Expert insight on bone tumors, orthopedics, and traumatology — current treatments and patient guides.
Why does hip pain occur when sitting and standing? Arthritis, impingement syndrome, labrum tear, bursitis, AVN; diagnosis, treatment, and when to see a doctor.
What causes a slipping sensation and joint instability in the hip? Labrum tear, impingement, muscle weakness, arthritis, AVN; diagnosis and treatment options.
Symptoms & Complaints
Hip pain that wakes you at night—arthritis or AVN? Differences between osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Symptoms & Complaints
Causes of limping, gait disturbance, and a feeling of leg shortening when walking; important warning signs, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Symptoms & Complaints Why does hip pain occur when sitting and standing? Arthritis, impingement syndrome, labrum tear, bursitis, AVN; diagnosis, treatment, and when to see a doctor.
What causes a slipping sensation and joint instability in the hip? Labrum tear, impingement, muscle weakness, arthritis, AVN; diagnosis and treatment options.
Hip pain that wakes you at night—arthritis or AVN? Differences between osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Causes of limping, gait disturbance, and a feeling of leg shortening when walking; important warning signs, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Persistent hip pain in young adults and symptoms of avascular necrosis (AVN); risk factors, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Causes of sharp, stabbing pain in the groin and hip, important warning signs, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
Why do chronic knee swelling and persistent edema occur? Synovitis, meniscus tear, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, infection, and DVT; diagnosis, treatment, and emergencies.
Is a grinding sound from the knee a sign of arthritis? Cartilage wear, meniscus, patellofemoral pain; diagnosis, treatment, and when to see a doctor.
Why do burning and increased warmth occur in the knee? Synovitis, bursitis, tendinopathy, infection, rheumatism, and nerve compression; diagnosis, treatment, and emergencies.
Can night leg pain come from the knee? Osteoarthritis, meniscus tear, cartilage damage, synovitis, and bursitis; diagnosis, treatment, and when to see a doctor.
Why does sharp pain inside the knee occur after sports? Meniscus tear, patellofemoral pain, tendinopathy, and cartilage damage; diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Why does sharp pain occur when loading the knee? A comprehensive guide to patellofemoral pain, meniscus tear, tendinopathy, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Why does the knee lock or catch when walking? A comprehensive guide to meniscus tear, loose bodies, cartilage damage, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Why does knee pain increase on stairs? A comprehensive guide to patellofemoral pain, osteoarthritis, meniscus tear, diagnosis, and treatment options.
What is a Baker’s cyst (popliteal cyst)? A guide to causes of swelling and tightness behind the knee, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and follow-up.
Why do clicking and popping sounds come from the knee? A comprehensive guide to osteoarthritis, meniscus tear, cavitation, and treatment options.
Why do knee giving way and a feeling of instability occur? Anterior cruciate ligament injury, the Lachman test, meniscus tear, muscle weakness, and treatment options.
Five basic home exercises after knee replacement: sit-to-stand, quadriceps set, heel slide, wall exercise, and hip stabilization. Tips for safe practice.
Which symptoms after surgery are normal, and which are dangerous? When to seek care for redness, fever, discharge, pain, and swelling. A warning-sign guide.
What is knee range of motion (ROM)? Normal flexion angles, targets after knee replacement and ACL surgery, rehabilitation timing, and practical tips.
Is physiotherapy needed after robotic surgery? Advantages of robotic procedures, rehabilitation duration, planning, and the factors that determine recovery.
Month-by-month return-to-sport timeline after ACL surgery. Rehabilitation goals from month 1 to 12, transition to running, performance tests, and common mistakes.
What is cervical disc herniation? A comprehensive guide to causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and conservative and surgical treatment options.
What is lumbar disc herniation? A comprehensive guide to causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and conservative and surgical treatment options.
What is spondylolisthesis (vertebral slip)? A comprehensive guide to types, symptoms, Meyerding grading, and conservative and surgical options.
What is an aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnostic methods, surgical and minimally invasive options, complications, and follow-up.
What is hip osteoarthritis (coxarthrosis)? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis, conservative and surgical options, rehabilitation, and lifestyle advice.
What is knee osteoarthritis (gonarthrosis)? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis, medication, physical therapy, injections, and surgery.
What is an enchondroma bone tumor? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnostic methods, risk of transformation to chondrosarcoma, surgical indications, and follow-up.
What is osteoid osteoma? A comprehensive guide to night-worsening bone pain, diagnostic methods, radiofrequency ablation, and surgical options.
What is a simple bone cyst? A comprehensive guide to causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, how it differs from bone tumors, and frequently asked questions.
What is chondrosarcoma? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, subtypes, diagnostic methods, surgery and radiotherapy, prognosis, and frequently asked questions.
What is osteoblastoma? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis, surgical treatment, prognosis, and frequently asked questions about this benign bone tumor.
What is osteochondroma, and can it turn into bone cancer? A comprehensive guide to symptoms, MHE risk, diagnostic methods, chondrosarcoma transformation, and treatment options.
Safe sleeping positions after hip replacement, use of a pillow between the legs, movements to avoid, and tips to improve sleep comfort.
Safe stair techniques after surgery: strong leg first going up, operated leg first going down, cane use, and tips to reduce fall risk.
Timing of showering after surgery, shower rules according to dressing and suture status, infection risks, and safe bathing recommendations.
A comprehensive guide to the companion’s role during surgery, factors that affect length of stay, in-hospital responsibilities, and discharge criteria.
A comprehensive guide to dressing frequency after surgery, timing of suture removal, wound care, hygiene rules, and signs of infection.
A comprehensive guide to first walking after joint replacement, the importance of early mobilization, factors that affect when walking starts, and rehabilitation.
A comprehensive guide to medications to stop before surgery, management of blood thinners and diabetes medicines, herbal supplements, and nutrition recommendations.
A comprehensive guide to official documents, medical records, medication lists, personal needs, and companion preparation before hospital admission for surgery.
A comprehensive guide to fasting rules on the day of surgery, anesthesia assessment, laboratory processes, operating-room preparation, and the first postoperative follow-up.
A comprehensive guide to causes, symptoms, diagnosis, emergency treatment, rehabilitation, and possible complications of hip dislocation.
Comprehensive information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, conservative and surgical options, and rehabilitation of kyphosis (hunchback).
A comprehensive guide to types of scoliosis, symptoms, diagnosis, staging with Cobb angle and Risser score, and observation, bracing, exercise, and surgery.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist. Symptoms, diagnosis, conservative and surgical treatment, surgery, and recovery.
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) causes limited motion and pain when the shoulder capsule stiffens. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is caused by repeated strain of the extensor tendons on the outside of the elbow. Symptoms, diagnosis, physical therapy, and surgery.
Amputation is surgical removal of a limb; it is applied to save life in trauma, infection, vascular disease, or tumor. Types, rehabilitation, and prosthesis.
Revision surgery is renewal of a hip or knee implant because of loosening, wear, infection, or instability. Indications, process, and rehabilitation.
Total hip replacement replaces worn joint surfaces with a metal, ceramic, or polyethylene prosthesis in advanced hip damage and deformity. Indications, surgery, and rehabilitation.
Robotic knee and hip replacement is precise, individualized implant placement using 3D imaging and robotic guidance. Advantages, indications, and rehabilitation.
Shoulder arthroscopy is minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of Bankart lesions and rotator cuff tears. Bankart repair, rotator cuff repair, and rehabilitation.
Total knee replacement replaces damaged cartilage and bone surfaces with a metal and polyethylene prosthesis in advanced osteoarthritis and knee damage. Indications, surgery, and rehabilitation.
ACL reconstruction recreates a torn ligament with a graft. Injury causes, graft types, rehabilitation, and advantages.
Meniscus repair and transplant involve repairing a torn or missing meniscus with arthroscopic surgery or transplanting a donor meniscus. Symptoms, methods, and rehabilitation.
Stem cell (SVF) and PRP treatments are minimally invasive biological therapies used for cartilage damage, osteoarthritis, and sports injuries in the knee, hip, and shoulder.
Avascular necrosis is an orthopedic disease that appears when bone tissue loses its vitality as a result of disrupted blood circulation to the bone. Core decompression treatment, symptoms, and the process.
Cartilage transplant and repair are modern treatments used to repair or rebuild cartilage on a damaged joint surface. Symptoms, methods, and the process.
Hydrogel (liquid prosthesis) treatments involve injecting biocompatible materials with high water-holding capacity into a joint or soft tissue as supportive therapy.
A comminuted fracture is a serious fracture in which the bone is broken into more than two pieces. Information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
High tibial osteotomy is an orthopedic surgical method used for bow-leg deformity and knee osteoarthritis that can delay knee replacement. Who is it for, and how is it done?
A pathologic fracture is a fracture that occurs with light impact because the bone has been weakened by an underlying disease. Information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Bone cysts are fluid-filled benign cavities inside bone. Information about types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
Bone metastasis is a serious condition caused by cancer spreading from other organs to bone. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment methods, and pain management.
Soft-tissue sarcomas are malignant tumors that arise from muscle, fat, connective tissue, nerves, and vessels. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
A bone infarct is loss of vitality of bone tissue because blood flow to the bone is disrupted. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
Fibrous dysplasia is a benign bone disease that forms when normal bone tissue is replaced by weak fibrous tissue. Types, symptoms, and treatment methods.
Giant cell tumor of bone is an aggressive bone tumor formed by uncontrolled proliferation of osteoclastic giant cells. Symptoms, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
A glomus tumor is a benign but very painful soft-tissue tumor that develops from glomus bodies in the nail bed. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor originating from blood vessels. It can be seen in bone, muscle, and skin. Causes, symptoms, and treatment methods.
A lipoma is a benign soft-tissue tumor caused by abnormal growth of fat cells. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
Liposarcoma is a malignant soft-tissue tumor that arises from fat tissue. How it differs from lipoma, symptoms, types, and treatment.
Schwannoma is a benign nerve-sheath tumor that develops from Schwann cells that wrap nerves. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Synovial chondromatosis is a disease in which the synovial lining inside a joint produces cartilage abnormally. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Synovial sarcoma is a malignant soft-tissue tumor that arises from soft tissues around joints. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Bone pain that worsens at night, persistent swelling, and unexplained fractures can signal a bone tumor. Early diagnosis saves lives—learn the symptoms.
Specialized tumor prostheses placed after bone-tumor surgery to replace resected bone. Advanced surgery that preserves limb function.
Surgeries that reduce fracture risk and pain management when cancer spreads from another organ to bone. The orthopedic oncology approach to metastasis.
Symptoms and surgical treatment of chordoma, a rare tumor that involves the spine. Specialist oncologic care for complex cases.
What you need to know about adamantinoma, a rare, slow-growing malignant tumor of the tibia (shinbone), and the treatment process.
What is adjuvant therapy? Adjuvant treatment is a method that helps prevent cancer from coming back. Read for detailed information.
Biopsy is the most critical step in tumor diagnosis. How is a closed (needle) biopsy performed, and what are the risks of an inadequate biopsy?
What is a bone tumor (bone cancer), and how many types are there? An overview of benign and malignant bone lesions and Dr. Arıkan’s treatment approach.
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