Orthopedic Surgery for Africans in Chennai, India

Chennai, India, January 28, 2008 --(PR.com)-- A Kenyan citizen of Somalian origin recently outsourced his bilateral knee replacements to a Chennai (Madras) Orthopaedic surgeon. MA, a 67 year old retired person, had developed arthritis by years of hard work in the gulf and Africa. Despite the presence of good hospitals in Nairobi, and the financial affordability to seek treatment in Saudi Arabia or South Africa, he chose to come to India for Total knee replacements by Dr. A.K. Venkatachalam, an Orthopedic surgeon specialising in Joint replacements and arthroscopic surgery of the knee & Shoulder.

The choice of the surgeon was made by his accountant son based in the UK. This man had learned about the surgeon from the Internet and had verified about his abilities from former patients in the UK and Indonesia. Moreover since his father was a devout Muslim he wanted a knee replacement which would allow him to kneel down for prayers.

Joint replacements by Indian Orthopedic surgeons are gaining wide popularity amongst the African countries. Indian Orthopedic surgeons are trained in the west and are recognised world wide for their personalised care and high degree of skills. www.kneeindia.com and www.hipsurgery.in are two extremely popular websites that provide valuable information to patients seeking to undergo their joint replacements in Chennai. Dr. A.K. Venkatachalam, an Orthopedic surgeon who performed the double knee replacements for this Kenyan citizen said that the old man had badly damaged knees. Muslims are particularly enamored by this knee as it allows them to kneel for prayer. This old man a Muslim therefore preferred to have his knee replacements in Chennai.

India is a favored destination for medical tourism for patients from the UK, USA, Canada and Africa as in this instance. They are confident of getting high quality personalised care for a highly affordable cost.

The Knee Hip and Shoulder centre based at a private hospital has been a leader in providing high quality treatment for Westerners whose testimonials are lavish and available on the websites.

Now African citizens also are preferring this center for various orthopedic procedures like Hip resurfacing, Knee replacements, Gender knee replacements, Shoulder replacements etc.

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