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The University of Insubria CV The University of Insubria CV Mario Ronga, M.D.
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Contact data

Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences
Ospedale di Circolo – Viale Borri, 57 – 21100 Varese
Tel: +39-0332-278824
Fax: +39-0332-278825
E-mail: mario.ronga@uninsubria.it

 

Biography

 Born in Napoli (Italy) on March 1, 1975
1993-1999: Medical School and Graduation cum laude at the University Federico II of Napoli (Italy)
2000: License to practice Medicine (permanent)
1999-2004: Resident in Orthopedics at the University of Insubria, Varese (Italy)
2004-: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences, University of Insubria
2004-: Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the Ospedale di Circolo, Varese (Italy).
2004: Ankle Fellowship with Professor C. Niek Van Dijk, M.D., at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam.
2005: GOTS (Gesellschaft für orthopdisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin) Aircast Europa Fellowship 2005.
 

Qualifications and awards

 2004: best paper award, 9th Congress of the Italian Residents in Orthopedics
2004: best paper award, 28th Congress of the Italian Society of Foot Medicine and Surgery (SIMCP)
2004: best paper award, 5th Meeting “Giovani Leoni” organized by the Italian Society of Arthroscopy
2004: best residency thesis award, Society Piemonte-Liguria-Lombardia of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SPLLOT).
Scientific Affiliations:
1999: Full Member, SIOT (Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
2000: Full Member, ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society)
2003: Full Member, SIA (Italian Society of Arthroscopy)
2004: Full Member, SIGASCOT (Italian Society of Knee, Arthroscopy, Sport, Cartilage, Orthopedics Technology)
2005: Full Member, IORS (Italian Orthopedic Research Society).
 

Research interests

 Clinical outcome studies in knee and ankle surgery, with particular interest in cartilage, meniscus and ligament repair for both traumatic and degenerative desease.

Prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis.

Application of tissue engineering techniques for the treatment of joint diseases.

Biochemical changes and gene expression in the tendon tissue and blood during tendon diseases.

Biomechanical changes after meniscectomy.

Treatment of femoral head osteoneocrosis with a porous tantalum biomaterial.
 

Teaching experience and appointments

 2004-: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences, University of Insubria.
Faculty member of the following graduation program: Nursing Science.
Faculty member of the following residency programs: Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences, Sport Medicine, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
 

Representative  publications

 1 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Grassi F A, Bulgheroni P. Autologous chondrocyte implantation on a collagen membrane. Le lesioni cartilaginee: inquadramento diagnostico e terapeutico. Priano F, Rosa D, eds. Springer 2002;169–177 (IT).

2 Reguzzoni M, Manelli A, Ronga M, Dell’Orbo C. Morphological and ultrastructural study of collagen meniscus implant. Ital J Anat Embryol. 2002; Vol. 107(Suppl. 1 - N. 3):221.

3 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P. Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI®): preliminary results. GIOT 2002. (Suppl. 1): S449-455 (IT).

4 Ronga M, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P, Cherubino P. Treatment of chondral defects of the ankle with Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI). Medit J Surgery Med. 2002;10(1):7-12.

5 Ronga M, Bulgheroni P, Grassi F A, Cherubino P. Autologous chondrocyte implantation combined to ACL reconstruction and collagen meniscus implant. Medit J Surgery Med. 2002;10(2):55-58.

6 Cherubino P, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P, Ronga M. Autologous chondrocyte implantation using a bilayer collagen membrane: a preliminary report. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2003 Jun;11(1):10-5.

7 Ronga M, Bulgheroni P, Manelli A, Genovese E, Grassi F, Cherubino P. Short-term evaluation of collagen meniscus implants by MRI and morphological analysis. J Orthopaed Traumatol 2003;4(1):5-10.

8 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Bulgheroni P, Grassi FA. Experience with arthtroscopic MACI. Current developments in autologous chondrocyte transplantation. Bentley G. ed. The Royal Society of Medicine Press 2003;RTS 77:27-34.

9 Grassi FA, Ronga M, Cherubino P. Implantacìon de condrocitos autólogos en un armazón colágeno. In "Biomateriales, trasplantes e ingeniería tisular ed cirugía ortopédica y traumatología”, ed. Mapfre, Madrid 2003:293-302 (ES).

10 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P. Autologous chondrocyte implantation on a collagen membrane. Archivio di Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2003;114(1):14-15 (IT).

11 Reguzzoni M, Manelli A, Ronga M, Dell’Orbo C. Evolution of the neoformed tissue in human knee collagen meniscus implant. Ital J Anat Embryol. 2003;107(Suppl. 1 - N. 3):221.

12 Ronga M, Cherubino P. Bone morphogenetic proteins. J Orthopaed Traumatol 2003;4(3):152.

13 Ronga M, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P. Arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of a chondral defect in the tibial plateau of the knee. Arthroscopy. 2004 Jan;20(1):79-84.

14 Ronga M, Grassi F, Bulgheroni P, Genovese E, Cherubino P. Clinical results and MRI findings after Collagen meniscus implant (CMI). 4th Symposium of International Cartilage Repair Society, 26-29 May 2004, Gent, Belgium. Medimond E526CO161:191-196.

15 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Bulgheroni P, Grassi FA, Masotti G, Genovese EA. Arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of chondral defects in the tibial plate. Archivio di Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2004;115(2):I-2 (IT).

16 Baldo F, Ronga M, Zappalà G, Cherubino P. Preliminary experience with the osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1). Aggiorn Club Ital Osteosint. 2004;10(1):S16-S17.

17 Protasoni M, Ronga M, Quacci D, Reguzzoni M. Rebuilding the human cartilage. Ital J Anat Embryol. 2004;109(Suppl. 1 - N. 3):166.

18 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Baldo F, Zappalà G. Osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) in the treatment of nonunions and bone loss: preliminary report. GIOT 2004. Vol. XXX (Suppl. 1): S119-124 (IT).

19 Grassi FA, Ronga M, Protasoni M, Genovese E, Cherubino P. Autologous chondrocyte implantation on a collagen scaffold. Spezialgebiete aus der Schulter-und Ellenbogenchirurgie. Schmidt-Wiethoff R, Schneider T, Appel HJ, eds. Steinkorff Darmstadt 2004:51-55.

20 Ronga M, Grassi FA, Montoli C, Bulgheroni P, Genovese E, Cherubino P. Treatment of deep cartilage defects of the ankle with matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI). Foot and Ankle surgery. 2005;11:29-33.

21 Bulgheroni P, Ronga M, Manelli A, Cherubino P. Collagen meniscus implant (CMI). Chirurgia artroscopica dell’arto inferiore. Pellacci F, ed. Mattioli 1885 2005;1–7 (IT).

22 Sangiorgi S, Manelli A, Protasoni M, Ronga M, Raspanti M. The collagenic structure of human digital skin seen by scanning electron microscopy after Ohtani maceration technique. Ann Anat. 2005 Mar;187(1):13-22.

23 Ronga M, Donnini L, Murena L, Bulgheroni P. Medium term results of meniscal repair using the Meniscus Arrows. Artroscopia. 2005;Vol. VI(1):15-20 (IT).

24 Bni A, Surace MF, Ronga M, Murena L, Masotti G. Surgical treatment of forearm fractures: analysis of the results and prognostic factors. Aggiorn Club Ital Osteosint. 2005;11:9-14.

25 Manelli A, Martini D, Reguzzoni M, Protasoni M, Ronga M. Porous tantalum biomaterial: morphological analysis of human impknats. 7th Multinational Congress on Microscopy, 26-30 June 2005, Portoz Slovenia. MCM 2005 Proceedings ISBN 961-6303-69-4:487-488.

26 Reguzzoni M, Manelli A, Ronga M, Raspanti M, Grassi FA. Histology and ultrastructure of a tissue-engineered collagen meniscus before and after implantation. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2005 Aug;74(2):808-16.

27 Ronga M, Zappalà G, Murena L, Angeretti MG, Bulgheroni P. Arthroscopic treatment of a osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral trochlea. Artroscopia. 2005;Vol. VI(2):103-109 (IT).

28 Cherubino P, Ronga M, Grassi FA, Bulgheroni P. Autologous chondrocyte implantation on collagen membrane. Archivio di Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2005;114:49-57 (IT).

29 Manelli A, Protasoni M, Sassi A, Ronga M, Raspanti M. Porous tantalum biomaterial: study on light and scannino microscopy. Ital J Anat Embryol. 2005;110(Suppl. 1 - N. 3):172.

30 Cherubino P, Ronga M. Surgical techniques in the treatment of articular cartilage lesions: state of the art. GIOT 2005. Vol. XXXI (Suppl. 2): S150-156 (IT).
 

Clinical interests

 Clinical practice consists of general orthopedic and trauma care as well as a special interest in knee and ankle.

Reconstructive surgery of the knee including the management of arthritis, meniscal tears, ligaments reconstruction, cartilage repair and failed knee surgery.

Operative fixation of fractures of the upper and lower extremity: common surgical procedures include standard open reduction and internal osteosynthesis techniques, minimally invasive stabilization methods, joint replacement for periarticular fractures.

 
   
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