Posted by Kneeortho, a resident of the California Somerset neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:10 pm

Aurangabad, near Mumbai in India is growing as a popular destination for affordable Medical Tourism . Specially for joint replacement surgery. Inclusive of imported material, the cost of surgery is less than 1/10th that in the US.

Posted by offshoremed?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2012 at 8:41 am

Any idea what their rate of success or infection is? Seems like a long way to go to take a huge risk, not to mention the cost of the flight. Expensive as it may be, there's a reason why many foreigners come here for major medical treatment.

Posted by Aurmedtouindia, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Now a days joint surgery can be performed through a very small skin incision which reduces the post operative pain and hospital stay. - Web Link