Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov
Led by Dr. Maurizio A. Catagni. Specialist in Orthopaedics & Traumatology (b. 1945); pioneer of the Ilizarov method in Italy; President of the Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method (ASAMI Italia); operates at G.B. Mangioni Hospital, Lecco (GVM Care & Research)
CURRENT CONFIRMED (Tier 1): Catagni's continued activity was specifically re-verified against the earlier concern that he might be retired. He is listed on GVM's own physician directory as an MD at G.B. Mangioni Hospital (Lecco) since 27 Nov 2019; a Nov 2024 regional-press item (leccoonline) still references him as active director of the Lecco Ilizarov centre; NewMedicalSystems and nuovaopinione directory list ~150–200 interventions/year and provide a phone (0341 364662, Via Carlo Cattaneo 42/H, Lecco). Multi-source: GVM, NewMedicalSystems CV, il Giornale, leccoonline, plus extensive PubMed/Bone & Joint Journal/J Children's Orthopaedics literature. CAVEAT: born 1945 (~80), so while institutionally listed as active, his hands-on operative volume today should be confirmed directly before booking — some sources cite volumes that may be historical. Two hospital names recur for his practice (A. Manzoni public hospital and G.B. Mangioni / GVM private hospital, both Lecco). No official email/WhatsApp published; phone taken from an independent directory, not invented. | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (batch-2 deepen/gap); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Site is HTTP-only and would not load over the fetch tool; email/phone taken from the site's Contatti page as indexed. Studio: Via C. Cattaneo 42/H, 23900 Lecco. Tel 0341-364662, Fax 0341-630630 (phone corroborated by independent directories). Ilizarov Unit director, G.B. Mangioni Hospital; President ASAMI Italy. No price published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
One of the oldest and most literature-heavy Ilizarov centres in the West, with a documented COSMETIC bilateral leg-lengthening series (63 patients / 126 legs, 1985–2010; earlier series of 54 cases, mean ~7 cm). External-fixator (Ilizarov) approach rather than internal nail.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
- Dr. Maurizio A. CatagniSpecialist in Orthopaedics & Traumatology (b. 1945); pioneer of the Ilizarov method in Italy; President of the Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method (ASAMI Italia); operates at G.B. Mangioni Hospital, Lecco (GVM Care & Research)
Accreditations
- ●ASAMI Italia — Catagni is a foundational member and President
- ●GVM Care & Research — G.B. Mangioni Hospital, Lecco (operating facility)
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 27 days ago
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