Javier del VecchioOrthopaedics and Traumatology

Foot and ankle surgery through the smallest possible incision.

Orthopaedics and traumatology: percutaneous, arthroscopic and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.

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Dr. Javier del Vecchio, Foot and Ankle Unit, Move Tres Torres

Surgery

Dr. del Vecchio in the operating room, holding a patient’s foot during surgery

  • Percutaneous surgery

    Procedures through small incisions, without exposing the deep planes. Less soft tissue is damaged and operations are shorter. Also known as MIS (minimal incision surgery).

  • Arthroscopic surgery

    A camera and instruments enter through small portals. It is performed on the ankle, the subtalar joint and the metatarsophalangeal joint, for example for bony impingement, osteochondral lesions and osteoarthritis.

  • Reconstructive surgery

    Restores the anatomy as close as possible to its state before the injury. Includes total and partial prostheses, including 3D-printed ones, grafts, realignment osteotomies and ligament reconstruction.

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Career

Since January 2025 he has worked in the Foot and Ankle Unit of Move’s Specialised Traumatology Team in Tres Torres, Barcelona, and is an associate professor at the Universitat de Barcelona. Particular interest in minimally invasive surgery, limb salvage, operating-room efficiency and healthcare management.

Education

2025–2026
Doctorate in Translational MedicineUniversitat de Barcelona
2018–2019
Master of Business Administration (MBA)Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
2000–2004
Residency in Orthopaedics and TraumatologyHospital Francés
1994–2000
MedicineUniversidad de Maimónides

Scientific societies

  • Past president of MIFAS by GRECMIP (Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Society), president from July 2024 to May 2026
  • Scientific Secretary and accredited specialist, SAMECIPP
  • Associate member of EFAS (European Foot and Ankle Society), since 2015
  • Full member of AAOT
  • International member of AOFAS, since 2018

Awards

2013
SAMECIPP Annual Award for best scientific paperMinimally invasive osteosynthesis with locked plates in distal tibial fractures. 50th Argentine Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
2011
SAMECIPP Annual Award for best scientific paperOsteochondral lesions of the talus: treatment with fresh frozen allograft. 48th Argentine Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

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Science and teaching

Regular speaker and instructor at international congresses and courses, with papers published in indexed journals.

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Information for patients

PDF guides to download. See the full page. The documents are in Spanish.

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