Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Dr. Bülent Yücel
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Dr. Bülent Yücel is an Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology specialist at Acibadem International Hospital in İstanbul with 20+ years of experience.
He treats sports-related knee injuries, traumatic knee occult osseous injuries, varus gonarthrosis, patellofemoral arthrosis, shoulder synovial chondromatosis, glenohumeral loose bodies, pediatric fractures and hip dislocation, and childhood limb length discrepancy, and performs knee arthroscopy, high tibial osteotomy, and patellofemoral arthroplasty. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Dr. Bülent Yücel
Dr. Bülent Yücel is an Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology doctor with 20 years of experience. Dr. Yücel treats patellofemoral arthrosis, shoulder synovial chondromatosis, pediatric posterior hip dislocation, childhood limb length discrepancy, and congenital lower-extremity long bone absence. Listed procedures include knee arthroscopy, open-wedge high tibial osteotomy, closed-wedge high tibial valgization osteotomy, and patellofemoral arthroplasty.
Dr. Yücel graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in 2006. He was at Ardahan State Hospital from 2007 to 2009 and at Istanbul Esenyurt State Hospital in 2009. Dr. Yücel joined Acibadem Health Group in 2025 and practises at Acibadem International Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 6 professional bodies, among them ISAKOS-International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, ESSKA-European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, and TUSYAD-Turkey Sports Injuries Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2009 and 2016. Their subjects include pediatric forearm fractures and posterior hip dislocation, shoulder synovial chondromatosis and glenohumeral loose bodies, and high tibial osteotomy, patellofemoral arthrosis, and childhood limb length discrepancy.
Dr. Yücel speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Education
- 2006Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2000Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2025Acibadem Health Group
- 2009Istanbul Esenyurt State Hospital
- 2007–2009Ardahan State Hospital
- 2006–200723rd Gendarmerie Border Division Şırnak Military Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Istanbul Medical Chamber
- TOTBID-Turkish Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- TOTEK-Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Education Council
- TUSYAD-Turkey Sports Injuries Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association
- ISAKOS-International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- ESSKA-European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.
Selected Publications
- A new method of calculating the rotation angle in pediatric forearm fractures using direct radiographs. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2016 May 20. Komur BH, Durmus TM, Mutlu S, Guler O, Mutlu H, Yucel B.
- Arthroscopic treatment of synovial chondromatosis of the shoulder:A case report Ann Med Surg (Lond).2015 May 11 ;4(2): 179-82. Duymus TM, Yucel B, Mutlu S, Tuna S, Mutlu H, Komur B
- Magnetic resonance imaging-based diagnosis of occult osseous injuries in traumatic knees Open Orthop J.2015 Mar 31;9:84-8. Mutlu S, Mutlu H, Kömür B, Guler O, Yucel B, Parmaksızoğlu A.
- Changes in posterior tibial slope angle in patients undergoing open-wedge high tibial osteotomy for varus gonarthrosis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Mar 13. Ozel O, Yucel B, Mutlu S, Orman O, Mutlu H.
- Posterior Dislocation of the Hip in a 4-Year-Old Boy Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2015, 4, 23-27 Serhat Mutlu, Bülent Yücel, Tahir Mutlu Duymuş, Baran Kömür, Ozgur Karaman, Harun Mutlu.
- Patellofemoral arthrosis and patellofemoral arthroplasty. JAREM 2014; 1: 1-3 Yilmaz B, Ozdemir G, Komur B, Mutlu S, Yucel B, Mutlu H.
- Arthroscopic removal of giant loose bodies in the glenohumeral joint. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2014;5(8):459-61. Yücel B, Mutlu S, Komur B, Mutlu H.
- Investigation of Neurologic Complications in Closed Wedge High Tibial Valgization Osteotomy Technique by Using Electrophysiological Methods. JAREM 2014; 1: 12-7. Yucel B, MutIu S, Komur B, Mutlu H, Erginer R.
- Treatment of short stature and height inequalities in childhood Türkiye Klinikleri J Orthop & Traumatol-Special Topics 2010;3(4):71-9 İnan M, Yücel B.
- Congenital anomalies of the lower extremity IV: congenital long bone absence-extremity length discrepancy Turkey Clinics. J Orthop & Traumatol-Special Topics 2009;2(4):70-6 Inan M, Yucel B.
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