Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Led by Dr. Higashimukai Takasei (東迎 高聖), Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery; MD (Osaka Medical University, 2010); Doctor of Medicine (PhD); board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Orthopaedic surgeon, deformity-correction / limb-lengthening team, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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About Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Takatsuki runs a named deformity-correction and limb-lengthening team of four surgeons. Three are on record: Higashimukai Takasei, Tanaka Ken and Takashima Masatoshi, each listed as an orthopaedic surgeon on the team. They treat congenital short limbs, bone-tumour reconstruction, post-fracture length discrepancy and deformity with Ilizarov frames and the Taylor Spatial Frame.
This is reconstructive, insurance-based university-hospital care, not cosmetic lengthening. Team activity is corroborated by a JSTAGE-published Taylor Spatial Frame case report from the group, though the surgeons are not individually confirmed in an external authority directory. The directory corrected an earlier mis-transliteration of the first surgeon's name. No direct phone, email or price appears on the specialty page; enquiries route through the main university hospital. Google shows 4.0 from 281 reviews for the hospital, and no international-patient service is listed.
RECONSTRUCTIVE / insurance-based, not cosmetic. The other three (Tanaka Ken 田中憲, Takashima Masatoshi 高島雅俊, Yamamoto Mana 山本茉奈) confirmed as written. Names sourced from the department specialty page; verified:false retained because they are not individually confirmed in an external authority-body directory. Team activity is independently corroborated by a JSTAGE-published Taylor Spatial Frame case report from this group. No direct phone/email/price on the specialty page (route via main university hospital). | 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
- University hospital deformity-correction/limb-lengthening division led by Takasei Tomuki, Ken Tanaka, Masatoshi Takashima, Mana Yamamoto. Corrective osteogenesis with Ilizarov and Taylor Spatial Frame external fixators; published note: 1cm of lengthening requires 30-50 days of treatment. Main phone 072-683-1221. No email or price published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
University-hospital reconstructive limb-lengthening / deformity-correction team; a named four-surgeon sub-specialty group. Treats congenital short limbs, bone-tumor reconstruction, post-fracture LLD and deformity with Ilizarov + Taylor Spatial Frame. All four surgeons' individual staff pages were located, yielding full bios and direct staff-photo URLs for all four (resolving no_photos). The department's own staff directory lists all four under its foot-and-ankle surgery subspecialty rather than a separately named limb-lengthening team, even though the senmon12 specialty page groups them under 'Deformity Correction and Limb Lengthening' — suggesting this is a combined foot-deformity/limb-length service within a larger foot-and-ankle unit, not a dedicated cosmetic stature-lengthening program.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
- TSFRead about TSF →
Surgeons
Dr. Higashimukai Takasei (東迎 高聖), Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery; MD (Osaka Medical University, 2010); Doctor of Medicine (PhD); board-certified orthopedic surgeonOrthopaedic surgeon, deformity-correction / limb-lengthening team, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityView profile →
Dr. Tanaka Ken (田中 憲), Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery; graduate, Osaka Medical University; board-certified orthopedic surgery specialist; member, Japanese Society for Foot SurgeryOrthopaedic surgeon, deformity-correction / limb-lengthening team, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityView profile →
Dr. Takashima Masatoshi (高島 雅俊), Specially appointed Assistant Professor; graduate, Kinki University; board-certified orthopedic surgery specialist; member, Japanese Society for Surgery of the FootOrthopaedic surgeon, deformity-correction / limb-lengthening team, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityView profile →
Dr. Yamamoto Mana (山本 茉奈), Specially appointed Assistant Professor; graduate, Osaka Medical University (2020); board-certified orthopedic surgery specialist (Japanese Medical Specialty Board)Orthopaedic surgeon, deformity-correction / limb-lengthening team, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityView profile →
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Accreditations
- ●University teaching hospital, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Common questions about Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University?
Across independent platforms Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University holds Google 4.0/5 (301 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University?
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable Japan 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University offer?
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University lists Ilizarov, TSF. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Higashimukai Takasei (東迎 高聖) (Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery; MD (Osaka Medical University, 2010); Doctor of Medicine (PhD); board-certified orthopedic surgeon). 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University?
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. Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University uses external fixation (Ilizarov, TSF); the frame stays on through consolidation, which means daily pin-site care and a longer period before the device comes off.
Does Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University treat international patients?
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University verified for this directory?
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University and where are operations performed?
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University is in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. Hospital affiliation on record: Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 2 — verified basics
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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