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HUG — Orthopédie et traumatologie pédiatriques, Hôpital des enfants

Geneva, Switzerland

Provider type
Hospital
Care model
Surgery + rehabilitation
Treatment methods
2 methods listed
Languages
Not publicly stated
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At a glance

Rehabilitation
Available
Accommodation
Not publicly stated
Patients operated elsewhere
Not publicly stated

Overview

The paediatric orthopaedics and traumatology unit of the Geneva University Hospitals' children's hospital, which lengthens limbs in children with an electromagnetic lengthening nail or a computer-assisted circular external fixator, with physiotherapy during the hospital stay.

Techniques and devices

Devices and systems

  • Intramedullary lengthening nail

    Provider's wording: “clou télescopique … moteur électromagnétique”

  • Circular external fixator

    Provider's wording: “fixateur externe circulaire doté d'un logiciel informatique”

Treatment areas: Not publicly stated

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Facilities

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Within the same provider or hospital organisation

Named below, marked Surgery.

Surgeons / clinical team

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Care & support

Rehabilitation
On-site rehabilitationInpatient therapy
Accommodation
Not publicly stated
International patients
Not publicly stated
Languages
Not publicly stated
Patients operated elsewhere
Not publicly stated

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Sources & review history

Profile last reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Verification
Partially verified
Public sources used
5

Some profile information could be substantiated from the provider's official public sources; other areas remain incomplete or uncertain, and nothing has been confirmed directly with the provider. Verification reflects whether LimbAtlas could substantiate profile information from public sources. It is not a quality or safety rating, and it is independent of sponsorship.

Review history

Profile last reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Treatment and device evidence reviewed
3 Oct 2026
Care and support evidence reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Source pages last checked
4 Oct 2026
How this profile was checked

Reviewed the official website of the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) children's hospital, including the paediatric orthopaedics and traumatology unit page, the lower-limb conditions page, and the external fixator patient pages (overview, hospital stay, and daily life). Facts not addressed on the reviewed pages are marked not publicly stated. Not confirmed via direct communication with the provider organization.

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