With advancing medical technologies, cellular therapies that support healing by utilizing the body’s own regenerative power have gained significant attention in recent years. Especially PRP (Pla...
ViewKnee Joint Diseases Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries What is the anterior cruciate ligament? What is its function in the knee joint? The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a 3-3.5 c...
ViewArthroscopic Surgery Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which the inside of the joint is visualized and diseases are diagnosed and treated. It comes from two Greek words; “arthro” (...
ViewHip Joint Diseases Labral Tears The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint composed of the femoral head and the acetabulum. Painless movement in the joint is facilitated by the hyaline cartila...
ViewSports Injuries Sports injuries are injuries that occur during exercise or sports activities. They may result from inadequate warm-up or stretching exercises, lack of protective equipment, inapprop...
ViewHip Arthroscopy What is Hip Arthroscopy? Arthroscopy is a diagnostic and treatment method used to treat joint problems by directly visualizing the structures inside the joint through small incis...
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Dr. Gökhan Polat specializes in sports injuries, sports surgery, and arthroscopic and open surgical treatments of the knee and hip joints.
After completing his medical education, he started his residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed it with his thesis titled “Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.” After completing his residency, he fulfilled his mandatory public service and continued his work in the fields of sports surgery and hip arthroscopy. Since 2013, he has continued his academic career at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
In 2015, he conducted studies in the field of sports surgery and hip arthroscopy at the Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, USA). He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2018. Dr. Gökhan Polat has written numerous book chapters on arthroscopic surgery and sports injuries and has published over 40 scientific articles in international scientific journals.
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The hip joint is one of the most mobile and weight-bearing joints in the human body. However, sometimes a mismatch between the femoral head and the pe...
The hip joint is one of the most mobile and load-bearing joints in the body. One of the critical structures that provide stability to this joint is th...
Meniscus tears are among the most common knee joint injuries encountered. They can occur abruptly due to trauma in athletes or develop progressively i...
The knee joint is one of the most complex and load-bearing joints in the human body. Menisci, vital components that safeguard this structure, can be d...
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, especially among active athletes, and can significantly impact career progression. The primary g...
Hip joint problems can significantly affect the quality of life, especially in active individuals and athletes. With advances in medical technology, h...
The hip joint is one of the largest load-bearing joints in the body, and its complex anatomical structure requires expert evaluation to identify sourc...
The knee joint is one of the most complex and heavily burdened joints in the body. Injuries caused by sports trauma or degenerative processes can sign...
Hip joint issues tend to become more apparent as active individuals age. Especially in patients over 40, hip labrum tear surgery emerges as an importa...
The hip joint is one of the largest and most mobile joints in the body, playing a vital role in essential functions such as walking, running, and sitt...
Evet, erken dönemde fark edilen kıkırdak hasarları; PRP, kök hücre, mikro kırık cerrahisi veya mozaikplasti gibi yöntemlerle tedavi edilebilir. Tedavi seçimi, hasarın boyutuna ve yerine göre değişir.
FAI, kalça eklemindeki kemik yapıların birbirine uyumsuzluğu sonucu oluşan bir rahatsızlıktır. Kalçada ağrı, hareket kısıtlılığı ve labrum yırtıklarına neden olabilir. İleri vakalarda kalça artroskopisi ile sorunun giderilmesi mümkündür.
PRP tedavisi, kişinin kendi kanından elde edilen trombositlerin kullanıldığı bir işlemdir ve daha çok yüzeyel dokuların iyileşmesi için tercih edilir. Kök hücre tedavisinde ise, yağ dokusu ya da kemik iliğinden elde edilen hücrelerle doku yenilenmesi daha derin ve etkili bir şekilde hedeflenir. Her iki yöntem de cerrahiye alternatif olarak uygulanabilir.
Kalça artroskopisi, kalça eklemi içinde kamera yardımıyla yapılan kapalı bir cerrahidir. Özellikle labrum yırtıkları, femoroasetabuler sıkışma (FAI) ve erken dönem kıkırdak hasarlarında etkili bir tedavi yöntemidir. Açık ameliyat gerektirmeden minimal invaziv bir şekilde uygulanır.
Ön çapraz bağ yırtıkları genç, aktif ve sporla ilgilenen bireylerde genellikle ameliyat gerektirir. Ancak yaş, aktivite düzeyi ve bağın yırtık derecesine göre bazı hastalarda fizik tedavi ve egzersizle de fonksiyonel bir iyileşme sağlanabilir. Kararı ortopedi uzmanı belirlemelidir.
Her menisküs yırtığı ameliyat gerektirmez. Özellikle küçük, damarlı bölgede yer alan ve stabil olan yırtıklar ilaç ve fizik tedaviyle iyileşebilir. Ancak yırtık büyükse ya da dizde kilitlenme gibi belirtiler varsa, artroskopik menisküs tamiri gerekebilir.
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Polat Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
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