Acibadem Specialist
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Yücekul
Spine Health
16+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Altuğ Yücekul
Assoc. Prof. Altuğ Yücekul is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in trauma and musculoskeletal care. He completed his medical and orthopedic training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2016. Since 2020 he has been practicing with Acıbadem Health Group, where he provides patient-centered surgical and non-surgical treatments for orthopedic conditions. He is committed to evidence-based care, ongoing professional development, and improving patient outcomes through precise diagnosis and tailored treatment plans.
Subspecialties
- Adult spinal deformity
- Spinal realignment for adult deformity
- Three-column spinal osteotomy
- Femoroacetabular impingement
- Pediatric hip disorders
- Clubfoot
- Foot abduction orthosis after Ponseti treatment
- Osteochondral defects
- Osteochondral defect repair
- Pediatric bone tumors
- Epiphyseal-sparing tumor resection
- Titanium mesh cage reconstruction
- Lower extremity malignant bone tumors
- Modular cementless prosthetic reconstruction
Education
- 2016 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2014 – 2015 Spine Surgery Observership University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- 2010 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2020 Acibadem Health Group
- 2017 – 2018 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital / Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2010 Nevsehir Dr. I. Şevki Atasagun State Hospital Emergency Department
Selected Publications
- Tri-layered composite plug for the repair of osteochondral defects: in vivo study in sheep (Journal of Tissue Engineering DOI :10.1177/2041731417697500) 2017 Yucekul A , Ozdil D, Kutlu NH, Erdemli E, Aydin HM, Doral MN.
- Spinal Realignment for Adult Deformity: Three-column Osteotomies Alter Total Hip Acetabular Component Positioning (J Am Acad Orthop Surg DOI 10.5435/J A AOS-D-16-00080) 2017 Barry JJ, Yucekul A, Theologis AA, Hansen EN, Ames C, Deviren V.
- Titanium mesh cage as an alternative reconstruction method for epiphyseal-sparing tumor resections in children; (J Pediatr Orthop B. DOI 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000482) 2017 Ayvaz M, Bekmez S, Yucekul A, Mermerkaya MU, Tokgozoglu M.
- The dosimetric impact of implants on the spinal cord dose during stereotactic body radiotherapy; Radiat Oncol DOI 10.1186/s13014-016-0649-z) 2016 Yazici G, Sari SY, Yedekçi FY, Yucekul A, Birgi SD, Demirkiran G, Gultekin M, Hürmüz P, Yazici M, Ozyigit G, Cengiz M
- Principles of the use of foot abduction orthosis follovving the treatment of patients with Ponseti method TOTBID JournalDOl: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2015.31) 2015 Yucekul A, Aksoy C,
- Approach to Pediatric Hip Problems Causing Femoroacetabular Impingement; (Türkiye Klinikleri Ortopedi Travmatoloji Özel Dergisi2015;8(1):18-24) 2015 Yucekul A, Aksoy C,
- The Evolution Of Sagittal Alignment Of The Spine On Sitting Position During Childhood Spine (Phila Pa 1976)DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000884) 2015 Kamaci S, Yucekul A, Demirkiran HG, Yazici M.
- Lipoma Arborescens of the knee Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. DOI 10.1007/s00167-014-2996-3) 2015 Kamaci S, Doral MN, Ergen FB, Yucekul A, Cil A.
- Modular cementless prosthetic reconstruction after resection of lower extremity malignant tumor; Açta Orthop Traumatol Turc. DOI 10.10167j.aoti.2016.05.004) 2015 Bekmez S, Ayvaz M, Yucekul A, Tokgozoglu M.
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