Treatment of joints in Turkey

Treatment of joints in Turkey is becoming a popular medical service. Foreign patients come to this country to cure inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, degenerative processes, and arthrosis, including those associated with trauma, as well as congenital diseases and malignant processes of articular joints.

Most often, Turkish clinics treat patients from other countries with the following diagnoses:

• rheumatoid, gouty, post-traumatic arthritis;
• coxarthrosis (osteoarthrosis of the hip joint);
• aseptic necrosis of the femoral head;
• hip dysplasia at any age;
• gonarthrosis (osteoarthrosis of the knee);
• arthrosis of the shoulder, elbow, and ankle joints.

Patients also come with rare joint pathologies, for example, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Foreigners are treated in Turkish clinics, for whom conventional conservative therapy has not helped. Par example, taking medications such as chondroprotectors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and glucocorticosteroids. Reviews from these patients show that in Turkey they receive more effective joint treatment.

The main advantage is the optimal ratio of cost and quality of all types of therapy for diseases of the osteoarticular system. Given the European level of orthopedics and traumatology, prices for joint treatment in Turkey are 30-40% lower than in many other “orthopedic” countries – Israel, Germany, Italy, and South Korea.

Treatment of joints in Turkey at affordable prices for all related medical services includes:

• participation in it of orthopedists, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, and rehabilitation specialists of international level;
• modern comprehensive diagnostics of orthopedic and rheumatological diseases;
• innovative methods of treating arthritis and arthrosis that are not available at the place of residence;
• high success rates of surgical interventions using modern technologies and medical materials;
• early rehabilitation and rapid recovery after joint replacement surgery;
• first-class hospital service and patient care;
• the opportunity to undergo rehabilitation after the main course of therapy or surgery at one of the Turkish thermal resorts, for example, at the Nobel physiotherapy and rehabilitation centers in Pamukkale or Romatem in Bursa.

In addition, another important advantage of this option is the ability to quickly organize a trip for treatment. You can verify this by reading reviews about joint treatment in Turkey and contacting ExpertMedical using an application on the website.

The following types of therapy are successfully used in Turkish clinics:

• stem cell treatment, for example at Acibadem
• PRP therapy (injection of the patient’s own platelet-rich plasma);
• targeted therapy (genetically engineered biological drugs).

By contacting the Experts Medical service using an application on the website, you will find out in which Turkish clinics and at what cost you can undergo this treatment.

The following innovative techniques are available to foreign patients in Turkish clinics:

• arthroscopic surgery using specialized medical equipment of the latest generation;
• minimally invasive endoprosthetics of large and small joints;
• surgical intervention on the hip joint through an anterior approach;
• cementless knee replacement;
• robotic prosthetics of the hip and knee joints (MAKOplasty procedure), for example, at Liv Hospital and Emsay

The cost of innovative orthopedic surgery in Turkish clinics is lower than in European clinics with comparable results of surgical interventions.

The modern approach to the treatment of rheumatoid polyarthritis by Turkish doctors corresponds to the latest international recommendations. Turkish rheumatologists, for example, at Baskent University Hospital are developing a personalized protocol for the treatment of this chronic disease. Their arsenal includes many drugs of the latest generation, which are already registered in Turkey. Therapy includes a combination of two types of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs): basic anti-inflammatory and genetically engineered (biological, targeted).

The second group of drugs is the most promising direction for treating this arthritis. They quickly reduce the inflammatory process, slow the progression of the disease, and improve the functional state of the joints and the quality of life of patients.

The availability of this medical service for many foreign patients is confirmed by the following examples of the cost of individual types of therapy:

• knee arthroscopy is from $1250;
• knee replacement is from $4000;
• hip arthroplasty is from $4500;
• MAKOplasty hip replacement is from $13,300;
• stem cell treatment is from $3400.

You can find out the exact cost of treatment procedures in different clinics in Turkey from the doctor-coordinator of  Experts Medical by leaving a request on the website.

Reviews from patients who were treated for arthritis and arthrosis in Turkey indicate that they were not mistaken in choosing this country for joint treatment. All patients note:

• individual approach of doctors when prescribing therapy;
• availability of the most modern technologies;
• comfortable conditions of stay in clinics,
• good results from all types of therapy.

Many patients recommend Medical Park clinics, including Gaziosmanpasa and Memorial Hospital.

Leave a request on the Experts Medical website. A doctor-coordinator will contact you and help you select a clinic and specialist. After you accept a specific offer, he will also fully organize the treatment of joints in Turkey: he will help you purchase tickets, provide a transfer, an interpreter, and book a hotel for an accompanying person. It will also provide information support during your entire stay in Turkey and communication with your treating doctors after your return.