Dr. med. Stefano Rigotti
Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology
Specialization in spine surgery
Dr. Rigotti is medical director of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in the Hospital Sacro Cuore Negrar in Verona. Since 2014, the expert has been working with the Dolomiti Sportclinic, mainly in the field of spinal orthopedics and surgery.
"Make use of technology for a better life."
Range of services
Spinal column
Conservative and operative treatment of the following medical conditions:
- Chronic back pain
- Degenerative and acute discopathy (disc herniation of the neck and lumbar vertebrae)
- Spondylolisthesis / Vertebral Slips
- Spinal Stenosis
- Deformities such as scoliosis – kyphosis – lordosis
- Tumor diseases of the spine
- Degenerative spine disorders and trauma with spinal cord injuries
Publications
- “Treatment of the persubtrochanteric fractures of the femur with a new long pertrochanteric nail: preliminary results of 22 cases treated with long Veronail” J Orthopaed Traumatol (2010) 11 (Suppl 1):S3
- “Pott’s diseases: medical and surgical treatment in different type of spinal tuberculosis” J Orthopaed Traumatol (2010) (Suppl 1):S10-S11
- “Minimally invasive posterior stabilization for treating spinal tuberculosis” J Orthopaed Traumatol (2012) Feb23 [Epub ahead of print]
- “Ceramic femoral components in total knee arthroplasty two year follow-up results of an international prospective multi-centre study” Open Orthop J. (2012); 6:172-8
- “Minimally invasive posterior stabilization for treating spinal tuberculosis. “J Orthop Traumatol. 2013 Jun;14(2):143-5. doi: 10.1007/s10195-012-0184-0. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
- “The importance of early diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging in spinal tuberculosis” J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2013 Apr;4(2):119. Doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.112730.
- “Early and late out-come of interlamiknar lumbar artrodesis” Eur. Spine 2013 Apr; vol.22, iss. 4
Career
- Born in Verona, 10.10.1980
- 2002 Professional Exchange Program of IFSMA at Prima University in Prague, Czech Republic
- 2004 12 ° International Summer School of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Rijksuniversiteit in Groningen, Holland
- 2005 Medical studies at the university of Verona
- 2005 Professional Exchange Program of IFSMA in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Santa Casa – San Paulo, Brazil
- 2006 State Exam in human medicine and surgery
- Training as a specialist in orthopedics and accident surgery at the Università degli Studi di Perugia with further specialization in the field of spinal orthopedics and surgery.
- 2008 Fellowship for spine surgery at the London Spine Clinic, London England
- Medical Director of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Ospedale Sacro Cuore Negrar in Verona
- Since 2014 collaboration with the Dolomiti Sportclinic in Ortisei
