| Dr. Chesada Chongpaiboonpattana, President of Vachira Phuket Hospital announces to 100th anniversary of Vachira Phuket Hospital celebration and “Prosthesis surgeries 100 years 10 Prosthesis of Vachira Phuket Hospital” project by doctors, nurses, all of concerned people, media and end of Osteoarthritis of the knee patients that operated already at Leelawadee conference room, Vachira Phuket Hospital. So the committee of Orthopaedic surgery quality development held for celebrates the anniversary of 100th Vachira Phuket Hospital and help the patient have a better life. Vachira Phuket Hospital is a provincial hospital and open for cure people.
Dr. Chesada said that the Osteoarthritis of the knee often occur with the old people and chronic of the old people especially knee and buttocks. When this 2 Osteoarthritis bare weight and complicated so they are injured and easy inflame. Therefore the Osteoarthritis patient is not confident in moving. This health problem can cure by operation change Prosthesis or “Prosthesis surgeries” for reduce a painful and treat crippled, increase more moving for patient.
50-60 patients/year that use Osteoarthritis of the knee surgery but if included Osteoarthritis of the buttocks, it will be 70-80 patients/years. In this auspicious the Orthopaedic surgery quality development offers services free by a professional team of doctor, nurse and worker. Each Prosthesis expense is around 95,000 baht-over 110,000 baht. A hospital has registered since 9 May, 2006. Now there are patients who registered and under the condition of over 50 years old and facing the Osteoarthritis of the knee over 1 year. Recently there are 17 people and cure already 7-8 people.
He continually said that the causes of Osteoarthritis of the knee are to occur by the aged and occur from catching, inflaming or wounded. Almost 80% are often to occur in female.
However, a result of this project expects to patients in Phuket and Phang-nga area has better life & living. The dateline for this project is 31st December, 2006 but after that if it’s not finished, may be on 15th January, 2007 will synopsis a project.
By: Phuketindex.com, Thailand
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