Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics is a specialty dealing with
disorders of bones, joints and their adjoining tendons and ligaments. These
disorders may be degenerative or trauma-related.
Subspecialties include:
- Hip and knee replacement or resurfacing
- Spinal surgery
- Ankle surgery
- Shoulder and elbow surgery.
- MIND (Minimally Invasive Nerve Decompression): carpal/tarsal/cubital tunnel release (median and ulnar nerve entrapment)
- Hand surgery:
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Trigger finger
- Foot surgery
- Claw toe, hammer toe
- Hallux Valgus (bunions)
- Morton's neuroma
Treatments provided
Our service is tailor suited to each patient's specific treatment needs. We have listed some of the more common orthopaedic surgery procedures for illustrative purposes but we can generally offer a choice of top specialists for virtually any procedure. Please contact us if you can not see the procedure you are seeking.Referrals
As treatments are offered on a privately funded basis, no doctor's referral is required. For practical and cost purposes, the required treament will usually have been predetermined by the patient's own local practitioner although we can also organise preliminary diagnosis consultations if required. In all cases, the patient will receive comprehensive pre-surgical consultations with the surgeon, the anaesthetist and a cardiologist (if required).Pricing
With the health sector being highly regulated by the French government, private medical treatment in France is of excellent quality and very competitively priced.In most cases, we will determine an all-inclusive treatment package price, payable in Pounds Sterling to our UK account. SurgeryInFrance will all the necessary payments to the various providers and the only extra costs you need to consider are travel to France, outpatient meals and personal spending. This means that you do not need to worry about exchange rates, carrying large amounts of cash or making international bank transfers.
How the process works
Receive a personalised treatment plan
Once we have your requirements, we put together a comprehensive treatment plan detailing:
- treatment dates and duration.
- suggested travel arrangements.
- details of your recommended surgeon and a description of the clinic where you will be staying.
- details of your outpatient hotel accommodation.
- details of your postoperative care.
- a fixed all-inclusive package cost.
You will then be able to make an informed decision as to whether to proceed with your proposed treatment. We shall of course be available to supply any additional information that you feel may help you make your decision.
Surgeon selection
We are uncompromising in our choice of recommended surgeons and we only select those that we would have no qualms about using for ourselves or our family.
Our treatment plans adhere to strict French medical protocols to ensure your optimal safety and comfort. We do not cut corners with regards to hospitalisation duration and postoperative monitoring as many medical tourism companies do in order to offer seemingly more attractive packages.