Why would anyone choose the Guichet nail over Stryde?

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I’m new to all of this so I am not trying to bash Dr. guichet.

Why would anyone choose the nail over stryde when they are both similarly priced? It just confuses me when I see people using the nail method, although not that often anymore. Stryde just seems so much more safer.

Also, Dr. Guichet has had a few cases of making patients crippled and unfortunately deaths as well.

Am I missing something here? Like I said, I don’t know much about Dr. G so if anyone else could fill me in, that would be great!

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Quote from: Montreal172 on May 16, 2020, 04:56:30 PMNo man you’re spot on. They usually go for him because of their marketing and very little research.

This is exactly what I was thinking!

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Quote from: frenchie on May 16, 2020, 06:02:49 PMAlso to answer your question, there are not many options for European patients unfortunately. Some consider Giotikas to be a decent option, some consider Monegal but otherwise Guichet and Betz are common options that Europeans consider. Especially if a surgeon is in the same country as you, that plays a huge role in making a decision. So someone in Germany will strongly consider Betz and someone in Italy will consider Guichet. Moving to another country with family and getting this procedure is very hard.

So far from my research, Giotikas seems like the only European doctor that is a good choice to go with. & of course Paley and dr M in the states.