Leonid Solomin vs. Maurizio Catagni (7 cm tibias LON or LATN)

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I've more or less narrowed my tibial lengthening down to these two docs for my external LATN. Both seem to be excellent, with Catagni being perhaps the most well-renowned doc on Earth for external tibial lengthening. However, Dr. Solomin is also very well regarded--being a top surgeon and professor of Orthopedic surgery at one of Russia's largest university hospitals--as well as an active researcher in the field with several dozen scientific papers under his repertoire. The only key difference is that Dr. Solomin & Kulesh will run me about $25k altogether, while Dr. Catagni & Pilli will likely be more in the $35k range. I haven't heard anything bad about either docs, so I'm curious what people think. Thank you.

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Quote from: ReadRothbard on January 27, 2022, 11:00:42 PMI've more or less narrowed my tibial lengthening down to these two docs for my external LATN. Both seem to be excellent, with Catagni being perhaps the most well-renowned doc on Earth for external tibial lengthening. However, Dr. Solomin is also very well regarded--being a top surgeon and professor of Orthopedic surgery at one of Russia's largest university hospitals--as well as an active researcher in the field with several dozen scientific papers under his repertoire. The only key difference is that Dr. Solomin & Kulesh will run me about $25k altogether, while Dr. Catagni & Pilli will likely be more in the $35k range. I haven't heard anything bad about either docs, so I'm curious what people think. Thank you.

Where can we read Dr. Solomin's scientific papers?

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Quote from: Bob on January 28, 2022, 12:44:10 AMWhere can we read Dr. Solomin's scientific papers?

I found the full list of papers he's written on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonid-Solomin

I'll admit that I'm pretty impressed, but I want to be sure about him before risking my legs. Meanwhile, I have no doubts at all about Dr. Catagni.

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I also considered both but Catagni is around maybe 73 yo, which despite all his cv is not ideal in a surgeon. I wrote to Pilli but still have no answer. I am also trying to know more about Solomin, he's apparently one of the most respected.

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I have only one abstract from Solomin.  Could you open more?

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Quote from: ReadRothbard on January 28, 2022, 12:51:35 AMI found the full list of papers he's written on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonid-Solomin

I'll admit that I'm pretty impressed, but I want to be sure about him before risking my legs. Meanwhile, I have no doubts at all about Dr. Catagni.

Thanks. Here is another links to his papers: https://rniito.academia.edu/LeonidSolomin

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This is a great link! Thanks

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Quote from: zaozari on January 28, 2022, 12:54:54 AMI also considered both but Catagni is around maybe 73 yo, which despite all his cv is not ideal in a surgeon. I wrote to Pilli but still have no answer. I am also trying to know more about Solomin, he's apparently one of the most respected.

I know he works with Dr. Pilli, and I believe Pilli mostly covers for him. The same applies with Dr. Solomin and Kulesh.

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Hi guys, I too will go to either Dr Catagni or Dr Pili, I don't know which of the two to choose, even though I have read that they often work together.

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As I am still waiting Dr. Pili answer and I know these surgeons are very busy, I may call him, altough I hate talking and improvising on the phone. I know Pili and Catagni were together for many many years and so it still seems in many sites.
But Pili seems to have become fully "independent" as he also operates in  a Milan hospital diferent than St. Camillo, he has his own website (altough a bit out of date apparently) a blog a bit old, and even a 1m30s self audio presentation in SoundCloud.
In fact that lack of importance given to systematic marketing is a plus for me.
I also think (not sure) he's much less than 73 yo.

I am still tempted about Solomin, the money counts and he seems to have impressive cv, be the utmost updated, atentive to detail (which is crucial here) and not greedy.

And I have 3 or 4 more options one of which is allmost dropped due to money (Dr. Assayag for example, all US prices are unaffordable to me at the present).