Bonanzinga Tommaso

• In 2015, he graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna.
• He specialised in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Bologna.
• He held a Fellowship at the Elios Endo-Klinic, Hamburg (Germany).
• He carried out a Fellowship in Sports Medicine-Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hip, Knee and Ankle, at the Sports Medicine Service Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing (China), participating in clinical research projects concerning the treatment of complex multi-ligament knee injuries.

During his time at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, he participated in numerous research projects concerning anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, the treatment of meniscal injuries and the application of computer-assisted technologies to prosthetic surgery.

The various research activities carried out in Italy and abroad include:

• Dal 2012 collabora al Progetto di Ricerca Finalizzata “Ricostruzione del Legamento Crociato Anteriore: modellazione biomeccanica per la selezione del trattamento per prevenire l’osteoartrite”.
  Since 2014, he has been leading research activities for the clinical part of the Young Researchers Project ‘Multi-Scale Modeling for Predictive Characterization of Ligaments and Grafts Behavior in ACL Reconstruction’.
• Since 2011, he has been collaborating on the project ‘Prospective randomised double-blind multi-centre clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Z-Lig™ medical device compared to allergenic graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction’.

He has participated as moderator or speaker at numerous national and international congresses and theoretical-practical courses.

Among others, he is a member of the following scientific societies:

• I.O.T. (Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
• I.G.A.S.C.O.T. (Italian Knee Arthroscopy Sport Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technology Society)
• AISOT: (Italian Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Residents)
• FORTE (Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe)
• He is a member of the Editorial Board of the international journal EFORT open reviews.
• He is a reviewer for the following international journals, reviewed by Index Medicus and ISI:
• KSSTA (Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy)
• BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• European Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EOTR)
• EFORT open reviews
• He is a member of the scientific committee of the following societies:
• S.A.K.O.S. (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports medicine)
• I.G.A.S.C.O.T. (Italian Knee Arthroscopy Sport Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technology Society)
• Since 2016 he has been a member of the ‘Knee’ committee of the S.I.G.A.S.C.O.T. (Italian Knee Arthroscopy Sport Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technology Society).
• Since 26 November, he has been president of FORTE (Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe).
• Since January 2015, he has been an Honorary Member of the S.I.O.T. (Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology).
• Since January 2015 he has been a member of the Guidelines Commission of the S.I.O.T. (Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)