Overview of the research lines:

Primary and metastatic bone tumours in adults and children
Benign and sarcoma tumours of soft tissues
Complex reconstruction after wide resections (custom-made prosthesis and extendable prosthesis)
Evaluation of clinical and radiological outcomes in musculoskeletal traumatology
Elective orthopaedic surgery (arthroscopy and prosthesis implants) of shoulder
Foot and hand surgery

Publications

Jeys LM, Morris GV, Kurisunkal VJ, Botello E, Boyle RA, Ebeid W, Houdek MT, Puri A, Ruggieri P, Brennan B; BOOM Consensus Meeting Participants. Identifying consensus and areas for future research in chondrosarcoma : a report from the Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Meeting. Bone Joint J. 2025 Feb 1;107-B(2):246-252. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.107B2.BJJ-2024-0643.R1. PMID: 39889743.

Sambri A, Campanacci DA, Pala E, Smolle MA, Donati DM, van de Sande MAJ, Vyrva O, Leithner A, Jeys L, Ruggieri P, De Paolis M; EMSOS PJI Study Group; EMSOS PJI STUDY GROUP; Fiore M, Bortoli M, Bruschi A, Neri E, Catelas D, Oliveira V, Bergovec M, Özkan K, Çelik A, Okay E, Cevolani L, der Wal RV, Evenhuis R, Laitinen M, Malik R, Krieg A, Jutte P, Joo MW, Azamgarhi T, Gerrand C, Pollock R, Kaur J, Stevenson J, Sur H, Morris G. Two-stage revision for infection of oncological megaprostheses: a multicentre EMSOS study. Bone Joint J. 2025 Feb 1;107-B(2):253-260. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.107B2.BJJ-2024-0562.R2.

Angelini A, Bohacek I, Plecko M, Biz C, Trovarelli G, Cerchiaro M, Di Rubbo G, Ruggieri P. Reconstructive surgery after distal fibular resection due to bone tumors: a technical report on surgical strategies and results from the PROSPERO international register of systematic reviews. EFORT Open Rev. 2024 Jun 3;9(6):503-516. doi: 10.1530/EOR-23-0159.

Tortorelli I, Bellan E, Chiusole B, Murtas F, Ruggieri P, Pala E, Cerchiaro M, Buzzaccarini MS, Scarzello G, Krengli M, Bisinella G, Battisti S, Di Maggio A, Zagonel V, Tos APD, Sbaraglia M, Brunello A. Primary vascular tumors of bone: a comprehensive literature review on classification, diagnosis and treatment. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2024 Jan 16:104268. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2024.104268.

Trovarelli G, Rizzo A, Cerchiaro M, Pala E, Angelini A, Ruggieri P. The Evaluation and Management of Lung Metastases in Patients with Giant Cell Tumors of Bone in the Denosumab Era. Curr Oncol. 2024 Apr 9;31(4):2158-2171. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31040160.

People involved:
RUGGIERI PIETRO, MD, PhD - Full Professor
ANGELINI ANDREA, MD, PhD - Associate Professor
BIZ CARLO, MD - Associate Professor 
PALA ELISA, MD, PhD - Associate Professor
TROVARELLI GIULIA, MD, PhD - Associate Professor
CERCHIARO MARIACHIARA, MD - Assistant Professor

Group members:
MASO GIACOMO, MD – Medical doctor
RUARO ALVISE, MD – Medical doctor
CRIMI' ALBERTO, MD – Medical doctor
PAGLIARINI ELISA, MD – Medical doctor 
RODA' MARIA GRAZIA, MD – Medical doctor
ZANARELLA STEFANO, MD – Medical doctor