www.kneeindia.com American Millie Sullivan resident of Utah USA, underwent a total knee replacement by Dr.AKVenkatachalam Orthopedic surgeon from Chennai, India. She developed knee arthritis in middle age from a 25 year old skiing injury. Millie was unable to get health insurance as she had this pre existing condition. Private treatment without medical insurance was unaffordable. Cost of a knee replacement running into 0000′s. All treatment measures failed and she was forced to look overseas for an option. She discovered Dr.Venkatachalam of the Madras Joint Replacement center online through his website, www.kneeindia.com. She traveled to Chennai with a close relative. Here she received a door to door service including airport transfers, hotel stay, hospitalization, surgery, physical therapy. She is very satisfied with the outcome. Coming from the baby boomer class, she chose the durable Oxinium prosthesis which is more long lasting than conventional metal implants. In this video she demonstrates her rapid recovery, walking freely and climbing stairs on the tenth post operative day. A typical success story like Millie’s is bound to reassure the enormous population of baby boomers, the biggest demographic of the US population. These active individuals damage their joints in early life due to sports injuries. Joint replacement in these young and active patients like Millie is a big challenge. Dr.Venkatachalam is a pioneer in this field in this field. He introduced the …
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