I don’t know how much is nail removal
The thing is if I cannot work for a long time,
I have to sum up for living cost of up to one year with Salameh
Total cost of Salameh may be more expensive than Stryde
When talking about the cost, Need to think about financial merit of fast recovery, how much one can earn afterwards
“Cheap” May not be really cheap
I think I would have chosen Stryde with the Greek doctor would I have known about him before.
I´ve been wondering. Is stryde really worth it when there are other weight bearing internal nails at a more cheaper price point?
Quote from: Mzacr on December 14, 2018, 01:38:29 AMI´ve been wondering. Is stryde really worth it when there are other weight bearing internal nails at a more cheaper price point?
Which nail are you talking about?
Betz, Guichet, Fitbones and Jamal all have too many troubles, all ancient technology
Even classical ilizarov has history of many complications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2266651/#!po=36.4865
I don’t think it’s really the safest option
More important is to choose a real competent doctor in any methods
Quote from: TemakiSushi on December 15, 2018, 04:00:02 AMEven classical ilizarov has history of many complications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2266651/#!po=36.4865
I don’t think it’s really the safest option
More important is to choose a real competent doctor in any methods
this is by far not a difficult surgery. Have you ever seen a heart transplant or a neurosurgery? Almost any ortho can perform the cll osteotomies and place the fixators. Most complications occur in the recovery phase either by patient negligence or doctors carelessness. And how those complications are dealt with decides the overall final outcome.
Quote from: Sanity on December 15, 2018, 03:03:44 PMthis is by far not a difficult surgery. Have you ever seen a heart transplant or a neurosurgery? Almost any ortho can perform the cll osteotomies and place the fixators. Most complications occur in the recovery phase either by patient negligence or doctors carelessness. And how those complications are dealt with decides the overall final outcome.
Well external LL is not something so simple neither, not just manipulation of bones
Doctors have to pay attention to manipulation of soft tissues, tendons and facials
Crude doctors can mess up in surgery even just putting frames
Quote from: Ascending on December 12, 2018, 12:29:13 PMI would recommend Dr Salameh - his unique hinge based fixator (Salamehfix) is compact and much more tolereable - you can wear trousers over them.
Even Dr Salameh seems too risky after reading some journals
Bone was bent in a case on old forum
It’s not just patients fault
初めまして, dear temakisushi. Precice nail is pretty good in femur lengthening. But I think if someone want to lengthen tibia, Ilizanov still is the best method for bone alignment. And pure external is safer than Lon/Latn. But someone want to return to work, salamehfix still better than Lon/Latn in my opinion.
Quote from: raku on December 22, 2018, 04:28:35 AM初めまして, dear temakisushi. Precice nail is pretty good in femur lengthening. But I think if someone want to lengthen tibia, Ilizanov still is the best method for bone alignment. And pure external is safer than Lon/Latn. But someone want to return to work, salamehfix still better than Lon/Latn in my opinion.
Hi raku
Did you read diaries on old forum?
Too bad here it’s not allowed to put link to old forum
One of Salamehfix patients has been suffering for complications and not being able to work for 2years. Think about the economical loss and mental stress you get from it
After reading cases there,
I can’t recommend Salameh who practice externals only with no ther options
The doctors I would trust so far, none of them recommend pure ilizarov to cosmetic patients
But if you really have to do pure ilizarov, Dr Lee can perform that, however he doesn’t really recommed it he’ll do it if necessary
I think he is really the best for tibias after researching and talking to his patients personally especially for Asian
If I were in Europe Dr Giotikas may be good but I’d rather choose Stryde even with him
He does TSF so if you don’t like nails he can do it for you around the same price as Salameh
I think doctors who doesn’t have enough knowledge or experience with nails are doing only pure ilizarov
Good experienced doctors rather choose nails
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