How we review and verify content
Limb lengthening is a six-figure, year-long decision, and most of the information patients find about it is marketing. So “trust us” isn’t good enough. This page sets out exactly how every clinical claim on this directory is checked before it is published — and, just as importantly, where that process stops.
The short version
Before any page that discusses methods, outcomes, risks, recovery, or cost is published, it passes through a structured, multi-pass verification process. Each pass examines the content from a different angle, and a claim has to survive all of them. A human editor then signs off on what ships.
We are transparent about how this works: the verification passes are AI-assisted. They are not a panel of physicians, and we will never present them as one. What they are is a consistent, repeatable check that catches the failures that sink most health content — unsourced claims, missing risk disclosures, stale prices, and quiet commercial bias.
The verification passes
Each clinical page is checked, independently, against the following before it can be published:
- Source & citation.Every factual claim about efficacy, safety, or complication rates is traced to a primary source — peer-reviewed literature, a regulatory body, or a hospital’s own published data. Unsourced assertions are flagged and do not ship.
- Risk completeness. Content that names a treatment is checked for whether it also discloses the relevant complication rates, recovery burden, and contraindications. Upside-only descriptions are sent back.
- Regulatory & legal status.Device approval status (FDA / CE), a clinic’s regulatory standing, and travel or sanctions caveats are verified against current public records.
- Commercial bias. Wording is checked for pay-for-placement language, promotional framing, or anything that reads like an advertisement rather than a neutral assessment.
- Currency. Prices, device availability, surgeon affiliations, and dates are checked against the most recent information available and flagged when they go stale.
- Internal consistency. Claims are cross-checked against the rest of the site, so a figure on one page cannot quietly contradict another.
Named expert review — what has actually been checked
Automated verification is the floor, not the ceiling. Where a practising clinician has read a specific piece of our content and signed off on it, we publish their name on it and list it here. This table is generated from our review records, so it shows the gaps as honestly as the coverage: if a row says not yet reviewed, nobody has claimed otherwise anywhere on the site.
0 of 9 registered surfaces carry a named expert review.
| Content | Topic | Reviewed by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow legs in adults — correction, height, and the real numbers Article · Deformity-correction claims, the reported height effect, and how the Salamehfix series is characterised. | Surgical | Not yet reviewed | — |
| Internal nail vs external fixator Article · How the two hardware families differ surgically, and which patient each suits. | Surgical | Not yet reviewed | — |
| Is limb lengthening safe? Article · Complication types and rates, and how risk is presented to patients. | Surgical | Not yet reviewed | — |
| Limb lengthening physiotherapy — the full rehabilitation guide Article · Rehabilitation protocol: exercise progression, session frequency, and what is realistic in each phase. | Physiotherapy | Not yet reviewed | — |
| Limb lengthening recovery timeline Article · Milestone timing — distraction, consolidation, unaided walking, and return to running. | Recovery | Not yet reviewed | — |
| PRECICE 2 vs LON — which is better? Article · Technique comparison: indications, trade-offs, and what drives the choice. | Surgical | Not yet reviewed | — |
| The three phases of recovery Section · The distraction / consolidation / rehabilitation split and the week ranges given for each. | Recovery | Not yet reviewed | — |
| What physiotherapy actually involves Section · Daily physiotherapy load, what patients are asked to do, and how contractures are prevented. | Physiotherapy | Not yet reviewed | — |
| When can you walk after limb lengthening? Article · Weight-bearing rules and gait progression after internal-nail and frame lengthening. | Physiotherapy | Not yet reviewed | — |
Human editorial accountability
Automated verification decides what gets flagged; a human editor decides what gets published. Final responsibility for the content on this site rests with its independent editorial operation — not with any clinic, device manufacturer, or advertiser. When a reader reports an error, a person reads it and acts on it.
What this is not
- Not a clinical consultation. Our process confirms that what we publish is sourced and current. It cannot assess your individual case. Only a board-certified surgeon who has examined you can do that.
- Not medical advice. This directory is editorial reporting. See our medical disclaimer.
- Not influenced by payment. No clinic can buy a listing, a ranking, or a change to what we write about it. See our editorial policy.
Found something wrong?
If any clinical claim, price, or clinic detail on this site is inaccurate or out of date, tell us — we would rather fix it than defend it. Email [email protected] with the page URL, or use the contact page. Material corrections are logged with a dated note on the affected page.