Taner AKSU, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON AND SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALIST
Postgraduate over 20 years of orthopedic and traumatology experience
Area of interests:
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Mainly Knee and hip joint problems
Arthroplasty- Knee, Hip, shoulder prosthesis surgery, unicondylar knee arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Sports medicine and Traumatology- Arthroscopic knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow surgeries
Orthopaedics sports medicine-As an Orthopaedic consultant of national super league football teams Kasımpasa and Buyuksehir belediyespor I took the responsibility of the treatment of more than 1500 sportsmen and athletes since 2006. I have performed arthroscopic knee surgeries ( meniscal repairs, ACL , PCL recons, cartilage repairs) , arthroscopic shoulder surgeries (rotator cuff repairs, Bankart repairs adhesive capsulitis, SLAP repairs, subacromial decompressions, coracoacromial reconstructions), elbow arthroscopy ( Tennis elbow , releases, coronoid fixations,cartilage repairs,) arthroscopic ankle surgeries ( cartilage repairs, hinfoot arthroscopy, impingement syndromes), hip arthroscopies (impingement syndromes).
Arthroplasty I have performed primary total and partial knee replacements on 2480 patients, primary total hip replacements on 980 patients, partial hip replacements on 600 patients, total and partial shoulder replacements on 35 patients, total ankle placement on 5 patients, and performed many referred revision surgeries.
Orthopaedic Oncology Treated 940 musculoskeletal bone and soft tissue benign and malignant tumors so far. I have performed many ct and ultrasound guided biopsies. I have involved in many limp saving reconstruction surgeries.
Traumatology I ve worked as the main consultant surgeon of emergency departments of national hospital groups. I have involved in the treatment of more than 200 bombing injuries and war victim causalties. I have performed open and closed technique treatments of too many fractures since 1999. ( open and MISS plate fixations, intramedullary nail placements, etc.)
Other I’ve worked with war injuries and high energy traumas and performed many hallux valgus, rigidus, pes planus corrective, high tibial and distal and proximal femoral osteotomies, deformity correction operations, nerve entrapment releases (carpal, cubital, peroneal, tarsal), metacarpal metatarsal femoral and tibial lenghtenings, pediatric congenital hip dysplasia operations.
