Who's the best doctor for external tibia?

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 11, 2018, 04:00:42 PMWhy not Dr. Solomin or Dr. Giotikas? Solomin uses classic Illizarov while Giotikas uses TSF.

You think TSF frame is necessary to increase the chance of success of the whole treatment?

I also think Rozbruch TSF is hilarious. I wondered if he's joking.

not enough diaries from dr Solomon
also ive heard a few bad stories from pts of his if I remember correctly.

haven't researched Dr. Giotikas

TSF frame allows early weight bearing so I think that would be beneficial. but from the studies ive read, tsf frame took same amount of time to recover when compared to classic externals.

I also have some curvature of the tibias I would like to get corrected. so tsf would be good for that too, and I want to weight bear as soon as possible

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just looked up Dr. Giotikas
has very solid credentials. I am going to research him more

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 07, 2018, 03:48:52 PMHere are some that I've been studying:

- Dr. Dimitrios Giotikas: Reception gives a professional honest response, solid background of the doctor, use TSF, nice city in Athens, but lack of proofs so far and doctor is relatively young. Price-wise while is affordable but still far more costly compared to Solomin. Never had fat embolism cases, claims only minor complications such as broken nails and pin-site infections. The best thing is he doesn't do ATL at all cost and has his own procedure to treat ballerina. 43 CLL cases (24 tibia, 19 femur), up to 150 LL cases per/year (for the last 5 years)

- Dr. Leonid Solomin (ft. Dr. Kulesh) : Solid background, experienced, many successful diaries on the forum and unbelievably cheap. But he uses conventional Illizarov fixator instead of modern TSF and seems to be very blatantly honest about risks and expect a loss of athletic function. I'm not sure if he's honest or just lacks of confidence. However, he never had FE cases, no amputations and only 1 death following an elongation surgery (leg length inequality) over the past 18 years due to an intolerance to anesthesia. Another problem is he does ATL.

Because of his extremely low price though, one could probably consider unilateral external surgery for extra safety and guaranteed maximum results.

- Dr. Robert Rozbruch : Widely regarded as the best LL doctor in the world after Paley but he asked the same price of $125 for TSF as PRECICE which I think is hilarious. Worth it?

- Dr. Mangal Parihar : Eventhough he seems to be a good capable and responsible doctor with experience, unfortunately his clinic looks like a chithole in a 3rd world country and price wise, still more expensive than Dr. Solomin. Worth considering?

- Dr. Shahab Mahboubian : Has never been very appealing to me, but does have some positive notes: In US, a few successful diaries on the forum and quite experienced. TSF Price = $400

I really question the wisdom of choosing Dr. Giotikas over Dr. Solomin. It seems that the only reason is just to avoid ATL.

I think external Dr. Catagni is fine.

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Quote from: MirinHeight on July 11, 2018, 04:02:39 PMnot enough diaries from dr Solomon
also ive heard a few bad stories from pts of his if I remember correctly.

haven't researched Dr. Giotikas

TSF frame allows early weight bearing so I think that would be beneficial. but from the studies ive read, tsf frame took same amount of time to recover when compared to classic externals.

I also have some curvature of the tibias I would like to get corrected. so tsf would be good for that too, and I want to weight bear as soon as possible

Really? It looks like we have more diaries on Solomin than Giotikas. Fallen had some problem with Mahboubian too.

Quote from: MirinHeight on July 11, 2018, 04:11:26 PMjust looked up Dr. Giotikas
has very solid credentials. I am going to research him more

Great! Let us know what you find.

Quote from: qirenzhe123 on July 11, 2018, 05:50:40 PMI think external Dr. Catagni is fine.

He doesn't do anyone above 160m and likes to do ATL.

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 11, 2018, 05:54:57 PMReally? It looks like we have more diaries on Solomin than Giotikas. Fallen had some problem with Mahboubian too.

Great! Let us know what you find.

He doesn't do anyone above 160m and likes to do ATL.

What is ATL?

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Quote from: qirenzhe123 on July 11, 2018, 06:00:05 PMWhat is ATL?

Achilles tendon lengthening.

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 11, 2018, 06:35:33 PMAchilles tendon lengthening.

You can choose not to lengthen your Achilles tendon.

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 11, 2018, 05:54:57 PMReally? It looks like we have more diaries on Solomin than Giotikas. Fallen had some problem with Mahboubian too.

Great! Let us know what you find.

He doesn't do anyone above 160m and likes to do ATL.

His surgery doesn't seem to limit his height.

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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on July 11, 2018, 05:54:57 PMReally? It looks like we have more diaries on Solomin than Giotikas. Fallen had some problem with Mahboubian too.

Great! Let us know what you find.

He doesn't do anyone above 160m and likes to do ATL.

He's barely got any scars.

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Quote from: qirenzhe123 on July 11, 2018, 07:12:18 PMYou can choose not to lengthen your Achilles tendon.

I'm not sure about that. We might be in so much pain and have no choice but to do the surgery if he doesn't have other procedures to treat it.