Hello.. I’m not referring to Guichet I’m just wondering if there are any other before I go out to America. I have a consultation booked with Paley in April but preferably would rather have the surgery in London so I can stay at home but if Paley is the safest option I will go with him. I am only 4ft 7 so going to have Femur and Tibia done 1 year apart to get to 5ft. So going to America for 3 months twice is not ideal. I was hoping someone would have some knowledge on the others. Thanks
hi,
going to US is not ideal but the risk of being crippled with years of recovery cannot be better!
You say your height is 4'7, I assume you are 'petite' meaning that bones are a little thinner.
Guichet-nail is 13mm and certainly won't fit unless you ream alot. This is extremely risky, you can suffer eggshell fracture which would set your recover back years!
Please do some research before comitting to a surgeon. I'd say even the malfunctioning fitbone (Baumgart, Germany) would be better than g-nail in your case if you really need cheap internal. Fitbone may malfunction and needs to be replaced, but the risk is a month or two extra recovery. With eggshell fracture or non-union which can occur with excessive reaming of bone we are looking at wheelchair for years!
Edit:
I just saw that you wanted other options that Guichet.
- Baumgart, fitbone
- Köhne, stryde
- Giotikas, stryde
these are in europe. Generally I think if u chose a 11mm nail and femur most surgeons will be able to do it. For tibias uou need high-end surgeons (Stryde docs) or just go externals (no reaming of bone needed or nail insertion through knee area).
