Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
Led by Dr. Alessandro Depaoli, MD; EPOS. MD — Pediatric Orthopedics & Traumatology (limb-length discrepancy)
[2026-05-20] Website unreachable during verification pass 3 — investigate whether clinic still operates at this URL. | 2026-06-18 verify: Dr. Bevoni removed (foot & ankle, not LL). Limb-lengthening surgeon is Dr. Alessandro Depaoli; unit head Dr. Gino Rocca.
What the clinic states
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- Notes
- Public research/orthopaedic institute (founded 1896), Pediatric Orthopaedics & Traumatology Unit. Information Office (URP) phone +39 051 6366900, Mon-Fri from 8:30am. No prices published (individual assessment).
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Historic cradle of limb lengthening — Dr. Codivilla performed foundational femoral osteotomies here in 1903. Academic/reconstructive focus, not cosmetic.
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... Limb Lengthening? A Systematic Review. Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017 ... Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic , IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute , Bologna , Italy ... This study presents a novel staged technique ...
Out of a total of 40 patients affected with Blount's disease treated at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Division of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute between 1965 and ...
Italy hosts a small number of long-running reconstructive limb-lengthening centers — Rizzoli in Bologna ... Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (Istituto Ortopedico ...
Today, actually, hip and knee arthroplasty is the most common type of surgery performed at Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, involving around 20% ...
Methods offered
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Surgeons
- Dr. Alessandro Depaoli, MD; EPOSMD — Pediatric Orthopedics & Traumatology (limb-length discrepancy)
- Dr. Gino RoccaUnit head
International patient services
Yes — International Office
Accreditations
- ●Italian Ministry of Health national research hospital (IRCCS)
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 2 — verified basics
- Last verified
- 1 months ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (historic specialty orthopedic hospital; part of Italian public health system)
- Established
- 1896
- Languages at consultation
- Italian, English
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