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[yugiohja]

Hi guys, just thought that I've never seen a topic on the octopod a.k.a 3rd gen external fixator, so yeah.
Here's a link to the wikipedia site on it which basically covers what it is for the unknowing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopod_External_Fixator

Some questions up for debate:

1. Do you think it will actually be the mainstream external fixation device in the near future?
2. How much do you think it will cost compared to the TSF?
3. Since the TSF was already weight bearing, won't the improvements addressed by this fixator allow for shorter times for an external only approach?

Thank you for your time

P.S. Here's some PDFs of reports of the Adam Frame. There's even a table comparing the 3 generations surgical timings.
http://adamframe.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Adam-Frame-Technique-of-Computer-Aided-Ring-Fixator-with-Navigation-Software-Brazil-2012.pdf
http://adamframe.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ASAMI-2012-Theselonakis-Oral-PresentatioNew-Approach-To-The-External-Fixators-Qaudrilateral-Octopod-Adam-Frame.pdf

[Medium Drink Of Water]

1.  It looks great for correcting deformities and doing reconstructive surgeries after trauma, but I don't think it's the future of LL.  Anyone who could afford the Octopod for LL would just do internals.  Why deal with frames and scars if you don't have to?  The 2nd and 3rd world clinics that most LL patients can afford are still using the old Ilizarov, not even TSF.

2.  TSF is quite expensive already, so more than most LLers can afford.  This technology is great for what it is, a device for deformity/trauma corrections paid for by insurance.

3.  It says doctors will spend 810 minutes doing examinations/corrections with Ilizarov vs. 42 minutes with Octopod.  Over several months that's practically nothing.  It's just saving time during office visits, not speeding consolidation.