Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute is a Public Institute, founded in 1896, that comprises Orthopaedic Healthcare and Research. It is the most prestigious Italian Institute in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. In 1981, the Italian Health Ministry gave Rizzoli Institute the status of 'Scientific research hospital' due both to its high level of healthcare in orthopaedics and its commitment toward basic and clinical research. In fact, the Institute's strength lies in the close integration between healthcare (about 150,000 patients examined and over 20,000 surgical procedures performed every year) and scientific research, which is carried out in fifteen laboratories, employing a staff of more than 300 individuals, including medical doctors, biologists, engineers and technicians. Rizzoli Institute has 377 beds in total and it is among the biggest orthopaedic facilities in Italy and Europe. Patients come from all over the country and even from abroad. There is a staff of about 1,400 people to support all the activities. Furthermore, Rizzoli Institute has also an outstanding international reputation as an education centre, having introduced many innovative procedures that are transferred to orthopaedic surgeons by means of dedicated courses and training. The Ward “Revision surgery of hip prosthesis and development of new implants” focuses mainly on prosthetic hip. In particular, the most modern prosthetic solutions for revisions are performed using highly compatible and low wear biomaterials. Attention is paid to restoring severe bone loss using biobank bone, growth factors, concentrated autologous stem cells and synthetic bone replacements. While The Complex Structure 2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic focuses the general field of orthopedics and traumatology, with particular focus on prosthetic diseases of the lower limb (hip, knee) and sports diseases.
DANTE DALLARI
Director of the complex structure “Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Innovative Techniques - Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank”, Head of “Revision surgery of hip prosthesis and development of new implants”, MD BITTA Laboratory at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (Bologna, Italy).
Honors degree in “Medicine and Surgery” at University of Bologna (Italy) in July 1985, then specialized in Orthopaedics with honors at Bologna University (Italy). Also specialized in Biomedical Technology with honorsat the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna (Italy).
He is member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, of the International Cartilage Repair Society, of the International Society Hip Arthroscopy and of the Italian Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology.
Author of 149 scientific publications, speaker at 84 congress and participant in 72 research projects in Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute (Bologna, Italy). Her research activities is in the field of prosthetic and revision surgery of hip and knee, hip arthroscopy and arthroplasty in severe secondary osteoarthritis of the hip. He deals with applications of Regenerative Medicine in Orthopaedics treatment of femur epiphyseal necrosis and joint biological reconstruction, treatment of nonunion of long bones, treatment of osteochondral injury.
STEFANO ZAFFAGNINI
Full professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Bologna (Italy), Head of 2nd Orthopaedic Division of Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (Bologna, Italy). Teaching activity in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Bologna: Specialization School of Sports Medicine – Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences – University of Bologna (Rimini), School for Orthopaedics Techniques, School of Nursing - Faculty of Medicine – University of Bologna (Ravenna), School of Nursing - University of Bologna (Rimini). He is active member of many scientific societies: SIOT, SIGASCOT, SIA, IORS, AAOS, AOSSM, ESSKA, ICRS, Magellan Society, ISAKOS, ACL Study Group. He is president of the SIGASCOT society (Italian Society of Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine). He was member of the cartilage committee of ESSKA (European Society of Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy) from 2006 to 2008, and was the chair of the arthroscopy committee of ESSKA from 2008 to 2010. He is deputy chair of the scientific committee of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports medicine) from 2011 to 2013. Scientific Chairman of the 15° ESSKA congress 2012. Scientific Chairman of the 16° ESSKA congress 2014. He is one of the 4 Italian members of the “ACL Study Group”, the most important scientific society on ACL reconstruction.
He is active member of many scientific societies: SIOT, SIGASCOT, SIA, IORS, AAOS, AOSSM, ESSKA, ICRS, Magellan Society, ISAKOS, ACL Study Group.
He published 221 scientific papers in International journals, 259 international abstracts and 96 Italian National abstracts; 1 book, 16 book chapters, 3 monographic volumes, 6 monographic volumes' chapters and 8 scientific videos. He attended as invited speaker 193 International Meetings and 195 Italian National Meetings.
He is reviewer for many international journals: Am Journal Sports Medicine, Tissue Engeneering, British Medical Bulletin, JOSPT, Musculoskeletal Surgery, Cartilage, Acta OrthopaedicaScand, Clinical Anatomy. Associated Editor of Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (ESSKA journal) from 2012.
MARIA GRAZIA BENEDETTI
She is the Director of the physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at IOR. She was involved in many National (Institutional and Companies grants) and European Projects. Her research
interests include clinical application of movement analysis and joint biomechanics in the Orthopaedic and rehabilitation field. She published many scientific papers (HI 23) in the field of motion impairment and disability, included elderly.
MARIA PIA NERI
DrGraduation in 1993, School of Medicine at the Bologna University, cum Laude, Residency in Orthopaedic and Traumatology in 1998 at the Bologna University, cum Laude.
Medical Doctor since May 2002 in charge of the hospedalization of the 2nd Department now headed by Prof. Stefano Zaffagnini at the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, where she performed more than 5000 surgeries and she is responsable of the Cartilage Pathology Dept. Excellent English. She was at the University of Palo Alto, California for a Fellowship of prof. Dillingham in 1997.
She is Co-author of 3 Monographs, more then 50 International Pubblications, shetakes part in more then 60 International and National Congress. She is involved in Scientific Research Projects promoted by Istituto Orotpedico Rizzoli of Biomechanics, Prosthesis Surgery, Arthrosopy, Sport Traumatology and Cartilage Pathologies.
CESARE STAGNI
Degree with honors in “Medicine and Surgery” at University of Bologna (Italy) in 1999 and then specialization with honors in “Orthopaedic and Traumatology” in 2004 at Bologna University. He is a MD at Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute of Bologna in “Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Innovative Techniques – Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank”. Specially his activity is arthroscopic surgery of hip and knee, mini-open hip surgery and protesic and reconstructive surgery of hip and knee. Author of more then 30 scientific articles, speaker in over 50 national and international congresses.
NICOLANDREA DEL PICCOLO
Honors degree in “Medicine and Surgery” in 2006 at Bologna University, then specialized in 2012 in “Orthopaedic and Traumatology” with honors at University of Bologna. Today he is a MD at “Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Innovative Tecniques – Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank” in Rizzoli Institue.
His interests are regenerative medicine, arthroplasty in traumatic lesions of cartilage in ankle, knee and hip and replacement surgery of hip and knee.
NICOLA RANI
MD at “Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Innovative Techniques – Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank” in Rizzoli Institute of Bologna. Current assignment is consultant in Orthopaedic surgery and in conservative Orthopaedic surgery. Honors degree in “Medicine and Surgery” in 2006 at Bologna University, then specialized with honors in 2012 in Orthopaedic and Traumatology at University of Bologna. Author of numerous articles in international scientific journals. He takes care of the treatment of Orthopaedic infections and his scientific interests are in hip conservative
surgery with particular reference to congenital dysplasia and femoro-acetabular impingement; treatment of axial and torsional deformities of lower limbs; treatment of osteomyelitis and infections of osteoarticular relevance with external circular fixation and then treatment of pseudoarthroses with biological adjuvants
