The overall consistency of his scientific activity is articulated into 308 lectures upon invitation, lectures and communications at national and international conventions. Among the lectures, 32 of particular importance have been presented at the conventions of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and at the Orthopedic Research Society. He also presented 62 lectures and communications at the conventions of the Italian Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology. Regarding his articles, he has published a total of 281 works on a vast variety of clinical orthopedics research topics, among which: 15 articles on the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 9 on Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 5 on International Orthopaedics, and 5 on European Spine Journal: 84 appear on “Science Citation Index” scientific journals, 93 are abstracts or articles on scientific journals or books printed abroad, 24 were published on the Italian Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 39 on scientific journals or books printed in Italy. He edited the publication of 6 monographs and is author of 35 scientific videos. He is co-author of a 262-pages “Manual of Orthopedics”, edited in 2008 and currently printed in over 3300 copies, adopted by several Italian universities as the main textbook for students of Medicine and Surgery.

He performed over 4700 surgical interventions as first operator at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute of Bologna and at the Rizzoli-Sicilia Department. He performed over 500 interventions of primary hip and knee prosthetic surgery, and over 200 prosthetic revisions. He has implanted prostheses of different prosthetic design, including resurfacing prostheses. He performs anterior and posterolateral mini-invasive implants. On this kind of surgery he is a well-recognized instructor for several centers, and participates as teacher to cadaver labs and specialized conventions. He teaches the mini-invasive approach to both primary and revision prostheses at several international courses, and his videos have been awarded as top scientific contributions by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and inserted in their permanent surgery library.