Children's of Alabama / UAB
Led by Dr. Shawn R. Gilbert, MD. Chief of Orthopedics, Children's of Alabama; Professor of Surgery, UAB Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
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About Children's of Alabama / UAB
Children's of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham provide paediatric orthopaedic surgery at 1313 13th Street South in Birmingham, with limb lengthening explicitly listed among the section's specialised services. Shawn R. Gilbert, MD, Chief of Orthopedics at Children's of Alabama and Professor of Surgery in UAB's Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, is a Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society member. The recorded method is PRECICE: a UAB single-institution series (Jardaly & Gilbert, J Orthop Surg Res 2021) names a magnetically controlled intramedullary lengthening nail without giving a version number.
Volume is modest — Inside Pediatrics reports surgical correction for 30 to 50 patients a year across all limb deformity, not lengthening alone — and the work is paediatric and reconstructive. No direct clinic phone is published for the limb service, and neither a price nor an international patient pathway is published; no review data are on record.
Paediatric, reconstructive. Volume is modest — Inside Pediatrics reports surgical correction for 30 to 50 patients a year across all limb deformity, not lengthening alone. No direct clinic phone is published for the limb service. Added 2026-08-12 in the US roster expansion; provenance in docs/research/us-expansion-2026-08/. | CORRECTED 2026-08-13: the 2014 Birmingham Medical News article is genuinely purged — 404 from two continents, no Wayback snapshot, only a stale Google index entry. It was the ONLY source backing this record's method claim. Replaced with something stronger: Jardaly & Gilbert, J Orthop Surg Res 2021;16(1):60, a UAB single-institution series whose methods section names "a magnetically controlled intramedullary lengthening nail (PRECICE, Ellipse Technologies)".
Why we listed this clinic
Dr Gilbert is an LLRS member and UAB's paediatrics section explicitly lists limb lengthening among its specialised services. Dr. Gilbert founded the program (now called the Limb Deformities Program) in 2003; a January 2025 Inside Pediatrics profile puts current volume at about 140 patients enrolled in the Limb Deficiency Clinic and 30-50 surgical corrections per year, and notes he recently presented on trauma repair and limb reconstruction at an international conference in China.
Methods offered
- PRECICERead about PRECICE →
Surgeons
- Dr. Shawn R. Gilbert, MDChief of Orthopedics, Children's of Alabama; Professor of Surgery, UAB Division of Orthopaedic SurgeryView profile →
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Common questions about Children's of Alabama / UAB
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Children's of Alabama / UAB?
Children's of Alabama / UAB does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable USA 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 Children's of Alabama / UAB offer?
Children's of Alabama / UAB lists PRECICE. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Shawn R. Gilbert (MD). 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 Children's of Alabama / UAB?
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. Children's of Alabama / UAB works with fully internal nails (PRECICE), so there is no external frame to manage and most patients move to partial weight-bearing earlier than with fixators.
Does Children's of Alabama / UAB treat international patients?
Children's of Alabama / UAB 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 Children's of Alabama / UAB verified for this directory?
Children's of Alabama / UAB is listed at Tier 2 — surgeon name, address and methods are verified, but full outcome and regulatory review is not yet complete. We hold 6 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 Children's of Alabama / UAB and where are operations performed?
Children's of Alabama / UAB is in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Hospital affiliation on record: Children's of Alabama / University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13th Street South, Birmingham AL 35205 Established 2003.
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 2 — verified basics
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Children's of Alabama / University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13th Street South, Birmingham AL 35205
- Established
- 2003
- Languages at consultation
- English
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