UMUT AKGÜN

Prof. Umut Akgün is an orthopaedic surgeon and researcher specializing in sports injuries, arthroscopy, and knee, shoulder, and elbow surgery. He completed his PhD in Movement and Training Sciences in 2022 and currently practices with Acibadem Health Group. He is an active member of multiple professional societies, including the Turkish Sports Injury Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association, the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association, the European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), the European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC / ESSSE), and the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association. His clinical work and research focus on improving outcomes for athletes and active patients through advanced surgical techniques and evidence-based training and rehabilitation approaches.

Education

• 2022 Movement and Training Sciences / PhD
• 2017 Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Professor
• 2012 Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Associate Professor
• 2010 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, US / Sports Fellow
• 2009 Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology / Assistant Professor
• 2005 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
• 2003 Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, US / Trauma Fellow
• 1999 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 2022 Acibadem Health Group
• 2020 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine / Head of Department
• 2005 – 2006 Diyarbakır Military Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
• 2000 – 2005 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

Memberships

• Turkish Sports Injury Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Association
• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Association
• European Society of Sports of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
• European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC / ESSSE)
• Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association

Publications

• Clinical outcome comparison of suprapectoral and subpectoral tenodesis of the long head of the biceps with concomitant rotator cuff repair A Systematic Review
  Shoulder Elbow. 2022 Feb;14(1):6-15 Ergun S, Cırdı YU, Baykan SE, Akgün U, Karahan M
• Mid-term clinical and radiologic outcomes of arthroscopic repair of isolated and combined subscapularis tears: A single-center experience
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2021 Dec;55(6):473-479 Kurnaz R, Ergun S, Aşçı M, Akgün U, Güneş T
• The Clinical and Biomechanical Performance of All-Suture Anchors: A Systematic Review
  Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2020 May 28;2(3):e263-e275 Ergun S, Akgun U, Barber FA, Karahan M
• Repair of Longitudinal Meniscal Tears by Single or Double Vertical Loop Sutures: In vitro Biomechanical Study under Cyclic Loading
  J Knee Surg. 2020 Mar;33(3):314-318 Kurnaz R, Aşçı M, Ergün S, Akgün U, Güneş T
• The effect of loop size on loop security and elongation of a knot
  Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2020 Feb;106(1):35-38 Ergun S, Akgun U, Karahan M
• Effect of adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen on healing of cartilage lesions treated with microfracture: an experimental study in rats
  Undersea Hyperb Med. 2018 Jul-Aug;45(4):411-419 Basci O, Cimshit M, Zeren S, Saglican Y, Akgun U, Kocaoglu B, Basdemir G, Karahan M
• Arthroscopy-assisted treatment of Hoffa fracture associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft, tibial eminence and Malgaigne fractures
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2014; 48(5): 602-6 Akan K, Akgun U, Poyanli O, Unay K
• The effect of organic silicon injection on Achilles tendon healing in rats
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2014; 48(3): 346-54 Gereli A, Akgun U, Uslu S, Agir I, Ates F, Nalbantoglu U
• The effect of environmental pH change on bovine articular cartilage metabolism: implications for the use of buffered solution during arthroscopy?
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Nov; 22(11): 2843-8 Akgun U, Kocaoglu B, Ergun S, Karahan M, Turkmen M
• Pretzel knot compared with standard suture knots
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Nov; 20(11): 2302-6 Karahan M, Akgun U, Turkoglu A, Nuran R, Ates F, Yucesoy CA
• Prediction of semitendinosus and gracilis autograft sizes for ACL reconstruction
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Jul; 20(7): 1293-7 Beyzadeoglu T, Akgun U, Tasdelen N, Karahan M
• The contribution of each anterior cruciate ligament bundle to the Lachman test: a cadaver investigation
  J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Jan;94(1):68-74 Christel PS, Akgun U, Yasar T, Karahan M, Demirel B
• Measurement of human Gracilis muscle isometric forces as a function of knee angle, intraoperatively
  J Biomech. 2010 Oct 19;43(14):2665-71 Yucesoy CA, Ateş F, Akgün U, Karahan M
• Modified Fulkerson osteotomy in recurrent patellofemoral dislocations
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2010;44(1):27-35 Akgun U, Nuran R, Karahan M
• Adhesion reduction after knee surgery in a rat model by Mitomycin C
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 May 8 Kocaoglu B, Akgun U, Nalbantoglu U, Poyanlı O, Karahan M
• Effect of partial medial meniscectomy on the proprioceptive function of the knee
  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Mar;130(3):427-31 Karahan M, Kocaoglu B, Cabukoglu C, Akgun U, Nuran R
• The Pretzel knot; a new simple locking slip knot. A Technical note
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Mar; 18(3): 412-4 Karahan M, Akgun U, Mendes E
• A Core Arthroscopy Course Based On Motor Skill Training
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009, Epub Unalan P, Akan K, Orhun H, Akgun U et al
• Preventing blood-induced joint damage with the use of intra-articular iron chelators: an experimental study in rabbits
  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009 Nov;129(11):1571-5. Epub 2009 May Kocaoglu B, Akgun U, Erol B, Karahan M, Yalçin S
• Correlation of basic motor skills with arthroscopic experience
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2009 Jan-Feb;43(1):49-53 Karahan M, Unalan PC, Bozkurt S, Odabas I, Akgun U, Cifcili S, Lobenhoffer P, Aydin AT
• Dislocation of os trigonum presenting as a loose body in the ankle
  J Foot Ankle Surg. 2009 Mar-Apr;48(2):215-9. Epub 2009 Jan 9 Kocaoglu B, Akgun U, Nuran R, Karahan M
• A case of multiple congenital anomalies including agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2008 Nov-Dec;42(5):373-6 Ergun S, Karahan M, Akgün U, Kocaoğlu B
• Possible reflex pathway between medial meniscus and semimembranosus muscle: an experimental study in rabbits
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008 Sep;16(9):809-14 Akgun U, Kocaoglu B, Orhan EK, Baslo MB, Karahan M
• Tuberculosis of the knee joint: a case report
  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2008 May-Jul;42(3):214-8 Akgun U, Erol B, Cimşit C, Karahan M
• Full recovery of muscle function after delayed primary repair of deltoid muscle detachment; A case report
  Int Shoulder Surg. 2008 Akgun U, Kocaoglu B, Erol B, Karahan M
• Direction of the load on the elbow of the ball blocking handball goalie
  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 Sep 26 Akgun U, Karahan M, Tiryaki C, Erol B, Engebretsen L
• Superior excursion of the humeral head: a diagnostic tool in rotator cuff tear surgery
  J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug;14(4):375-9 Bezer M, Yildirim Y, Akgun U, Erol B, Guven O