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Total Knee Replacement Revision
The metal and plastic parts that make up the total knee prosthesis wear out over time due to the friction that occurs during movement. With the...
Total Knee Prosthesis
Total knee replacement is the creation of an artificial joint by covering the worn joint surfaces with special implants made of metal and...
Infected Nonunion (Infected Pseudoarthrosis)
While approximately 80-90% bone healing occurs after fractures; bone healing may not be achieved for the rest of the cases due to bone status,...
What is Deformity Surgery?
Abnormal bowing of bone in different shapes are called "deformity". These deformities can occur in 4 different ways (angulation, rotation,...
Revision of Total Hip Prosthesis
The joint surfaces that make up the total hip replacement can be metal, polyethylene, or ceramic. These implants wear over time due to the friction...
What is Ilizarov Surgery
Gavril Abramovich Ilizarov is an orthopedic doctor who worked in the north of Soviet Russia in the 50s. He designed a device by combining his own...
What is a Limb Lengthening Surgery?
Currently, Limb Lengthening Surgery is applied in 4 groups of patients. First two of these groups are patients with dwarfism and structural short...
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty is an operation to replace a hip joint that has been damaged for primary or secondary reasons and has severe osteoarthritis....
Periprosthetic Infection
Etiopathogenesis: All over the world 1 million prostheses, including knee and hip prostheses, are performed in one year, and periprosthetic...
A Different Method For The Treatment of Pseudarthrosis (Nonunion)
Pseudoarthrosis (nonunion) after non-operative (cast) or surgical treatment of fractures is the name given to non-union. Today, it is very common in...
Mega Revisions of Joint Replacement Surgery
Today, the use of total endoprosthesis surgery in both hip and knee arthritis is increasing, as it allows our patients to both relieve pain and...