title: The Masters of the Bolognese Orthopaedic School.
abstract: Bologna is one of the most ancient cradles of medical knowledge, as the city hosts one of the oldest medical faculties in the world. Among its best known institutions there is the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, founded in the late nineteenth century, whose history is strictly connected with the evolution and development of the Italian orthopaedic practice of the last 120 years. The present manuscript acknowledges the main contributions by Francesco Rizzoli, Alessandro Codivilla and Vittorio Putti, who prompted the foundation and the international recognition of the Rizzoli Institute and the related Bolognese Orthopaedic School.
authors: I Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic - Biomechanics and Technology Innovation Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via Di Barbiano,1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy. berardo.dimatteo@gmail.com.
authors: Berardo
authors: B
authors: Di Matteo
authors: I Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic - Biomechanics and Technology Innovation Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via Di Barbiano,1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Tarabella
authors: I Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic - Biomechanics and Technology Innovation Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via Di Barbiano,1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Filardo
authors: Biblioteche Scientifiche IOR, Donazione Putti, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Tomba
authors: Biblioteche Scientifiche IOR, Donazione Putti, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Viganò
authors: I Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic - Biomechanics and Technology Innovation Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via Di Barbiano,1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Maurilio
authors: M
authors: Marcacci
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000266:history*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*
keywords: Alessandro Codivilla; Francesco Rizzoli; History of orthopaedics; Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Vittorio Putti