The Department of Orthopedic Traumatology, which is one of the very wide sections of medicine, has many special branches in its own. Each of these branches requires separate features, techniques and experiences. In Gazi Hospital, orthopedics and traumatology department are built on the basis of these thoughts.
Trauma; mostly surprises us occurring with falls, sports injuries, work accidents or traffic accidents. Depending on the severity of the trauma, damage can range from simple soft tissue contusions to fragmented fractures in large bones. Treating a severely traumatized patient requires good equipment, serious organization and team work. The trauma center needs to be ready at all times as it is not known when the trauma patient will arrive. Gazi Hospital has at least one orthopedic and traumatology specialist for this purpose for 24 hours. After the trauma patient is accepted and the first intervention is performed by this specialist, radical treatment is performed by the orthopedic trauma subspecialist as soon as possible.
Approaches and surgical methods in the treatment of fractures are constantly being renewed. In parallel with technological developments, better, more modern and more harmless treatment methods and equipments are being developed. The aim is to return the patient to daily life as soon as possible without any problems.
In the department;
Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries (Knee-shoulder); Arthroscopic knee surgeries; meniscectomy or meniscus repair, Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, internal-external side ligament and combined ligament injuries reconstruction surgeries, arthroscopic microfracture or osteochondral cartilage transplantation in cartilage injuries; arthroscopic bankart repair in shoulder extrusion; subacromial impingement syndrome, shoulder joint osteoarthritis, labral tear excision-repair, cartilage surgeries, rotator cuff repair are done with arthroscopic closed methods and the patients return to work and sportive life in a short time.
Spine Surgery (Spinal surgery) Lateral bending of spine that is congenital or acquired (scoliosis), bending forward or kyphosis (humping) and Schuermann kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative (calcification) problems due to aging of the spine, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis-related humping and fractures and their treatment with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, vertebral fractures and dislocations resulting from accidental injuries to the spine, infections of the spine of all kinds, tumors of spine, and their treatment. The team that has surgeries and interventions entered the textbooks in international magazines and books with the highest knowledge and experience at international level in the treatment of all these subjects. In this area, the most complicated anterior and posterior surgeries, instrumentations, disc prostheses, etc. applications.
Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology Follow-up and treatment of congenital hip dislocation, crooked feet, cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele, congenital deformities, flat feet and tumors, developmental disorders and fractures of children under 16 years of age
Foot and Ankle Surgery Deals with treatment of degenerative diseases of the foot and ankle, sports injuries, fractures, ligament tears, cartilage injuries.
Orthopedic Oncology Medical and surgical treatment of all types of tumors of the extremities, especially all bones, muscles and soft tissues.
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Arthroscopic and open surgical treatment of shoulder and elbow arthrosis, recurrent dislocation, rotator cuff disease, overuse or trauma related diseases.
In arthrosis-calcifications (gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis treatment, hip and knee prosthesis, prosthesis infection and revision surgeries, periacetabular and high tibial reconstructive bone surgeries… etc)
In extremity (arm-leg bone lengthening operations), bone deformities and fracture healing impairments and bone infections external fixator applications in,
Hip fractures; especially when the elderly patient group is exposed to trauma.
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery; provides the planning, organization and implementation of diagnosis and treatment of patients with hand, wrist, elbow and arm problems using modern techniques and methods and uses this method in urgent and elective cases requiring microsurgery.
Clinical activities of the Upper Extremity Surgery Service include intensive evaluation, coordination, diagnosis and treatment of acute soft tissue traumas involving the upper extremity (tendon tears, peripheral nerve incisions, skin and muscle tissue losses due to crushing and compression etc.), amputations (replantations using microsurgery methods, revascularizations, etc.), hand, wrist, forearm, elbow and arm fractures, in Gazi Hospital.
In the Upper Extremity Surgery Department, for the late reconstruction of the hand surgery; wrist-elbow arthroscopy, small joint prosthesis applications, tendon transfers, microsurgical tissue transfers are also performed intensively in trauma and calcification, congenital, neuromuscular diseases and tumoral conditions.
Diseases of interest to the department include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Finger, DeQuervain Tendinitis, Ganglion Cysts, Duputyrens Disease and Tennis and Golfer Elbow.
Okan YALAMAN, MD
Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist
Ervan TÜRKER, MD
Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist