GHER / CHU de La Réunion
Led by Dr. Jean-Christophe Ruzic, RPPS 10001840619; Ordre des Médecins registered. Orthopaedic & trauma surgeon, CHU de La Réunion Site Sud, Saint-Pierre; co-presenter on limb lengthening at Journée Outremer Orthopédie
What this score measuresThis is the public score for the entire hospital — wards, admissions, emergency department — not for its limb reconstruction unit. Read it as a comment on the building, not on the surgery.
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About GHER / CHU de La Réunion
CHU de La Réunion's Site Sud in Saint-Pierre, on the French overseas island of Réunion, has an orthopaedic and trauma service in which Jean-Christophe Ruzic, Orthopaedic & trauma surgeon, performs limb lengthening; he co-presented on the subject at the Journée Outremer Orthopédie. Methods on record are TSF and Fitbone, with a caveat: his own conference presentation concerned hexapod external fixators, and the Fitbone billing came from a joint session shared with the Toulouse surgeon, so the internal-nail attribution is qualified.
Limb lengthening is one facet of a general orthopaedic practice in a public regional hospital; this is reconstructive work, not a cosmetic destination. He is confirmed on the official service page, Doctolib and lemedecin and in the regional orthopaedic society's programme. He has no website of his own, and no price, direct contact or international-patient service is published. Google shows 2.8 from 277 reviews for the site as a whole.
UPGRADED to verified:true — originally verified:false, now confirmed current across official CHU Réunion service page, lemedecin, Doctolib, avec.fr, and the regional Réunion orthopaedic society/JOO programme. METHOD FLAG: the candidate listed 'Fitbone', but his OWN JOO presentation concerns hexapodal external fixators (TSF/TrueLock); the Fitbone billing came from a joint session shared with Accadbled (Toulouse) — corrected/qualified here. Reconstructive, not a cosmetic destination; limb lengthening is one facet of a general ortho practice. No website of his own (uses CHU Réunion); no public price/direct contact captured. | reconstructive/reference center — LL via academic record | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (gap-country pass); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- CHU de La Réunion Site Sud (Saint-Pierre). Published: standard 0262 35 90 00, admissions 0262 35 90 48. Email is the general direction address (direction.ghsr@), not a limb-lengthening department address. Public hospital, no prices published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Regional overseas orthopaedic centre; Dr Ruzic active in limb lengthening within the CHU orthopaedic service. Site Sud, Av. François Mitterrand, 97410 Saint-Pierre. CHU Réunion's own orthopedic-surgery service page now gives a precise Site Sud ortho-secretariat contact (0262 71 98 02 / ortho.sud@chu-reunion.fr) not previously on record.
Methods offered
- TSFRead about TSF →
- FitboneRead about Fitbone →
Surgeons
- Dr. Jean-Christophe Ruzic, RPPS 10001840619; Ordre des Médecins registeredOrthopaedic & trauma surgeon, CHU de La Réunion Site Sud, Saint-Pierre; co-presenter on limb lengthening at Journée Outremer OrthopédieView profile →
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Accreditations
- ●CHU de La Réunion (university hospital)
Common questions about GHER / CHU de La Réunion
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate GHER / CHU de La Réunion?
Across independent platforms GHER / CHU de La Réunion holds Google 2.8/5 (285 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 GHER / CHU de La Réunion?
GHER / CHU de La Réunion does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable France 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 GHER / CHU de La Réunion offer?
GHER / CHU de La Réunion lists TSF, Fitbone. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Jean-Christophe Ruzic (RPPS 10001840619; Ordre des Médecins registered). 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 GHER / CHU de La Réunion?
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. GHER / CHU de La Réunion offers more than one device type (TSF, Fitbone), and the recovery curve differs between them: internal nails allow earlier weight-bearing, external frames need pin-site care until removal. Ask which protocol applies to your case.
Does GHER / CHU de La Réunion treat international patients?
GHER / CHU de La Réunion 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 GHER / CHU de La Réunion verified for this directory?
GHER / CHU de La Réunion is listed at Tier 2 — surgeon name, address and methods are verified, but full outcome and regulatory review is not yet complete. We hold 5 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 GHER / CHU de La Réunion and where are operations performed?
GHER / CHU de La Réunion is in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion, French overseas département), France. Hospital affiliation on record: CHU de La Réunion, Site Sud, Saint-Pierre
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 2 — verified basics
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- CHU de La Réunion, Site Sud, Saint-Pierre
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