HNL internal nail

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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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Quote from: LLuser1 on February 12, 2016, 02:07:33 AMCatagni isn't a salesman. Catagni is the best option for externals in Europe. Guichet for internals. Both in Italy. Italian people are fortunate. However if you live in the USA Paley is the best.

Italian people are fortunate because of pepperoni pizza.

I dunno about Guichet being the best for internals, the guy uses an antiquated technology made in-house so he can control all the profits just like his homeboy Betz. Someone told me Guichet also produces his own bone supplements. I dunno man, great doctor but guy sounds like serious business. According to the general sentiments on this forum that you perpetuated, he can't be a great doctor if he's doing these things 'cuz he's one hell of a salesmen.

What about Baumgart? That guy is an LL god, he made the Fitbone before you were even born. Since he is from Germany, a country capable of housing 1 million refugees, his country must be better than France or Italy, so surely he is the best doctor for internals.

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Here we go with the salesman stuff again.  Every surgeon that does any cosmetic surgery is a salesman by definition, since its an optional surgery that potential patients have to seek out on their own.  Hence they need to do things that makes them more visible and/or marketable in their own way, whether that be branded nails(G-nail and betzbone are just branded A-nails fyi), competitive prices, billboards, etc.   That doesnt necessary make them bad doctors at all, that just makes them doctors that also want to make some side money from their typical legit medical services...cant blame them for that. 

Back to topic, what Dr. Paley told me that I resonated with is that the doctor him/herself is far more important than whatever nail is chosen.  He of course thinks precise is the best(he did co-invent it so I assume he gets more profit as well), but also said that while other nails have their own pros/cons, theyre fine too if used by the right hands.  Though I didnt ask him about the HNL nail because I never heard of it... but if its built/regulated by a legit western company and used by doctors in developed countries, its probably just as viable as other nails.