This is from a person who had consultation with Dr Sringari, so I am quoting the following opinion/observations.
" . I believe its good for perspective patients to know. During the consultation I tested Dr Sringari by asking him questions that I knew the answers to, and spoke to him in high medical language.
For example, I asked him, "the fibula in the lateral distal region is angulating outwards because it was locked with a regular steel wire and not with a ball barring steel wire. The distal segment of the fibula could have been locked with a screw laterally within 10 days of surgery before fibrous callus formation / matrix formation begins, ...is there a way to correct this Angulation at this stage without disturbing the callus formation and possibly causing a non-union?
---- Dr. Sringari always, during the whole consultation, kept looking confused and saying "uhhhhh" AND worst yet, some of his answers were not correct or at least seems like it was pulled out of no where.
Regarding the fibula example, he told me He could simple go and "file down the bone" that is pertruding out until it "looks and feels straight...."
Wrong answer. I spoke to some American Doctors and another India Doctor who specializes in LL and they all said the same thing: the proper treatment is to put a miniature Fixator device on the distal and medial section of the fibula, make another osteotamy (if needed) and slowly distract / push it back into alignment (just like how to distract in lengthening).
Dr. Sringari, the whole time I was explaining this to him, had a confused, "what the hell is he taking about?" expression...
His next answer regarding X-Legs was even more ridiculous
He mentioned that everyone naturally has X-legs, and that lengthening makes it worst...he drew a person's legs, and it was X shaped at the knees. He drew that lengthening makes the X longer...which is all 100% not true. ask any reputable doctors and they would tell you otherwise....your legs have a precise anatomical alignment and Q-Angle at the knees which leads to it being naturally "Straight" so you walk with pressure even distributed...
He said the way he can correct X-Legs is...you ready?...to file down / sandpaper the X-Bone until they appear straighter....wtf? The bone is not a solid piece of calcified tissue...that's only the surface...the underneath is soft, hollow bone marrow...and he said he would try to "sculpt it by filing/sandpapering down bone" to make it straight.
I sincerely hope his is not how he does all his other leg correction procedures.
But here's the part that worried me the most: He said, "don't worry, you worry too much...just don't think about all this and go relax."
This was the classic signs from people who don't know what they are doing, or are trying to avoid the problem.
Dr. Sringari is patient and gives you more time during your consultation... But if you want to test his credibility, ask him complex questions that you know the answers to, and see how he responds. .
I'm not saying Dr. Sringari is a bad doctor. I'm saying, that through my consultation experience with him, that his level of knowledge and experience when it comes to complex issues in LL and Ilizarov Frames is lacking...quite a bit."
