Artificial joint replacement surgery is now more widely carried out. This surgery sounds mysterious, but in fact the specific operation technology is very simple. Therefore, there is no need for special advice on which hospital can do it. Anyway, it is absolutely no problem to go to Shijiazhuang, such as Heping Hospital, the Provincial Hospital, and the affiliated hospitals of Henan Medical University for this surgery.
The price of artificial joint replacement varies greatly. Domestic ones with average materials may cost less than 20,000 yuan. Good materials cost more than 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, while imported ones cost more than 20,000 yuan. The total cost of hospitalization is generally around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. The specific cost may vary from hospital to hospital, as well as the doctor's medication, specific examinations, and operating costs.
When it comes to the difference between domestic and imported products, we can talk about the following points. Needless to say about materials, imported materials are definitely the best. In fact, there are also very good materials in domestic products, and they are even the same as imported materials. Don’t always think that imported artificial joints are better. In fact, many of these imported artificial joints are produced domestically. But since the same materials can be used, why is there such a big price difference between domestic and imported products? This is mainly from the perspective of patents. For prostheses, our domestic manufacturers can imitate them in terms of materials, but they cannot imitate them in terms of design. This is because foreign companies have applied for patents after designing prostheses, so our domestic companies cannot imitate the specific design of the prostheses. The main advantage of foreign prostheses over domestic ones is that the prostheses are reasonably designed and more suitable for the biomechanical characteristics of the human body. Therefore, the chance of postoperative complications such as dysfunction and pain is very small. However, due to the rough design of the domestic ones, there will be more adverse complications after surgery.
For prostheses made of imported or domestic materials with relatively good quality, the service life is generally about 10 to 15 years. Generally, after being hospitalized for about 10 to 15 days after surgery, you can be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home. When you are discharged from the hospital, you must carry out strict and reasonable functional exercises according to the discharged doctor's instructions.
That’s all the answers to your questions. I hope it will be helpful to you.