Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov
Led by Dr. Maurizio A. Catagni, Founding member and President, ASAMI Italia; Professor, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialization School, University of Milan; previously Director of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale 'A. Manzoni', Lecco. 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)
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About Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov
At G.B. Mangioni Hospital in Lecco, a GVM Care & Research private hospital, the Centro Ilizarov is an Ilizarov centre with a documented cosmetic bilateral leg-lengthening series of 63 patients (126 legs) treated between 1985 and 2010, and an earlier series of 54 cases with a mean gain of about 7 cm. Maurizio A. Catagni, Specialist in Orthopaedics & Traumatology and President of ASAMI Italia, directs it. The method is the Ilizarov external fixator, not an internal nail.
He was born in 1945. GVM's physician directory lists him at Mangioni since November 2019 and regional press in November 2024 still described him as active director, with directories citing 150–200 interventions a year, but editors advise confirming directly who performs the surgery today. No official email is published, no price is published, and no Google rating or international-patient service is on record.
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. Website unreachable on 2026-09-11 (checked from Turkey and a foreign vantage); listing kept pending the next verification round.
What the clinic states
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- 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. A September 2025 peer-reviewed two-center study (Journal of Clinical Medicine, PMC12470346) on calcaneal-fracture treatment with Ilizarov external fixation lists G.B. Mangioni Hospital, Lecco as a study site and Dr. Daniele Pili (Catagni's trainee) as co-author — fresh, dated evidence the unit remains clinically and academically active, independent of Catagni's own dead personal domain.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
- Dr. Maurizio A. Catagni, Founding member and President, ASAMI Italia; Professor, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialization School, University of Milan; previously Director of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale 'A. Manzoni', LeccoSpecialist 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)View profile →
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Accreditations
- ●ASAMI Italia — Catagni is a foundational member and President
- ●GVM Care & Research — G.B. Mangioni Hospital, Lecco (operating facility)
Common questions about Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov?
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable Italy clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov offer?
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov lists Ilizarov. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Maurizio A. Catagni (Founding member and President, ASAMI Italia; Professor, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialization School, University of Milan; previously Director of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale 'A. Manzoni', Lecco). Each method page on this site explains how the device works, typical gain and the trade-offs.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov uses external fixation (Ilizarov); the frame stays on through consolidation, which means daily pin-site care and a longer period before the device comes off.
Does Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov treat international patients?
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov did not explicitly advertise international-patient services on its website when we verified it. Consultation languages on record: English. Confirm travel logistics, translation and follow-up arrangements directly before booking.
How was Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov verified for this directory?
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. We hold 8 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov and where are operations performed?
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov is in Lecco, Italy. Hospital affiliation on record: G.B. Mangioni Hospital (GVM Care & Research), Lecco — Director, Ilizarov Centre, since 2013
How we verified this clinic
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- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- G.B. Mangioni Hospital (GVM Care & Research), Lecco — Director, Ilizarov Centre, since 2013
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