Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades
Led by Dr. Arturo Pérez Cuéllar, Chief Professor, Orthopedic Trauma specialty, Hospital General de León; Chief Professor, Advanced Specialty Course in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Rescue, Universidad de Guanajuato; Fellowship in anterior minimally-invasive hip replacement, Buchholz Krankenhaus, Germany; Member, Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia. Orthopedic Surgeon & Traumatologist; Founding Director, Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades (CREE); Titular Professor of High Specialty in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Reconstruction, Universidad de Guanajuato; Head of the Bone Infections Chapter, Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología 2024–2026
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About Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades
Inside Hospital Médica Campestre, a private hospital in León, Guanajuato, the Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades (CREE) is a limb-reconstruction unit. Its Founding Director, Arturo Pérez Cuéllar, Orthopedic Surgeon & Traumatologist, is Titular Professor of High Specialty in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Reconstruction at the Universidad de Guanajuato and heads the Bone Infections Chapter of the Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología for 2024–2026. Manuel Espinosa P., orthopedic trauma specialist in limb reconstruction, is listed on the team page. Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis is the method on record.
The unit's work is mostly bone infection, pseudoarthrosis and deformity rather than cosmetic height increase; it describes itself as the only private centre in Mexico with a university-accredited postgraduate programme in the field, and reports more than 150 transports and lengthenings. Prices are not disclosed and no email is published. Google shows 5.0 from 11 reviews. No international-patient service is listed.
VERIFIED. Dr. Pérez Cuéllar confirmed CURRENT via national authority body (Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología — Head of Bone Infections Chapter 2024–2026) plus Universidad de Guanajuato professorship. Cross-checked across 6+ independent sources: Hospital Médica Campestre directory page, Doctoralia, TopDoctors, ProLeón magazine, viaanteriorcadera.com CV, ortopedica.mx, undoctorparati, doctoranytime, Instagram @cree.reconstruccion. Own website counts only as supporting. NOT a commission aggregator; NOT a cosmetic height-increase mill — reconstructive focus, no red flags. Two published phone numbers: 477 845 4680 (clinic) and 477 582 0820 (Doctoralia). Addresses: Manantial #607, Jardines del Moral / Futurama Monterrey; Doctoralia lists Av. Haciendas del Rosario 458. No email published; not guessed. Prices not disclosed. Google 4.9 snippet seen but review count unknown — omitted. No verified surgeon photo found — omitted per high-confidence rule. | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (gap-country pass); codex web-search cross-checked. | SOURCE REMOVED 2026-08-13: https://reconstrucciondeextremidades.com/ — SERVFAIL on A, NS and CNAME across every resolver. Verified against four independent resolvers, not from our own machine, whose network block has already caused false positives in this cleanup. No replacement exists. Website moved to https://medicacampestre.com/centro-de-reconstruccion-de-extremidades/ (refresh 2026-09-11).
What the clinic states
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- Notes
- Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades (CREE), León, Guanajuato (Manantial #607, Jardines del Moral). Services include 'alargamiento de extremidades' (limb lengthening), knee/hip prosthetics, bone infection and complex reconstruction. Phone (477) 845-4680. No email or price published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Dedicated limb-reconstruction unit inside a private hospital; described as the only private center in Mexico offering a university-accredited postgraduate program in bone infections & osteoarticular reconstruction. Primarily reconstructive (bone infection, pseudoarthrosis, deformity, Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis) rather than cosmetic stature increase. Reported case volume >150 transports/lengthenings. Two named surgeons on the team page. Resolved the full name of the second surgeon: 'Manuel Espinosa P.' is Juan Manuel Espinosa Palacios (confirmed via Doctoralia + the hospital's own CREE page). The unit's Instagram (@cree.reconstruccion, 7,851 followers) shows content attributed to Dr. Pérez Cuéllar dated as recently as September 2026 — very fresh, direct evidence the practice remains active despite the dead primary domain.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
- Dr. Arturo Pérez Cuéllar, Chief Professor, Orthopedic Trauma specialty, Hospital General de León; Chief Professor, Advanced Specialty Course in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Rescue, Universidad de Guanajuato; Fellowship in anterior minimally-invasive hip replacement, Buchholz Krankenhaus, Germany; Member, Colegio Mexicano de OrtopediaOrthopedic Surgeon & Traumatologist; Founding Director, Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades (CREE); Titular Professor of High Specialty in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Reconstruction, Universidad de Guanajuato; Head of the Bone Infections Chapter, Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología 2024–2026View profile →
- Dr. Manuel Espinosa P., Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Guanajuato graduate; subspecialty in bone infections and extremity reconstructionOrthopedic trauma specialist in limb reconstruction (listed on CREE team page)View profile →
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Accreditations
- ●Operates within Hospital Médica Campestre, León
- ●Universidad de Guanajuato affiliated (teaching center for reconstruction/bone infection, university-accredited postgraduate program)
- ●Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología — Head, Bone Infections Chapter 2024–2026
Common questions about Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades?
Across independent platforms Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades holds Google 5.0/5 (18 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades?
Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable Mexico clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades offer?
Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades lists Ilizarov. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Arturo Pérez Cuéllar (Chief Professor, Orthopedic Trauma specialty, Hospital General de León; Chief Professor, Advanced Specialty Course in Bone Infections & Osteoarticular Rescue, Universidad de Guanajuato; Fellowship in anterior minimally-invasive hip replacement, Buchholz Krankenhaus, Germany; Member, Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia). Each method page on this site explains how the device works, typical gain and the trade-offs.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades uses external fixation (Ilizarov); the frame stays on through consolidation, which means daily pin-site care and a longer period before the device comes off.
Does Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades treat international patients?
Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades did not explicitly advertise international-patient services on its website when we verified it. Consultation languages on record: English. Confirm travel logistics, translation and follow-up arrangements directly before booking.
How was Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades verified for this directory?
Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. We hold 7 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades and where are operations performed?
Centro de Reconstrucción de Extremidades is in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Hospital affiliation on record: Hospital Médica Campestre, León, Guanajuato
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Hospital Médica Campestre, León, Guanajuato
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