ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY
We offer the most effective service to our patients with our expert physician staff and modern technological equipment. In the department, modern surgical interventions, open surgeries and prosthetic applications are successfully performed using endoscopic (arthroscopic) diagnostic and treatment tools.
The department of Orthopedics and Traumatology is one of the branches that appeals to the widest audience in terms of its field of interest.
There are 9 Main Subjects in its Scope;
Trauma Surgery
Spine Surgery
Hand surgery and Microsurgery
Children's orthopedics (Pediatric Orthopedics)
Sports surgery (Arthroscopic Surgery)
Arthroplasty (Prosthetic Surgery)
Reconstructive Surgery (Deformity and Lengthening Surgery)
Foot – Ankle Surgery
Orthopedic Oncology
Trauma Surgery
Damage caused by a force applied from outside the human body is defined as trauma. In orthopedic terms, trauma is defined as fracture, dislocation and fracture-dislocation. Damages resulting from such injuries may result in malunion or nonunion if not treated promptly and appropriately. These unpleasant consequences affect the person's remaining life both in terms of health and social aspects.
Spine Surgery
Spine; It is the structure that starts from the head area and includes the coccyx and allows the person to stand upright. Changes in this structure, either at birth or at any stage of life, result in curvatures in the spinal structure (scoliosis, kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis). Physicians who are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of deformities of the spine, fractures, infections and tumors must also have adequate equipment and a fully equipped intensive care unit, especially in order to prevent complications that may occur after such operations.
Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
The hand is one of the most complex organs of our body in terms of anatomy and function. In the hand, more than 25 joints, 20 tendons (beams), many vessels and nerves are located very close to each other. For these reasons,
The surgeon must have acquired the skills and competence to perform the treatment of various structures such as vessels, nerves, soft tissue, bone and tendon;
It is very important that surgical treatment, instrumentation, physiotherapy, and postoperative monitoring are carried out as a team work and under the same roof.
Amputations (limb amputations; arm, hand, finger, leg and foot amputations), tendon, nerve vessel lacerations, nerve injuries, tendon injuries (trigger finger, etc.), congenital and acquired hand injuries, soft tissue (skin, extensive muscle losses, etc.) are among the surgical procedures performed (skin grafting, regional or free tissue transfers). Nerve compression at the wrist and elbow level can also be treated with appropriate non-surgical and, if necessary, surgical methods.
Children's orthopedics (Pediatric Orthopedics)
It mainly deals with orthopedic disorders in children. Developmental hip dislocations, congenital clubfoot, all congenital and acquired disabilities (traffic accidents, burns, cerebral and polio, spina bifida, birth paralysis-related disabilities), Perthes disease are in his field of interest.
Sports surgery (Arthroscopic Surgery)
Arthroscopy literally means 'looking into the joint' and is based on the principle of examining the inside of the joint, diagnosing diseases, and surgically treating diagnosed joint diseases, thanks to a lighted optical system inserted into the joint through very small holes. It can be easily applied to the shoulder, ankle, wrist and finger joints, most commonly the knee joint. It is frequently used in the treatment of meniscus injuries, anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament repairs, especially in the knee, and in the treatment of recurrent dislocations and rotator cuff tears in the shoulder. Generally, the patient can be sent home on the same day or the next day after the procedure.
Arthroplasty (Prosthetic Surgery)
It is based on the principle of cutting out the joint surfaces in joints whose integrity is completely damaged and cannot be repaired, and creating an artificial joint with materials such as titanium, steel or chrome cobalt, with or without bone cement. The frequency of its application has been increasing in recent years. It can be applied to all joints, especially the knee and hip joints.
Reconstructive surgery (Deformity and Lengthening Surgery)
Correction of arm or leg curvatures in childhood and adulthood is based on lengthening the patient's leg or arm when necessary. These curvatures can be corrected and limbs can be lengthened by using Ilizarov type rings, computer-aided or rail systems. Again, thanks to these methods, chronic bone infections can be treated.
Foot – Ankle Surgery
His areas of interest include the treatment of hallux valgus (protrusion in the big toe joint), which makes it difficult for middle-aged women to wear shoes, calcification of the big toe joint (hallux rigidus), Achilles tendon problems, and the treatment of chronic foot wounds in diabetic patients.
Orthopedic Oncology
Surgical treatment of benign and malignant masses of the musculoskeletal system can be performed.
WHAT DISEASES DO ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY CARE FOR?
The diseases they generally deal with in the orthopedics and traumatology department can be listed as follows;
bone fractures
Cervical disc hernias
herniated discs
leg inequalities
Congenital hip dislocations
Meniscus injuries
joint pains
rheumatisms
nerve compression,
Sprains and contusions in joint ligaments
trigger finger disease
Joint calcifications
heel spur
Cartilage injuries
tennis elbow
Fiber breaks
bone inflammations
Sciatica
Dislocations in different joints
WHAT ARE THE DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS USED IN ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY?
Various radiological imaging and blood tests related to orthopedics and traumatology diseases can be used. Diagnostic methods used for orthopedics and traumatology diseases can generally be listed as follows;
x-ray
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic resonance (MR)
Arthrography MRI
bone scan
These are blood tests.
