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Revision Knee Replacement means that part or all of your previous knee replacement needs to be replaced with newer parts. This operation varies from...

WHAT IS ARTHROSCOPY? WHICH PATIENTS ARE FREQUENTLY PERFORMED ARTHROSCOPY? Arthroscopy is rooted from the Latin language, arthrosis(joint) and...

Short stature (Dwarfism) CAN DWARFISM BE TREATED? HOW IS THE TREATMENT PROTOCOL? Dwarfism develops as a consequence of genetic disorders. The most...

A curvature on a limb in one or in several planes is defined as deformity. The curve may be present in frontal, sagittal or rotationel plane and may...

WHAT IS TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS? Total knee prosthesis is the procedure of generating a superficial joint covering the worn joint surfaces using...

PAEDIATRIC CONGENITAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASES In this section, the most frequent paediatric congenital orthopedic diseases and the treatments will be...

WHAT IS CONGENITAL PES EQUINOVARUS? How is the Treatment? Pes Equinovarus is the introverted position of foot from the ankle and toe. It is a clear...

CONGENITAL HIP DISLOCATION – Developmental Hip Dysplasia Definition A manifestation due to incoordination of the hip during the developmental period...

History Professor Gavril Abramovich Ilizarov was born in Caucasia(USSR) in 1921. He started school when he was 11 years old due to difficulties; and...

Those are the most prevalent life threatening fractures in advanced age. Femoral Neck Fractures Femoral neck fractures consists 1% of all fractures....

THE LENGTHENING SURGERY AND HEIGHT LENGTHENING The limb lengthening surgeries are generally performed in cases of short stature resulted due to...

Joint infections, also defined as septic arthritis, are one of the most common orthopedic diseases which require immediate treatment. The disease...

NONUNION (PSEUDOARTHROSIS) The nonunion of fractures is a well-known problem for centuries but fixing of the problem could not be succeeded until...

Stem cells are special cell types of human body which can be presented in every age of lifebut limited in number. Mostly they can be derived from...

What is Prosthesis Infection? Septic arthritis(infection) or ‘prosthesis infection’ may develop on prosthesis joint in early(first 1-3 months) or...

PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatment is a new method which has been widely used in various diseases. PRP has particularly been used in...

The sports injuries have become more frequent as the number of exercising people have increased in recent years. Sports injuries may develop in any...

Extremity The lexical meaning of extremity is limb. There are four extremities in our body as the legs and arms. Reconstruction Repairing and...

CAN LIMB SHORTNESSES AND DWARFISM MAY BE TREATED? HOW IS THE TREATMENT? Dwarf is someone who is shorter than his/her peers in the same age, or the...