“Arthritis is a fast-growing disease among all age groups in Nigeria, which requires surgical intervention at some point in time. Indian orthopaedic surgeons are helping Nigerians to get rid of knee-joint pain in their home country.”


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Arthritis is a common disorder related to joint pain in old age caused by inflammation. This is a degenerative condition that induces stiffness of joints, which is uniform across races, genders and age-groups. The disease has over 100 forms and associated problems, which most commonly affects old people and women. In general, five major types of Arthritis are diagnosed among patients including psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. The pain patterns are also different for each of these disorders.

Initially, most of the people try to manage the symptoms of pain and walking difficulty with pain killers and other forms of medication, but once the conditions deteriorate further, it becomes impossible to bear the joint pain. Beyond a point, orthopaedic surgery remains the only option to live a normal life or even perform routine activities.


Orthopaedic Surgery Scenario in Nigeria

According to some reports, Nigeria’s ratio for patient to orthopaedic surgeon is 500,000:1 against the global standard of 200,000:1. There are around 355 surgeons to cater more than 170 million people in Nigeria. Moreover, this shortage of qualified orthopaedic surgeons in Nigeria is enhancing the burden of care across the country. Some people are even treated by obsolete conventional practitioners and traditional bone settlers. To handle the current burden of growing arthritis patients in Nigeria, the country needs qualified orthopaedic surgeons to deliver quality healthcare services.
Knee-Joint Surgery

A knee-joint surgery is a complex procedure that needs longer recovery time after the operation. Surgeons may suggest a different procedure for different forms of arthritis depending on other health parameters and disease history of the patient. Based on the examination of patients, surgeons advise them for single knee or TKR (Total knee replacement) surgery. There are multiple types of surgeries to address the affected part or problem area in the knee such as knee cap replacement, TKR, partial knee replacement or complex or revision knee replacement. Revision knee replacement is performed, when a patient redevelops some issue in a joint. This may be due to some existing or new complication, but it is a rare phenomenon as most of the patients’ joint surgeries and implants last for 10 to 15 years.


Indian Orthopaedic Surgeons in Nigeria

With skewed ratio of orthopaedic surgeons and patients in Nigeria, patients either opt for medical tourism to low-cost countries like India to get surgical intervention. However, every individual cannot afford the cost of travel and long stay in a foreign country, as insurance plans do not cover travel and accommodation expenses. To tackle this problem, some dedicated healthcare networks have roped in qualified Indian surgeons to offer their services to Nigerian people in their home country. This arrangement saves a major chunk of money for patients who need orthopaedic surgery in Nigeria. Such platforms bring in best talent in knee-joint surgery from India along with most advanced technology setup to offer best in class knee care to Nigerian patients.

Indian orthopaedic surgeons are known for their prowess in executing knee-joint surgeries across the world and especially in Nigeria, where thousands of patients have been treated by these expert doctors. The Arthritis patients in Nigeria are diagnosed and counsel properly about their existing stage of disease progression and subsequent procedure to relive them from severe joint pain via suitable surgical intervention. Each patient is counselled through one-to-one meeting with doctor and nursing staff, who will assist him throughout - in pre-surgery, during the surgery and recovery period.