Clinica Ars Medica

Dr. med. Dario Giunchi

Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the locomotor apparatus, member FMH

Languages
IT EN FR
Further accreditations (2)
  • Ars Medica Centro Medico Manno
  • Centro Medico Agno

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Hospital (1)

Ars Medica Centro Medico
Via Cantonale 38
6828 Manno

Competences

Orthopaedics and Traumatology:

  • over 1300 as an operator (13% prosthetic, 28% arthroscopic, 46% trauma, 13% other)
  • almost 600 as an assistant (14% prosthetic, 39% arthroscopic, 25% trauma, 22% other)

Education

2023

FMH in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the locomotor apparatus

2023

Swiss Insurance Medicine qualification

2013

Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna, grade 110/110.
Experimental graduation thesis, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna.
"Instrumental assessment of dynamic knee laxity with inertial systems".
Rapporteurs: Prof. Marcacci Maurilio, Prof. Zaffagnini Stefano

Memberships

FMH: Federation of Swiss Doctors.
Swiss Orthoapedics
OMCT: Ordine dei Medici Cantone Ticino.
SOTi: Society of Ticino Orthopaedists
ESSKA: European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
ISAKOS: International Society for Arthroscopy, Bone Surgery and Sports Medicine
ICRS: International Society for Cartilage Regeneration.
SIAGASCOT: Italian Society of Arthroscopy, Knee, Upper Limb, Sport, Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technologies.
SIM: Swiss Insurance Medicine.
AOTrauma

Work Experience

since 2023

Head of Clinic, Ospedale Beata Vergine di Mendrisio, Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
Areas of interest knee and hip, arthroscopy and prosthetics.

2021 - 2023

Chef de clinique adjoint, University Hospital HFR Fribourg, Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Areas of interest knee and hip, arthroscopic and prosthetic

2019 - 2021

Acting head clinic, Regional Hospital of Lugano and Bellinzona and Valleys, Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Areas of interest knee and hip, arthroscopic and prosthetic

2016 - 2019

Assistant, Lugano Regional Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
Rotations:
Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Hand Surgery, Surgical Emergency Department, Visceral Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Paediatric Orthopaedics.

2015 - 2016

Assistant, C.O.F. Physiatric Orthopaedic Clinic, Lanzo d'Intelvi (Como, Italy).
FMH Recognition.

Research

Voluntary attendance (2012-2015) at II Clinica Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and Sant Orsola, Bologna, under the supervision of Prof. Marcacci and Prof. Zaffagnini, contributing to the realisation of protocols and scientific articles.

Published articles:

  1. De Spirito D, Giunchi D (2017). The Pull-out K-wire Anchorage: The "Shepherd's Crook" Technique. Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2017 Sep;21(3):85-90
  2. Giunchi D, Marcoli N, Deabate L, Delcogliano M, Testa E, Candrian C, Gaffurini P (2018). Isolated knee arthritis as early and only symptom of Whipple's disease. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018 May 27;2018:3417934
  3. by Laura Frattura G, Filardo G, Giunchi D, Fusco A, Zaffagnini S, Candrian C (2018). Risk of falls in patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and best evidence synthesis. Journal of Orthopaedics 2018 Aug 24;15(3):903-908.
  4. Odorizzi M, FitzGerald M, Gonzalez J, Giunchi D, Hamitaga F, De Rosa V (2020). Posttraumatic Pseudoarthrosis of a Clavicle Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report and Analysis. Case Reports in Orthopaedics 2020 Apr 23;2020:4069431
  5. Giunchi D, Gonzalez J, Odorizzi M, Mendoza MS, De Rosa V. Simultaneous Bilateral Avulsion of Tibial Anterior Tubercle in Adolescent: Two Case Reports and Narrative Review of the Literature. Case Rep Orthop. 2023 Feb 9;2023:1035705. doi: 10.1155/2023/1035705. PMID: 36819845; PMCID: PMC9935908.
  6. Matos M, Thuerig M, Barrera Uso M, Bluemel S, Giunchi D, Petek D, Case Report: Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Instability. A Forgotten Cause in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty? In publication

Congresses, speaker:

  • FIFA Isokinetic Football Medicine Conference, London 2015, (GM. Marcheggiani-Muccioli) 'In-vivo assessment of rotatory knee laxity after ACL reconstruction with inertial sensors in football player', Marcheggiani Muccioli GM, Lopomo NF, Signorelli C, Bonanzinga T, Grassi A, Raggi F, Roberti Di Sarsina T, Giunchi D, Marcacci M, Zaffagnini S
  • Le atologie dell'avampiede 2017, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, April 2017, oral presentation on forefoot anatomy.
  • 104ème Congrès annuel de la Société Suisse de Chirurgie 2017, Isolated knee arthritis as early and only symptom of Whipple's disease: a case report, Giunchi D Testa E Deabate L Delcogliano M Candrian C Gaffurini P
  • 77th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2017, Isolated knee arthritis as early and only symptom of Whipple's disease: a case report, Giunchi D Testa E Deabate L Delcogliano M Candrian C Gaffurini P
  • 79th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2019, "Evaluation of factors influencing proprioception in patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis", Frattura G, Giunchi D, Deabate L, Delcogliano M, Filardo G, Candrian C
  • 51nd Annual SIOP Congress 2019, "Simultaneous bilateral avulsion of tibial anterior tubercle in adolescent: a case", Giunchi D, Gonzalez J, Odorizzi M, Verzellotti S, Maurice F, MS Mendoza, Bordoni V, Candrian C, De Rosa V

Congresses, posters:

  • 15th EFORT Congress 2014, London 'Anatomic and non-anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. An in vivo kinematic analysis." S. Zaffagnini, G.M. Marcheggiani Muccioli, C. Signorelli, N. Lopomo, A. Grassi, D. Giunchi, T. Bonazinga, M. Marcacci.
  • 2015 ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster, "Minimum 12 Months Follow-Up Assessment of Rotatory Knee Laxity by Means of Inertial Sensors", Marcacci M., Zaffagnini S., et al.
  • 77th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2017, "Isolated knee arthritis as early and only symptom of Whipple's disease: a case report", Giunchi D Testa E Deabate L Delcogliano M Candrian C Gaffurini P
  • Joint Annual Meeting 2018, Lugano, "Clinical and radiological outcomes in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable cages", Jilch A Giunchi D Scarone P
  • 80th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2020, "Post-traumatic pseudoarthrosis of a clavicle fracture in an 11 year old girl", M. Odorizzi, M. FitzGerald, J. Gonzales, D. Giunchi, F. Hamitaga, M. Mendoza Sagaon, V. De Rosa
  • 83rd Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2023, "Case Report: Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Instability. A Forgotten Cause in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty?". Matos M, Thuerig M, Barrera Uso M, Bluemel S, Giunchi D, Petek D

Congresses and auditors:

  • FIFA Isokinetic Football Medicine Conference Barcelona 2017 78th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2018
  • 79th Annual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2019
  • 80th Annual Virtual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2020 81th Annual Virtual Congress Swiss Orthopaedics 2021

Production of:

  • 1 book on surgical techniques for traumatology of the femur currently being published
    2 patent applications for surgical instruments

Courses

  • 15th Annual Scientific Writing Course, SGC, December 2016
  • Stryker Mobile Education - Trauma Workshop, August 2017
  • AOTrauma Course - Principles of surgical management and treatment of fractures, Lugano, November 2017
  • AOTrauma Course - Basic Principles of Fracture Management, Davos, December 2017 AOTrauma Course - Advanced Principles of Fracture Management, Davos, December 2018 APO course (Orthopaedic Orthoses), Olten, April 2019
  • 24th AIOD-OTC Suisse Course Stryker, endomedicular nail course, September 2019
  • Hip Symposium Bern 2023, April 2023

Cadaver Labs:

  • SIGASCOT Knee osteochondral lesions, ICLO Verona Italy, December 2017
  • International Mega Foot & Ankle Course, Arthrex, Münich Germany, April 2018
  • International Knee Arthroscopy Course Level II, Arthrex, Münich Germany, October 2018
  • WetLab EOC Knee, DePuy Synthes, Zuchwill Switzerland, January 2019
  • WetLab EOC Hip, DePuy Synthes, Zuchwill Switzerland, March 2021
  • Cours d'anatomie HFR Fribourg, Fribourg Switzerland, January 2020
  • Direct Anterior Approach, DePuy Synthes, Bern Switzerland, October 2021
  • 7th Surgical Skills Course & Wet Lab ICRS, Doha Qatar, January 2023
  • WetLab Femoral Nailing Course, DePuy Synthes, Zuchwill Switzerland, June 2023

Teacher:

Knee Arthroscopy, DePuy Synthes, Zuchwill Switzerland, October 2019

Cours d'anatomie HFR Fribourg, tutor, Fribourg Switzerland, March 2022

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