Specialist care for limb loss, nerve pain and complex reconstruction
Relimb is a specialist service for people whose needs do not fit neatly into one clinic. We assess problems related to limb loss, nerve pain, prosthetic difficulties and complex trauma, then help bring the right surgical, rehabilitation and prosthetic decisions together.
Based at the Royal Free Hospital and working with partners including Dorset Orthopaedic, Relimb supports patients from across the UK. For some people, the right next step is specialist surgery. For others, it is clearer advice, better planning, or a more appropriate route forward.
Why people come to Relimb
Specialist input for complex cases.
Joined-up planning across surgery, rehabilitation and prosthetic care.
Many people who contact Relimb have already seen more than one specialist, yet still do not have a clear plan. Relimb was built for that kind of case: when the problem is not only surgical, not only prosthetic, and not only about pain, but sits across several areas at once.
Not limited to one procedure
Relimb is known for osseointegration and targeted nerve surgery, but the service is broader than that. We also assess revision surgery, residual limb problems, nerve-related pain, soft tissue reconstruction and other complex reconstructive questions.
One conversation, not several disconnected ones
Patients are often left trying to join up advice from different teams. Relimb is designed to make that process clearer by bringing surgical, rehabilitation and prosthetic thinking together from the outset.
Planned around your goals
The right plan depends on the person. For some people the priority is pain relief. For others it is prosthetic comfort, appearance, function, independence or returning to work. The aim is not to force everyone into the same pathway.
Based in London, with routes in from across the UK
The service is based at the Royal Free Hospital in London, with free taster clinics held with Dorset Orthopaedic at locations around the UK to make first contact easier.
What we assess and treat
Relimb supports people with complex problems after amputation, trauma, nerve injury, infection, failed healing and reconstruction. We assess what is getting in the way — function, comfort, prosthetic use, pain, healing or appearance — and advise on the most appropriate next step.
What we treatOsseointegration after limb loss
For people exploring bone-anchored prosthetic attachment when socket-based prostheses are painful, difficult, or limiting.
Amputation & limb-loss care
Broader specialist care for people living with limb loss or facing amputation, including revision surgery, residual limb problems, and prosthetic-use concerns.
Nerve pain, TMR & RPNI
Surgical assessment for neuroma pain, phantom limb pain, and nerve-related symptoms after amputation, trauma, or previous surgery.
Complex trauma reconstruction
Reconstructive surgery after major injury, including soft-tissue reconstruction, scarring, wound-healing problems, tendon or nerve transfers, and functional restoration.
What happens next
Enquiry or referral
Tell us about your situation, or ask a clinician, case manager or family member to contact us on your behalf.
Initial review
We review the information available and advise on the most appropriate next step, which may be a clinic appointment, a taster clinic or a request for more information first.
Specialist assessment
If you attend clinic, we look at the wider picture: your history, current function, goals, previous treatment and what realistic options may be available.
A clearer plan
We explain the options in plain language and agree the best direction, whether that involves treatment with Relimb or advice on a different route.
Patients travel to us from across the UK
Our specialist service is based at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Patients and families travel from across England, Scotland, Wales, and beyond for assessment and treatment.
Explore all patient storiesA selection of places patients have travelled from for assessment and treatment at the Royal Free Hospital.
Where care starts
Relimb's main base is the Royal Free Hospital in London. Free taster clinics are also held with Dorset Orthopaedic at locations around the UK, giving patients a simpler way to make first contact and ask questions.
Royal Free Hospital
Main base for specialist consultations, treatment planning and ongoing care.
Full details & contactFree UK taster clinics
A taster clinic is a simple first conversation with the team. It is a chance to describe your situation, understand how the service works and decide whether a fuller assessment would be useful.
- ✓Informal discussion with the Relimb team
- ✓Held at selected Dorset Orthopaedic locations around the UK
- ✓No obligation to proceed
News, research and clinic updates
Read service updates, upcoming clinic information, research highlights and selected news from the Relimb team.
Relimb and osseointegration in the UK: care through Royal Free and Dorset Orthopaedic
Founded in 2018, Relimb brings specialist reconstructive surgery, osseointegration, nerve surgery, rehabilitation planning, and multidisciplinary follow-up into one coordinated pathway based at the Royal Free Hospital and delivered in close partnership with Dorset Orthopaedic.
What happens at a Relimb taster clinic?
Relimb’s free taster clinics give patients, families, case managers, and referrers the chance to meet the team, ask questions, and understand whether a formal assessment may be appropriate — without pressure, obligation, or a GP referral.
2026 taster clinic dates confirmed at four UK locations
The remaining 2026 osseointegration taster clinic programme includes sessions at Dorset Orthopaedic locations in Burton, Manchester, and Ringwood. Sessions are free, no referral is needed, and booking is open.