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01-06-2014 | Art in Science
Art and Science in the Renaissance: The Case of Walther Hermann Ryff
Authors:
Berardo Di Matteo, MD, Vittorio Tarabella, MA, Giuseppe Filardo, MD, Anna Viganò, MA, Patrizia Tomba, MA, Maurilio Marcacci, MD
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 6/2014
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Excerpt
While hard to do justice in a single paragraph to the heritage and continuing contributions of the Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute), the richness of its traditions and treasures far belie its relatively short formal history. The Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute was dedicated in Bologna, Italy by King Umberto I in 1896 for the purposes of treating rickets and congenital deformities. It remains housed in the greatly expanded monastic complex of San Michele in Bosco, dating back to at least the 14th Century, and is named for its founding philanthropist and surgeon, Francesco Rizzoli (1809–1880). Directed initially by Alessandro Codivilla (1862–1912) and succeeded by Vittorio Putti (1880–1940), the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute has been the source of enormous clinical contributions, and houses one of the world’s most significant collections of medical books and visual images. As such, the Rizzoli and its faculty have an unparalleled seat at the intersection of the Arts and Sciences. …
