The only 2 relatively cheap doctors I'd recommend are Mangal Parihar(can personally vouch for) and Franz Birkholtz(who appears to be very competent). I'm just pointing you in their direction; ultimate decision is your responsibility. By "relatively cheap" we're talking less than 50K USD for internal femurs and not getting butchered.
Exactly what Penguinn said if you want less expensive and are willing to risk out of US, but not willing to compromise on physician. There are good Drs. in other countries where hospital and outpatient costs are dramatically less. These two are at the top of the list. They also use the Precise internal nail for CLL.
Reg. Dr. Monegal - this really needs to stop. It dominates the forum and brings nothing but toxicity. Here is what I would surmise about Dr. Monegal and Fitbone for anyone who cares:
- Dr. Monegal is most likely competent. He has had successful outcomes and he's had some patient complications. As have other Drs. It is, however, absolutely unfair that he continues to be trashed the way he is.
- He's the only Dr. that takes it personally - this, I didn't like - though much less so as of late.
- Fitbone is not as good of a nail as the Precise. It just isn't. At this point in time, the Precise is the absolute gold standard. Those that pretend that Fitbone == Precise are delusional. Sorry.
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