Limb preservation | Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Pediatric limb preservation clinic in Denver

When confronted with limb issues, we help your child continue on their path to healing.

At Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, our providers are highly skilled at helping children who have been through disease or trauma that's affecting their limbs. This compassionate, kid-friendly approach and excellence in care have made us the region's premier medical provider for pediatric extremity care for more than 30 years.

Expert advice, available 24/7

Free health-related information is available just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.

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Related specialties

Learn more about our related specialties.

Orthopedic care

Foot and ankle care

Growth plate injuries

Hand and upper extremity care

Hip care

Sports medicine

Limb-saving care for kids

Our medical professionals specialize in the management and treatment of limbs that are at risk in children. Our goal is to ensure that your child receives the best, personalized treatment.

Features of our pediatric limb salvage program

Our comprehensive program gives your child access to high-level, advanced care, such as:

Expertise in pediatric oncology, radiation oncology, orthopedic care and surgery, infectious diseases, microvascular plastic surgery, amputation rehabilitation, pathology and neuromodulation for pain management
Full-time referral coordinator to assist with referrals, appointments, transportation and lodging during the patient workup
The latest treatments with proven success based on continuing clinical research
Weekly interdisciplinary patient conferences
Active involvement in outcome studies, publications and presentations at worldwide medical conferences.
Social work services to assist with financial counseling and psychosocial concerns.

Our limb preservation programs

In collaboration with Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital, we offer the following limb preservation programs:

Amputation program — We provide guidance, recovery, physical therapy and rehabilitation, prosthetic fitting and psychological counseling.
Bone-healing program — Surgical treatment is provided for your child to correct bone conditions, such as deformities.
Bone tumor program — In the case that your child has a tumor in his or her bones, we can provide soft tissue reconstruction, growing prosthesis and foam metal technologies.
Mangled-extremity program — For traumatic incidents, this program can manage infection, stabilize fractures and more.
Avascular necrosis program — Our team of plastic surgeons provides surgical options for diseased joints, depending on your child’s activity level and lifestyle.
Extremity-replantation program — Our group of surgeons is able to reattach an amputated body part and provide consultations and therapy as post-operative care.

Pediatric sarcoma program

Our limb preservation specialists are experts in managing pediatric extremity tumors and are able to treat children with pediatric sarcomas, including bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Our team believes in preserving life over limb, but we also make preserving extremities a top priority. We strive to give your child the best chance at survival without the added hardship of the loss of a limb.

We prioritize the successful management of sarcomas in children through appropriate chemotherapy administration and limb-sparing surgical procedures, so we can avoid limb loss and help your child return to a healthy, full life.

We treat a range of osteosarcomas, or bone cancers, including pediatric Ewing sarcoma, chondrosarcoma and chordoma.