Acibadem Specialist
Dr. Göker Utku Değer
Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
11+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
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About Göker Utku Değer
M.D. Göker Utku Değer is an orthopedic surgeon trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, having completed specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology in 2022. Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group since 2025, he provides comprehensive care in musculoskeletal health, focusing on surgical and non-surgical treatment of orthopedic conditions. Professional memberships include the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBİD), the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTDER), and the Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association (TODCD).
Subspecialties
- Distal radius fracture
- Splint immobilization
- Proximal humerus fracture
- Open reduction and plate fixation of proximal humerus fractures
- Iliac bone autograft augmentation
- Total knee arthroplasty
- Subvastus approach total knee arthroplasty
- Medial parapatellar approach total knee arthroplasty
- Lower extremity amputation for diabetic foot
- Diabetic foot infection
- Neuromuscular scoliosis in spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
- Knee osteosarcoma
- Endoprosthetic reconstruction of the knee
- Semimembranosus muscle herniation
Education
- 2022 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2015 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2025 Acibadem Health Group
- 2023 Beykoz State Hospital, Istanbul / Specialist Physician
- 2022 – 2023 Bingol State Hospital, Bingol / Specialist Physician
- 2015 – 2016 Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital Emergency Department, Gaziantep / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBID)
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association (TOTDER)
- Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association (TODCD)
Selected Publications
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis in the Right Forearm Following Splint Application for Distal Radius Fracture: A Rare Case of Plaster Cotton Allergy Cureus. 2024;16(1):e51802. Published 2024 Jan 7. doi:10.7759/cureus.51802 Değer G, Demirdas AB, Akbaba D, Afacan MY.
- Mid- to long-term outcomes of proximal humerus fractures treated with open reduction, plate fixation, and iliac bone autograft augmentation. Mid- to long-term outcomes of proximal humerus fractures treated with open reduction, plate fixation, and iliac bone autograft augmentation. Ulus Trauma Emergency Surg. 2024;30(7):518-524. doi:10.14744/tjtes.2024.74422 Guven MF, Yavuz U, Ulutas S, Deger GU, Ozer M, Davulcu CD
- Are acromiohumeral distance measurements on conventional radiographs reliable? A prospective study of inter-method agreement with ultrasonography, and assessment of observer variability Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2024;35(1):62-71. doi:10.52312/jdrs.2023.1288 Deger GU, Davulcu CD, Karaismailoglu B, Palamar D, Guven MF.
- Vertebral Body Morphology in Neuromuscular Scoliosis with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(20):6289. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13206289 Değer GU, Park HJ, Park K-H, Park H, Alhassan MS, Kim HW, Park K-B.
- Comparison of early outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasties performed using subvastus and medial parapatellar approaches and evaluation of quadr Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Sep 23. doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05570-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39311941. Güven MF, Özer M, Özşahin MK, Değer GU, Adaletli İ, Aykan Kargin O, Kaynak G, Botanlıoğlu H.
- Depression as a Prognostic Factor in Lower Extremity Amputation for Diabetic Foot: Insights From a Prospective Study on Wound Healing, Infections, and Early Mortality. J Foot Ankle Surg. Published online July 20, 2024. doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2024.07.005 Korkmaz T, Afacan MY, Davulcu CD, Elibollar C, Değer GU, Şeker A.
- Semimembranosus: A Rare Muscle Herniation and Review of the Literature Cureus. 2023 Jun 5;15(6):e40001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40001. PMID: 37416018; PMCID: PMC10322166. Değer GU, Gorgun B, Koçak S, Hız VMM
- A Hair tourniqet syndrome, A case series and Review of the literature J Orthop Sci. 2022 Jan 22:S0949-2658(22)00004-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.12.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35074293 Sahin E, Deger GU, Ozsahin MK, Seker A
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the first 100 days on orthopaedic trauma surgery practice, the experience of a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Ulus Trauma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2022 Jan;28(1):27-32. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2021.23796. PMID: 34967425 Ozsahin MK, Deger GU, Aydin N
- The risk factors for mechanical complication in endoprosthetic reconstruction of knee osteosarcoma Knee. 2021 Dec;33:327-333. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2021.10.014. Epub 2021 Nov 4.PMID: 34741832 Karaismailoglu B, Ozsahin MK, Gorgun B, Deger GU, Hız M.
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