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Crossing a border for a new knee: how women weigh a knee replacement abroad

Some women look past their own hospital for a knee replacement, put off by long surgical waiting lists, the price of the operation at home, or a wish to be treated by a particular joint surgeon whose caseload they trust. This page lists hospitals and one travel agency that come up when women research a knee replacement overseas, so you can see who does this work and where. It endorses no one, and it is a starting point for your own questions rather than a recommendation.

Providers

Thailand Care

Bangkok, Thailand · medical-travel agency

Thailand Care, a Bangkok-based medical-travel agency, books knee replacement for patients travelling from abroad into JCI-accredited hospitals in Thailand. Working as the single point of contact, it matches each patient to an orthopaedic surgeon, arranges the hospital admission, and organises consultation, quotation, interpreting, accommodation, and rehabilitation. It coordinates the treatment rather than delivering it: the surgery is done by the partner hospital's team.

Accreditation: Partner hospitals hold JCI

Based in: Bangkok, Thailand

Raffles Hospital

Singapore, Singapore · hospital

A private hospital that offers fixed-price surgical packages, including knee replacement, so overseas patients can see the full cost before they travel.

Accreditation: JCI-accredited

Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road

Bengaluru, India · hospital

This hospital performs joint replacement using the Stryker MAKO robotic system, which surgeons use to guide implant positioning during knee surgery.

Accreditation: NABH (national accreditation)

KCM Clinic

Jelenia Góra, Poland · hospital

A hospital that carries out joint replacement using Zimmer Biomet, Stryker, and Lima implants, giving patients a choice of established implant brands for their knee.

Accreditation: ISO 9001:2015

Hospital Clínica Bíblica

San José, Costa Rica · hospital

A large hospital with an orthopaedics service that regularly treats medical tourists, including women travelling for knee replacement.

Accreditation: JCI-accredited

Listing order is not a ranking. This is general information, not a recommendation of any individual provider.