted before Arthrodesis surgery are x ray, MRI scan, CT scan, Myelogram scan and Facet join scan. The cost of all the tests are included in theinsurance.
The cost of pharmacy, medicines are included in the package but if you get these from outside then you have to pay for it.
Arthrodesis surgery takes around 2 hours to complete. A small 1-3 inch incision is being made over the top of the foot and the arthritic joint surfaces are cut and the joint is fixed with the screws. After the surgery, you may need to be in the hospital for 2 to 3 days. Your leg will be placed in a splint that reaches up to your knee and you may require crutches for walking.
It will take around 2-3 days till you are completely recovered from surgery; it will take around few weeks to recover completely from surgery. The foot is placed into a splint and kept elevated with no weight on it for the first two weeks to minimize swelling and allow for healing of the skin. Stitches may be removed 2-3 weeks after surgery.
Arthrodesis cost is included in the insurance because it is completely a medical condition.
Cartivac which is a implant made of a polymer plastic that closely resembles natural cartilage is used or MTP Implant is being used and in some cases ankle replacement is done.
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Arthrodesis is the process of fusion of two or more bones in joint. In this process the diseased cartilage is removed the bone ends are cut off and the two ends of bones are fused with one solid bone with one metal internal fixation.
The most common point where arthrodesis are located are the wrist, knee, hip or spine and the actual fusion is done by various methods such as use of surgical pins or straps.
Arthrodesis is used to treat severe arthritis pain, in this procedure the two bones are weld together which makes up the aching joint, this procedure causes bone to become solid which can reduce your pain.
Arthrodesis is being used to treat joint fractures, arthritis and some other conditions which affects the mobility of joint it can be a viable solution if pain is not managed by any other treatment.
Arthrodesis patients are those patient who are having so much pain that their symptoms disrupts their lives and the pain killers are not going to affect it.
Patient can get relief from the fused joint and they can bear weight without pain and are able to do good amount of work.
It will take around 2 to 3 hours to do Arthrodesis surgery.
Arthrodesis surgery is done by an orthopedic surgeon.
There are several ways of performing Arthrodesis and the method selected to do the procedure depends on various factors such as overall health of patient and the surgeon opinion. In one procedure bone grafting is done where bone tissue is taken from another part of patient body this is called as autograft. In other procedure the synthetically manufactured donor bone tissues are being used.
It will take around ten months to recover from surgery and the patient can experience some improvement one year after the surgery.
You’ll have the most pain during the first two weeks following surgery.
Arthrodesis risk includes breakage of metal implants, failure of the fusion site, infection and in some case there can be pain at the site of bone fusion which is also a rare complication.
You should contact your doctor when you notice some signs of infection such as warmth around the incisions, redness around the incisions, slow healing and oozing of pus from incision size.
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