Critiquing a surgeon's technique as a patient- Need advice

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Hi there,


As the title suggests, I've been wondering if it would be OK to criticize a surgeon's work and make demands accordingly. What I mean by that is, after taking a look at a bunch of X-rays belonging to the patients of this particular doctor and researching extensively I might have found some "flaws" in his work. For example, this particular doctor prefers to insert the distal syndesmotic screw in a tricortical position, instead of a quadricortical one. But, according to this research paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877056814001650, it is recommended to use quadricortical positioning with a slight tilt in tibial lengthenings and leave it there until the fibula consolidates. The question here is, If I ask him to insert the distal syndesmotic screw in a quadricortical position instead of a tricortical one and upon removing the fixtaor ask him not to take the screw out, would he be open to that, or would such a request actually upset him or even make him feel kinda offended?! I would really appreiatce your opinions on this matter, because one can argue that I should avoid such a doctor who doesn't know the "right" techniques to avoid possible complications.

Thank you in advance

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The Beijing doctors were open to new ideas and suggestions, especially if research papers were shown to them.

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This is a question to ask a surgeon, I'm sure they can explain the pros and cons, reasoning behind each technique

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 08, 2021, 04:09:30 PMThe Beijing doctors were open to new ideas and suggestions, especially if research papers were shown to them.

Beijing and Shanghai have lots of experienced doctors who could perform all kinds of surgeries at almost 0 risks.

Among them, many have backgrounds studying at some of the best medical schools in the US, Harvard for example.