Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunay Erden
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunay Erden is an Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology specialist at Acibadem Fulya Hospital in İstanbul with 14+ years of experience.
He treats sports injuries and shoulder and elbow disorders, including anterior cruciate ligament injuries, chronic plantar fasciitis, osteochondral lesions of the talus, distal clavicle fractures, periprosthetic joint infection, and femoral trochlear dysplasia, and performs procedures such as ACL reconstruction, anterolateral ligament suture tape augmentation, osteochondral autograft transplantation of the…
Assoc. Prof. Tunay Erden is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports and shoulder–elbow surgery. He completed advanced sports surgery training at SANTY Orthopedic Center in Lyon in 2024 and has been part of the Acıbadem Health Group since 2019.
His clinical focus includes treatment of sports injuries, arthroscopy, and shoulder and elbow disorders. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Shoulder Elbow Surgery Association, the Sports Injuries Association of Turkey, ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy), SICOT (International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology), TUSYAD, ODCD (Turkish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery), TOTBID (Turkish Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology), and the Turkish Medical Association (TTB).
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2024SANTY Orthopedic Center-Lyon ,Sports Surgery
- 2023Helios Endo-Klinik Hamburg, Prosthetic Surgery – Advanced Surgical Techniques
- 2023Technical University of Munich (Klinikum rechts der Isar)- Advanced Surgical Techniques in Sports Surgery
- 2022Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona (Instituto Cugat)- Sports Surgery Fellowship
- 2022FIFA Medical Diploma
- 2022Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University-Sports Surgery
- 2021Robotic Knee and Hip Surgery Certificate (MAKO 2021)
- 2017Istanbul Bezmialem Vakif University Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2011Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2022Turkish Football Federation Health and Performance Executive Committee Member / Currently
- 2019Acibadem Health Group
- 2017–2019Batman Regional State Hospital / Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist
- 2012–2017Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Shoulder Elbow Surgery Association
- Sports Injuries Association of Turkey
- European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
- Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
- International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
- Turkish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ODCD)
- Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery (TUSYAD)
- Turkish Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology (TOTBID)
Selected Publications
- Outcome of Corticosteroid Injections, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, and Radiofrequency Thermal Lesioning for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Foot Ankle Int. 2021;42(1):69-75. Erden T, Toker B, Cengiz O, Ince B, Asci S, Toprak A.
- Comparison of the outcomes of isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and combined anterolateral ligament suture tape augmentation and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2021;32(1):129-36. Erden T, Toker B, Toprak A, Taser O.
- Long-term results of osteochondral autograft transplantation of the talus with a novel groove malleolar osteotomy technique. Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2020;31(3):509-15. Toker B, Erden T, Cetinkaya S, Dikmen G, Ozden VE, Taser O.
- Does performing total joint arthroplasty in the afternoon or evening increase the risk of prosthetic joint infection? Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020. Yildiz F, Aliyev O, Erden T, Gungoren N, Ucan V, Tuncay I.
- All arthroscopic coracoclavicular button fixation is efficient for Neer type II distal clavicle fractures Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020. Kapicioglu M, Erden T, Bilgin E, Bilsel K.
- A novel method to assess intraarticular screw penetration into the joint space Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2020;31(2):218-22. Ceylan HH, Erden T, Kapicioglu M, Kucukukdurmaz F.
- Periprosthetic joint infection with streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis: Case report Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2020;31(2):399-402. Erden T, Gultepe BS, Kucukukdurmaz F.
- Is femoral trochlear dysplasia related to global joint hypermobility? J Orthop Sci. 2019;24(3):458-62. Erden T, Aksoy DO, Ceylan HH, Kapicioglu M, Bilsel K, Elmali N.
- Biomechanical Comparison Of Humeral Nails With Different Distal Locking Mechanisms: Insafelock Nails Versus Conventional Locking Nails Erden T, Kapicioglu M, Demirtas A, Bilsel K, Akpinar F, Kuduz H. 2019.
- The reliability of use of WhatsApp in type 1 and type 2 pediatric supracondylar fractures Joint Disease Surgery. 2019;30(2):149-54. Kapicioglu M, Erden T, Agir M, Kucukdurmaz F.
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