Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Tunali
Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
About Onur Tunali
Assoc. Prof. Onur Tunali is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow conditions. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 2014. Following his training, he joined the Acibadem Health Group in 2015, where he has been involved in clinical care, surgical practice, and patient-centered treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. M.D. Tunali is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association, the Turkish Medical Association, and the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association. His work focuses on improving outcomes for patients with traumatic and degenerative shoulder and elbow disorders through evidence-based practice and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Subspecialties
- Distal humerus fractures
- Intra-articular distal humerus fractures
- Pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures
- Open supracondylar humerus fractures
- Elbow stiffness
- Monteggia fracture-dislocation
- Posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with Monteggia fracture-dislocation
- Grade 3C open femur fractures with vascular injury
- Acetabular osteoid osteoma
- Distal humerus fracture plating
- Multiplanar tubular external fixation
- Elbow distraction interposition arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic excision of acetabular osteoid osteoma
Education
- 2014 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2008 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2014 – 2015 Midyat State Hospital
- 2015 Acibadem Health Group
- 2008 – 2014 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Research Assistant
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association
- Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association
Selected Publications
- Evaluation of risk factors for stiffness after distal humerus plating. Int Orthop. 2018 Apr;42(4):921-926. doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-3792-3. Epub 2018 Feb 1. Tunalı O, Erşen A, Pehlivanoğlu T, Bayram S, Atalar AC, Demirhan M.
- As a Definitive Choice of Treatment, Joint and Defect Spanning Multiplanar Tubular External Fixation in the Management of Pediatric Open Defective Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: A Case Report. J Orthop Case Rep. 2017 Sep-Oct;7(5):84-88. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.908. Demirel M, Tunalı O, Türkmen İ, Sağlam Y
- Biomechanical comparison of orthogonal versus parallel double plating systems in intraarticular distal humerus fractures Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017 Jan;51(l):23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Dec 10 Atalar AC, Tunalı O, Erşen A, Kapıcıoğlu M, Sağlam Y, Demirhan MS.
- Posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with neglected pediatric Monteggia fracture-dislocation: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016;27:102-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.011. Demirel M, Saglam Y, Tunali O.
- Grade 3C open femur fractures with vascular repair in adults. Acta Orthop Belg. 2015 Jun;81(2):274-82. Balci HI, Saglam Y, Tunali O, Akgul T, Aksoy M, Dikici F.
- Arthroscopic excision of acetabular osteoid osteoma in a 7-year-old patient. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrose. 2015 Nov;23(l 1)3432-5 Aşık M, Erşen A, Polat G, Bilgili F, Tunalı O
- Mid-term results of pediatric vascular injured supracondylar humerus fractures and surgical approach. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2014 Nov;23(6):572-8. Saglam Y, Tunali O, Akgul T, Dikmen G, Aksoy M, Dikici F.
- Stiff elbow: distraction interposition arthroplasty with an Achilles tendon allograft: long-term radiological and functional results Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2014;48(5):558-62. Erşen A, Demirhan M, Atalar AC, Salduz A, Tunalı O.
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