Quote from: Ozymandias on July 01, 2016, 08:47:08 PMFrom what he told in his thread, he had a pretty good outcome.
ANY doctor has bad cases. All of them. Lurk about Paley's operating a wrong limb ("the state Department of Health filed two administrative complaints against Paley...") or the rumours about the reason behind his move to Florida.
Probably any doctor performing LL has a case of non-union or delayed union. The question is, is the doctor to blame, or is the patient? Those complications are hard to predict, even Guichet said so ("healing time is never known in anticipation, unless there was a previous fracture..." -> this applies to delayed unions, probably to non unions, too) Maybe the patient did not follow a good diet, maybe he/she was a smoker (if that was the case, he would probably never admit it, and would blame the doctor for his complication). Or maybe his genetics were simply awful. Same for nail/screws malfunction. Bohemia told the story of a guy who went skiing with his bone still not consolidated, causing the nail to bend. If that happens, can be considered a bad outcome? If a patient is overconfidently walking unaided, falls and bend a nail, is the doctor to blame?
So complications can appear because a doctor is not competent, but also because the patient lacks dedication or common sense. If that was the case, it would be easier for him to blame the doctor than to admit his own fault. And finally, what makes LL quite scary is that even if you are a good patient and you are being operated by a serious doctor, complications can also appear.
You don't know what you are talking about. Some patients have had non union for genetic reasons, but many patients from Monegal have developed non union as a result of a poor osteotomy. I can give names if you want. SOme of them in the forum.