Dr. med. Giuseppe Bosco
Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology
Specialization in spine surgery
For several years Dr. Bosco has been part of our medical team. With him, the clinic has another expert in the field of spine surgery.
"It does not matter how big the first step is, but in which direction it goes."
Range of services
Spinal surgery
- Traumatic vertebral fractures
- Osteoporosis
- Neoplastic lesions
- lumbar and cervical disc herniation
- Degenerative pathology such as spondyloarthritis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Deformity (scoliosis)
Traumatology of the limbs
- Diaphyseal and articular fractures of the extremities
- Dislocations of small and large joints (for example shoulder, acromioclavicular joint)
- Tendon lesions (Achilles tendon, biceps tendon, brachial tendon, hand tendons, peroneal tendon)
- Rotator cuff rupture
Mini invasive hip and knee prosthesis implantation
Orthopedic oncological surgery
Publications
- “L’inchiodamento cefalomidollare del femore” Pascarella R, Bosco G, Commessatti M, Boriani S. Lo scalpello – Otodi educational 22(3):144-150 · May 2009.
- “Unusual Radiographic Appearanceof Adamantinoma” Cappuccio M, Montalti M, Bosco G, Gasbarrini A, Boriani S. Orthopedics 32(12):926 · December 2009.
- “Local Recurrence, Survival and Function After Total Femur Resection and Megaprosthetic Reconstruction for Bone Sarcomas” Ruggieri P, Bosco G, Pala E, Errani C, Mercuri M. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research 468(11):2860-6 · Nov 2010.
- “Desarthrodesis and prosthetic reconstruction of the knee after resection of bone tumors” Ruggieri P, Kasimatis G, Errani C, Bosco G, Mercuri M. Journal of Surgical Oncology 102(7):832-7 · Dec 2010.
- “Posterior lumbar fusion by peek rods in degenerative spine: Preliminary report on 30 cases” European Spine Journal 21 Suppl 1(S1):S50-4 · Marc 2012
- “Intralesional Methylprednisolone for Painful Solitary Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Appendicular Skeleton in Children” Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 32(4):416-22 · Jun 2012.
- “Minimal Invasive Percutaneous Fixation of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures” Minimally Invasive Surgery 2012:141032 · Jul 2012
- “Posttraumatic cervicothoracic instability: the role of posterior fixation” European Spine Journal 22 Number 4(P05):935 · Apri2013.
- “Heart rupture associated with vertebral fractures, the description of 2 cases” European Spine Journal 22 Number 4(52):922 · Apr 2013.
- “Complications in Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Fixation of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures” Orthopedics 36(6):E729-34 · Jun 2013
- “Occipito-cervical fusion in post-traumatic instability of the upper cervical spine and cranio-cervical junction. European Spine Journal 22(S6) · Sep 2013
- “The role of surgical treatment in the rehabilitation protocols of thoraco-lumbar spine injuries” De Iure F, Bonavita J, Saccavini M, Mavilla L, Bosco G, Boriani S. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences 17(21):2933-2940 · November 2013
- “Results in treatment of distal femur fractures using polyaxial locking plate” Pascarella F, Bettuzzi C, Bosco G, Leonetti D, Dessì S, Forte P, Amendola L. Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction 9(1) · December 2013
Career
- Born in Taranto on the 12th of February 1977
- 2002 Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honors from the University of Bologna
- 2007 Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology with honors at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute of Bologna
- From 2003 to 2008, collaboration with the Muscle-Skeletal Tissue Bank of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute as a team leader in over 20 corpses.
- 2007 Visiting Resident – Department of Orthopedic Surgery – Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA
- 2008 Observership – Orthopedic Service – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
- From 2008 to 2018 Medical Director U.O.C. Orthopedics and Traumatology, at the hospital Maggiore in Bologna, from 2010 to 2018 member of the U.O.S.D. of Vertebral Surgery of Emergency and Trauma.
- From 2015 to 2018 Assignment as Head of Neoplastic Diseases of the Bones at the Emergency Department of Bologna
- From 2015 collaboration with the Dolomiti Sportclinic in Ortisei
- Participation as speaker at numerous courses and congresses