Dr. Ghassan Salameh (Frankfurt, Germany) Salamehfix Centre Limb lengthening

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id love to see his fixator. if it can really be hidden under jeans,that is a big plus

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fantastic!!!!!!! now that is what im looking for

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Would anyone happen to know if it still an option to do the surgery in Syria for under $20,000 USD? I'd sure rather do LL in Syria, with Dr. Salameh, than in India, with Dr. Sringari. From what I hear, there are lots of parts of Syria that are relatively unaffected by the recent instability, but the media often chooses to portray a skewed perception of the entire country.

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Quote from: BilateralDamage on January 11, 2014, 05:50:18 PMHere are some photos Dr. Salameh sent me of the fixators being worn under someone's baggy athletic pants.  I've blurred faces so the guy lengthening in these photos won't get upset with me!    He ultimately ended up lengthening 7.5 cm on his tibiae.


BD,
the patient in these pictures, is he in consolidation or distraction phase of his LL?

this makes a diff because the salmefix is reduced by removing some rods and disc once you complete distraction.

Thanks for the pictures

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wow...the guy on picture 3 looks so disproportionate.


//edit: at a second glace on pic 1... wtf.. the femur - tibia ratio is disastrous. looks like a freak, sry

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looks fine to me

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I thought his proportions looked weird as well. Maybe he lengthened a little too much. Does anyone know his height stats before and after?

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Dr. Salameh is an excellent surgeon, but I would only consider him if I lived in Syria or Germany. With the Salamehfix the device remains on your legs for quite a while. I'd rather not spend so many months in a foreign country. Alternatively, perhaps one could be let to travel home with the fixators on, but they need constant care to avoid pinsite infection, and I'd rather not be far away from my doctor after the surgery until the end of consolidation, in case anything goes wrong.

I would do LON/LATN elsewhere instead.

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Quote from: kusop on January 12, 2014, 03:35:04 PMwow...the guy on picture 3 looks so disproportionate.


//edit: at a second glace on pic 1... wtf.. the femur - tibia ratio is disastrous. looks like a freak, sry

I agree. He also looks like he's hiding something in his baggy pants. I'm surprised if he wasn't asked to be checked leaving a department store.

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can go home with fixators on. id rather have that small evice on than have  nails in my knee. you guys are worried about the wrong things... its better to have a little bulge at the bottom of the pants  than nails drilled in  the knees