I just visited the website about the HNL and they don't say anything about the price or weither the nail is used anywhere in europe. This nail seems quit promissing at least if their statements are true, low pain, fully wheight bearing and the price can't be too high since Dr. Sarin offers the operation for only 25000$.
Does anyone have some infos about the nail?
I´d like to know if Dr. Sarin is really the only one using it. Perhaps it´s used by other (more reputable) Docs and we just don´t know about it. A nail that is not as crazy expensive as the ones that are currently on the market would be really nice.
The company doesn´t seem so bad since it´s located in europe and I´m sure they have to be approved by the government if they want sell medical products.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on February 11, 2016, 10:52:40 PMThe HLN looks too fragile to be fully weight bearing. I'd be surprised if it really is.
It might not be, but at least the company claims that it´s wheight bearing. The precise nail isn´t wheight bearing either so, the wheight bearing thing woudln´t be a huge drawback compared to other nails.
I just don´t like the idea on spending 50 000+ on a cosmetic surgery and externals take so long. I woudln´t mind paying 30k for it, that price would seem somewhat resonable.
The companies website is just so damn bad, there are hardly any details about their product.
Externals take extremly long and I´d prefere to lengthen my femurs because my natural tibia/femur ratio is 0,85/1. There are a lot of external methods for under 20k but, I think that catagni´s prices are quit high for what he offers. He is experienced but 20-25k (depending on atl) is quite a lot of money just for the operation without including anything else.
Dr. Birkholtz or Dr. Monegal for instance both are a lot more competetive with what their offers. You´ll end up paying 40 000 euros non the less so it isn´t cheap either.
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 12, 2016, 02:04:37 AM He is the best with ilizarov (He is one of the two guys that introduced the method to the west). He is also charging this price because those are the prices in Italy. He is also not a salesman which is why I trust him more than many others (I will know more after my consultation with him on the 29th this month)
I´m sure he´s very skilled and experience but if you compare his prices to those of Dr. Solomin it´s still very high. You pay only a fifith for the same illizarov treatment. Obviously costs in an italian hospital are a lot higher than in a russian one, I still don´t understand this huge price difference.
@LLuser1, I don´t like the idea of paying up to 100.000 bucks in case of Dr. Paley and not even getting a wheight bearing nail, the fact that the fitbone can be inserted retrograde is also a big plus over the precise.
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