Shriners Children's St. Louis
Led by Dr. J. Eric Gordon, MD. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
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About Shriners Children's St. Louis
On the Washington University School of Medicine campus at 4400 Clayton Avenue, Shriners Children's St. Louis houses its Center for Advanced Pediatric Limb Reconstruction and Lengthening. J. Eric Gordon, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, performed the facility's first extramedullary magnetic nail lengthening in a six-year-old, below the usual eight-year minimum age. PRECICE 2 is the recorded method.
Care is paediatric, reconstructive and provided at no cost to families. Washington University pages block automated retrieval, so Dr Gordon's current title was confirmed through the Shriners case report plus search results rather than a direct read. The centre has no direct line — the published number is the hospital main line — so expect to be routed. No international patient services or review data are published, and the record holds no case-volume figures.
Paediatric, reconstructive. Shriners care is at no cost to families. Washington University pages block automated retrieval, so Dr Gordon's current title was confirmed via the Shriners case report plus search results. The number given is the hospital main line — the centre has no direct line. Added 2026-08-12 in the US roster expansion; provenance in docs/research/us-expansion-2026-08/.
Why we listed this clinic
Dr Gordon performed the facility's first extramedullary magnetic nail lengthening in a six-year-old — below the usual eight-year minimum age. A May 2025 Shriners news item confirms Dr. Gordon received POSNA's Humanitarian Award for expanding advanced-orthopedic-treatment access internationally; Shriners' network-wide no-cost-care policy is now applied to this record for consistency with the other Shriners entries.
Methods offered
- PRECICE 2Read about PRECICE 2 →
Surgeons
- Dr. J. Eric Gordon, MDProfessor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of MedicineView profile →
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Common questions about Shriners Children's St. Louis
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Shriners Children's St. Louis?
Shriners Children's St. Louis 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 Shriners Children's St. Louis offer?
Shriners Children's St. Louis lists PRECICE 2. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. J. Eric Gordon (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 Shriners Children's St. Louis?
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. Shriners Children's St. Louis works with fully internal nails (PRECICE 2), so there is no external frame to manage and most patients move to partial weight-bearing earlier than with fixators.
Does Shriners Children's St. Louis treat international patients?
Shriners Children's St. Louis 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 Shriners Children's St. Louis verified for this directory?
Shriners Children's St. Louis is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. 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 Shriners Children's St. Louis and where are operations performed?
Shriners Children's St. Louis is in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Hospital affiliation on record: Shriners Children's St. Louis, 4400 Clayton Ave., St. Louis MO 63110 — on the Washington University School of Medicine campus
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Shriners Children's St. Louis, 4400 Clayton Ave., St. Louis MO 63110 — on the Washington University School of Medicine campus
- Languages at consultation
- English
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