Dr. Stefano Tognon

Consultant in Orthopedics and Traumatology

Specific interests:

Hand surgery
Shoulder and upper limb surgery Hip surgery
Minimally invasive hallux valgus surgery

Attendee 2nd Cl. Ort. Univ. Padua (1990-1993)
medical assistant (later 1st level manager) div. Orthopedic ULSS 9 (1993-1997)
help Orthopedics and Traumatology Operational Unit – Foot Surgery – “Casa di Cura Abano Terme” – hospital unit (1997-2010)
consultant “Madonna della salute” nursing home Porto Viro (2010-) • consultant FerraraDaySurgery (2010-)
consultant Cittadella SocioHealthia di Cavarzere (2010-) • consultant “Città di Brescia” clinical institute (2012-)
MediClinic consultant (2013 -)

Degree in Medicine and Surgery (7-11-1989 University of Padua 110/110)
Qualification to practice as a doctor-surgeon (1989 University of Padua)
Registration with the Padua Medical Association since 1/25/1990 (c.r. 6679)
Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology (15-12-1994 University of Padua 70/70)
Visitor at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery – Hand Service, University of Minnesota Hospitals MN – USA) – May/June 1998
Fellowship at the Miami Hand Center (FL – USA) – August 2000
Attendant at the Kaplan Institute (Barcelona – Spain) – February-March 2003

Participation in meetings, conferences, symposiums, meetings, work-shops, live-surgeries relating to upper limb surgery in all its forms and hip prosthetic surgery and arthroscopy.

with M. Baldovin et al. of a study on the arthroscopic correction of patellofemoral imbalances, published in Minerva Ortopedica,
with A. Volpe et al. of a review of the classifications of ankle fractures, published by Aulo Gaggi,
with M. Baldovin of a study on knee meniscal plastic surgery, published in abstract in the Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique on the occasion of the 1st European Orthopedic Congress
of a review of 140 cases of arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty, published in the first issue of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage,
with A. Volpe et al., of a review on calcaneal fractures and their treatment.
with A. Volpe, D. Tietto and F. Greco of the study: The correction of hallux valgus with cuneiform subtraction osteotomy at the base of the first metatarsal published in the 6th issue of “Progressi in medicine and surgery of the foot – Hallux Valgus ”
with A. Volpe and A. Fassina, of the study: Morton’s syndrome: surgical strategies according to the digital nerve pathology, published in Foot and Ankle Surgery 1998.
With A.Atzei, M.Putnam, L.Cugola of the chapter Closed technique using GRS system – III Section – Volume Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome edited by R. Luchetti – Verduci Editore 2002
From the article The Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in AlfaWasserman “News & Views” – November 2004.
From the article Carpal tunnel syndrome: diagnosis and therapy, in Ruota Libera 4/2007, periodical of the Paraplegic Association ONLUS
Stiffness: a lurking specter in elbow trauma, in Orthopedic Tabloid – 2009

He has written scientific works, with other authors, on

treatment of fractures of the distal radial epiphysis,
on the treatment of post-traumatic ankle swelling,
on the emergency room activity of peripheral hospitals, published in the Urgency Journal.

BIT. Green Cross – Padua
Member, since 1995, of the Italian Society of Hand Surgery (ordinary) (SICM); member of the Company’s IT Commission until 2006;
Member, since 1998, of the Emiliano – Romagnolo – Triveneta Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SERTOT)
Member, since 2003, of the Italian Society of Arthroscopy (SIA)
Member, since 2011, of the Italian Knee Arthroscopy Society
Sports Cartilage Orthopedic Technologies (SIGASCOT)

(only the teaching activities of the last two years are indicated; the previous ones are available on request)

The endoscopic treatment of CTS (speaker) – (ECM accredited event) June 2011
Elbow muscle-tendon pathology (speaker) – ECM accredited event) – September 2011
The porcelain hip prosthesis: classical myths and modern realities (speaker) – (ECM accredited event) May 2012
STC is not denied to anyone (speaker) – (ECM accredited event) May 2012
Shoulder prosthetic surgery (speaker) – GVDR (ECM accredited event) May 2012
The hip prosthesis: first implant (speaker) – (ECM accredited event) May 2012
Alternative surgical treatment to prosthetics (speaker) – (ECM accredited event) May 2012
The pathogenetic treatment of peripheral pathologies – (ECM accredited event) May 2012
Multimodal conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (speaker) – symposium at the 50th National Congress of the Italian Society of Hand Surgery – October 2012
Carpal tunnel syndrome treatment: what’s up? – National traveling course (scientific director) May – November 2013