Limb lengthening clinics in Italy
4 independently-verified clinics in Italy. Methods offered: Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE, PRECICE 2.
Italy hosts a small number of long-running reconstructive limb-lengthening centers — Rizzoli in Bologna being the most academically published. Patient services tilt domestic; international packages exist but are not the primary business model.
Side-by-side comparison
| # | Clinic | Lead surgeon | Methods | Price | Directory Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute Bologna | Dr. Alessandro Depaoli | Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE +1 | — | 3.9 / 5 684 reviews · 1 platform | T2 |
| 2 | Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov Lecco | Dr. Maurizio A. Catagni | Ilizarov | — | Unranked | T1 |
| 3 | Ortho Children Center Bologna | Dr. Manuele Lampasi | Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE +1 | — | Unranked | T2 |
| 4 | Columbus Clinic Centre, Milan Milan | Dr. Daniele Pili | Ilizarov | — | Unranked | T3 |
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
Dr. Alessandro Depaoli, MD; EPOS
Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov
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
Ortho Children Center
Dr. Manuele Lampasi, MD
Columbus Clinic Centre, Milan
Dr. Daniele Pili, MD with Summa cum Laude (110/110 e lode), University of Cagliari (2003); Specialisation in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (50/50 cum laude); Erasmus year at Freie Universität Berlin; senior registrar experience at Peterborough (Cambridge University-affiliated); GMC registration (UK); SIOT Travelling Fellowship representative to London (2011); Ilizarov Fellowship under Prof. Maurizio Angelo Catagni (Lecco)
Limb lengthening in Italy: common questions
How much does limb lengthening cost in Italy?
None of the 4 clinics we list in Italy publishes a price; quotes come after a consultation and X-rays. Any range on a clinic card below is labelled as an estimate or benchmark, not a clinic quote. For published prices in other countries, see our cost guide.
How many limb lengthening clinics are there in Italy?
We list 4 verified clinics in Italy (Bologna, Lecco, Milan). 1 has enough independent reviews (30 on one platform, 40 in total) to carry a Directory Score; the rest are listed but unranked. A listing is not an endorsement: each profile shows its verification tier and the sources we used.
Which limb lengthening methods are available in Italy?
Clinics we list in Italy offer Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE, PRECICE 2. 2 of 4 list an internal lengthening nail (such as PRECICE or Fitbone), which avoids wearing an external frame. Compare devices on our methods page.
Who performs limb lengthening in Italy?
Named lead surgeons at clinics we list in Italy include Alessandro Depaoli (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute); Maurizio A. Catagni (Ilizarov Unit / Centro Ilizarov); Manuele Lampasi (Ortho Children Center); Daniele Pili (Columbus Clinic Centre, Milan). Each clinic profile links the surgeon's own page and the sources behind it. Confirm that the surgeon who consults you is the one who operates, and browse every profile on our surgeons page.
By Directory Score — a single published number used only to sort. It normalises every independent rating a clinic holds to a five-point scale, weights each platform by how hard it is to inflate (Google first, Trustpilot second, doctor-booking sites capped low), and pulls thin evidence back toward the field average so a handful of friendly reviews cannot lift a clinic to the top.
A clinic is only eligible to be scored with a real base: at least 30 reviews on one platform and 40 across all of them. Below that it is listed as Unranked and sorts after the scored clinics — absence of evidence, not a verdict.
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