Nicola Ursino

Dr. Nicola Ursino is the Head of the Department of Joint Endoprosthetics and Orthopaedic Surgery (C.A.S.C.O.) at IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant’Ambrogio in Milan, and he also serves as a lecturer and academic advisor in orthopaedics and traumatology at the University of Milan.

After graduating from the University of Genoa in 1988, he continued his studies at the University of Milan, where he specialized in orthopaedics and traumatology five years later. He has worked in various fields of orthopaedics and traumatology, performing as a primary surgeon in more than 1,000 prosthetic operations, 850 knee operations, and 1,100 hip operations. During his training, he assisted in over 2,000 prosthetic procedures. In addition to traditional surgical techniques, he extensively employs minimally invasive methods.

In hip surgery, Dr. Ursino treats conditions such as coxarthrosis, necrosis, dysplasia, fracture sequelae, femoro-acetabular impingement, intra-articular bodies, labral injuries, internal and external snapping hip syndrome, complications from aging joint prostheses, infection sequelae, and dislocations. He performs total hip and neck prostheses using high-strength materials, including the latest-generation ceramics and vitamin E–infused polyethylene.

In knee surgery, he focuses on the treatment of gonarthrosis, necrosis, hypoplasia, valgus knee deformities, fracture and meniscectomy sequelae, osteotomies, ligament or extensor mechanism injuries, loose bodies, chondrocalcinosis, arthritis, and gout. He performs minimally invasive total knee replacements, as well as unicompartmental and patellofemoral arthroplasties. Through arthroscopy, he conducts meniscectomy, meniscal suturing, reconstructions of the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, and collateral ligaments, osteotomies for varus and valgus knee deformities, and alar ligament reconstructions.

He is also actively involved in shoulder surgery, where he performs cuff repairs via mini-open access, anatomical or reverse shoulder replacements, arthroscopic cuff repairs with anchors, capsuloplasty, tenotomy or tenodesis of the long head of the biceps, and Latarjet surgery. In this field, he treats shoulder arthrosis, tendinitis, rotator cuff injuries, fracture or dislocation sequelae, post-traumatic or idiopathic instability, subacromial impingement, periarthritis, and capsulitis.

In the field of traumatology, Dr. Ursino performs fracture surgery using fusion with AO plates, intramedullary nail fixation, as well as employing stem cells and platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in scientific research at Fondazione Scienza e Vita and has published numerous articles in international indexed journals on topics ranging from regenerative medicine to prosthetic surgery. He has also been a speaker at many national and international congresses.