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Therapy room of the paediatric limb reconstruction service, with exercise equipment and wall bars

Image source: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust — Limb reconstruction therapy (opens in a new tab).

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust — Paediatric Limb Reconstruction Service

Sheffield, United Kingdom

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 limb reconstruction service of Sheffield Children's Hospital, treating leg length differences and limb deformities in children with circular frames and internal lengthening nails, with a therapy service for inpatients.

Techniques and devices

Devices and systems

  • PRECICE

    Intramedullary lengthening nail · Provider's wording: “PRECICE NAIL”

  • Circular external fixator

    Provider's wording: “Circular frame treatments”

Named by the provider, but current availability could not be confirmed: Ilizarov circular fixator, Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF).

Treatment areas: Not publicly stated

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Facilities

Where the provider's sources say care takes place. A facility is a place, not the provider listing; no ownership is implied unless stated.

Surgical facility

Within the same provider or hospital organisation

Named below, marked Surgery.

  • Sheffield Children's Hospital

    Children's hospital · Sheffield, United Kingdom

    The provider is a programme or department of this hospital

    • Surgery
    • Rehabilitation

Care & support

Rehabilitation
On-site rehabilitationOwn physiotherapy team stated · Inpatient therapy · Can continue near home
Accommodation
Not publicly stated
International patients
Not publicly stated
Languages
Not publicly stated
Patients operated elsewhere
Not publicly stated

Refer to the official website for programme structure, duration, and arrangements covering companions and length of stay. Confirm anything not publicly stated directly with the provider.

Patient pathway

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  2. Contact the provider directly

    LimbAtlas does not intermediate contact. Use Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust — Paediatric Limb Reconstruction Service’s official website to ask questions and request current information.

  3. Coordinate care

    A pathway here typically centres on surgery + rehabilitation. Pathways vary by case, prior treatment and eligibility.

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Sources & review history

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

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 Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, including the Limb Reconstruction service page, the Limb Reconstruction Therapy page, and the trust's patient leaflets on circular frame treatments and on leg lengthening with the PRECICE system. Facts not addressed on the reviewed pages are marked not publicly stated. Not confirmed via direct communication with the provider organization.

Sources

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