Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
The centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Private. It does not publish a guaranteed stipend amount.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureKnee arthroscopy and arthroplasty, ACL primary and revision reconstruction, meniscus repair and transplantation, high tibial and distal femoral osteotomy, and cartilage repair including scaffolds and autologous transplantation
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The public ISAKOS directory does not establish international eligibility, language requirements, medical registration, clinical privileges or visa sponsorship. Confirm each item with the host before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe centre directs candidates to programme-site enquiries; no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published
A Bologna knee-surgery training programme for four participants per year covering arthroscopy, arthroplasty, ligament revision, meniscal transplantation, osteotomy and cartilage repair. The source does not publish an exact duration or current recruitment cycle.
The centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists this participant support: On demand from program website Other. Confirm the exact scope directly with the centre.
HOST INSTITUTION
About IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli / University of Bologna
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna is an Italian IRCCS orthopaedic hospital and a teaching site of the University of Bologna. Its official site describes specialist orthopaedic and trauma care together with research, ECM education, study bursaries and university training activity.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Full professor; director, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist School
Affiliation
University of Bologna / Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Clinical focus
Orthopaedics and traumatology
Stefano Zaffagnini is a full professor at the University of Bologna. He directs its orthopaedics and traumatology specialist training school and works at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute.
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