Prof. Dr. Alper Gültekin

1995–2001 — Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne.

2002–2007 — Residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine.

2007–2010 — Orthopedics specialist, Sivas State Hospital, compulsory service.

2010–2018 — Chief resident, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital.

2018–2020 — Faculty member, University of Health Sciences Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital.

2020–2025 — Associate Professor at the same institution.

2013–2023 — Administrative and training supervisor, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital.

2023–2025 — Administrative and training supervisor, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Kocaeli City Hospital.

2019–2025 — Chair, Clinical Research Ethics Committee.

Orthopedic trauma and fracture management

Knee, shoulder and ankle surgery

Arthroscopy and joint surgery

Hip and knee arthroplasty

Spine surgery and external fixation

Robotic and revision knee surgery

AO Advances in Fracture Management, 2004.

AOSpine Interactive Course, 2006.

Microsurgery, arthroscopy, Ilizarov, external fixation, shoulder and elbow surgery courses, 2003–2006.

Foot and ankle surgery and shoulder arthroscopy cadaver courses, 2012–2013.

Robotic Arthroplasty Surgery Course, Istanbul, 2023.

Revision Knee Surgery Master Cadaver Course, Germany, 2023.

Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBİD)

Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council (TOTEK)

AO Alumni Association–ASIF

TOTDER

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Association

TUSYAD

A.1 ÇOBAN İBRAHİM,SATOĞLU İSMAİL SAFA,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,TUNA EMİNE BURÇİN,TATARİ MEHMET HASAN,fidAN MUSTAFA (2009). Effects of human amniotic fluid and membrane in the treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures in locally corticosteroid-induced Achilles tendinosis: An experimental study on rats. Foot and Ankle Surgery, 15(1), 22-27., Doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.06.005

A.2 KARATOSUN VASFİ AKINCI,ÜNVER BAYRAM,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,GÜNAL İZGE (2010). Thrust plate prosthesis for proximal femoral deformity: a series of 15 patients.. ACTA ORTHOPAEDİCA TRAUMATOLOGİCA TURCICA, 44(6), 437-442., Doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2010.2363.

A.3 KARATOSUN VASFİ AKINCI,GÜNAL İZGE,ÜNVER BAYRAM,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2006). Thrust plate prosthesis for osteonecrosis of the femoral head:short-term results of 15 patients followed 2–6 years. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDİC SCİENCE, 11(5), 450-453., Doi: 10.1007/s00776-006-1053-6.

A.4 KARAHAN MÜMİN,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2019). Bilateral congenital trigger thumb: A rare case report. Hand and Microsurgery, 8(3), 180-184., Doi: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.15025

A.5 TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT,OĞUR HASAN ULAŞ,SEYFETTİNOĞLU FIRAT,ÇİÇEK HAKAN,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2019). High tibial osteotomy in obese patients: Is successful surgery enoughfor a good outcome?. JOURNAL OF CLİNİCAL ORTHOPAEDİCS AND TRAUMA, 10(SUPPL 1), 168-173., Doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.09.004.

A.6 GENÇ YASİN,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,DUYMUŞ TAHİR,MUTLU SERHAT,MUTLU HARUN,KÖMÜR BARAN HEVAL (2016). Pedobarography in the Assessment of Postoperative Calcaneal FracturePressure With Gait. The Journal of Foot Ankle Surgery, 55(1), 99-105., Doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2015.07.018.

A.7 KARATOSUN VASFİ AKINCI,ÜNVER BAYRAM,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,GÜNAL İZGE (2011). A Biomechanical Comparison of the Thrust Plate Prosthesis and a Stemmed Prosthesis. HIP International, 21(5), 565-570., Doi: 10.5301/HIP.2011.8687

A.8 Serarslan U, Alici E, Akçalı Ö, Koşay MC, Ünal AM, Gültekin A. There is No Remarkable Difference Between Pedicle Screw and Hybrid Construct in the Correction of Lenke Type-1 Curves. Turkish Neurosurgery. 2018;28(5):799–804. doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20522-17.1.

A.9 KEPEKÇİ AHMET HAMDİ,ZEHRAGÜL ERGÜL,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,KARAÖZ ERDAL (2019). The effect of Korean red ginseng on mesenchymalstem cells from healthy and osteoporotichuman bone marrow. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSİOLOGY PATHOPYSİOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, 11(3), 76- 82., Doi: IJPPP0095029

A.10 ÜNAL ABDULLAH MERİÇ,ALFİDAN SERDAR,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,BUDEYRİ AYDIN,ERCAN SABRİYE (2019). A new study of hindfoot endoscopy:Foreign body excision from the hindfoot. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 16(7), 1-3., Doi: 10.1177/2050313X18823328.

A.11 GÜLTEKİN ALPER,AĞIRDİL YÜCEL,ÖNCEL DUMAN BÜŞRA,SUBAŞI DEMİR CANSU,KARAÖZ ERDAL (2020). Comparison of mesenchymal stem cell sheets and chondrocyte sheets in a rabbit growthplate injury model. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 50(4), 1082-1096., Doi: 10.3906/sag-1902-228

A.12 UĞUR LEVENT,KARADENİZ SELAMİ,ÖZKAN ARİF,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2019). Klavikula Kırıklarında Plak Uygulamasının Yerleşim Konumuna Göre Yorulma Davranışının Sonlu Elemanlar Yöntemi ile İncelenmesi. Journal of Polytechnic, 22(1), 69-74., Doi: 10.2339/politeknik.466176

A.13 TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT,OĞUR HASAN ULAŞ,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,ÇİÇEK HAKAN,SEYFETTİNOĞLU FIRAT,ÇİLOĞLU OSMAN (2017). Early Stage Results in the Treatment of Intra-Articular CalcaneusFractures and the Factors Affecting Complication Rates. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 8(5), 406-410., Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.4917

A.14 YILDIRIM PELIN,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,YILDIRIM ABDULLAH,KARAHAN ALİ YAVUZ,TOK FATİH (2016). Extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus corticosteroid injection in the treatment of trigger finger: a randomized controlled study.. JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY EUROPEAN VOLUME, 41(9), 977-983., Doi: 10.1177/1753193415622733.

A.15 AYTULUK HANDE,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,SARAÇOĞLU KEMAL TOLGA (2019). Comparison of Intraarticular Bupivacaine-Dexmedetomidine and Bupivacaine-Magnesium Sulfate for Postoperative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Meniscectomy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Hippokratia, 23(2), 51-57.

A.16 OBUT SİNAN,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,ÜNAL ABDULLAH MERİÇ,SERARSLAN ULAŞ,TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT (2017). A simple suture-guiding devicefor minimally invasive Achillestendon repair. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDİC SURGERY, 25(3), 1-6., Doi: 10.1177/2309499017739484.

A.17 Gültekin A, Acar E, Uğur L, Yıldız A, Serarslan U. The importance of Böhler's angle in calcaneus geometry: A finite element model study. Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2021;32(2):420-427. doi: 10.52312/jdrs.2021.81251. Epub 2021 Jun 11. PMID: 34145820; PMCID: PMC8343831

A.18 Gurbuz H, Gultekin A. Medical and surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica. Pain Manag. 2021 Apr;11(4):389-393. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0085. Epub 2021 Feb 11. PMID: 33567881

A.19 Gurbuz H, Okmen K, Gultekin A. Postoperative pain management in patients with coxarthrosis undergoing total hip arthroplasty: PENG block combined with LFCN block or wound infiltration? Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Oct;87(10):1154-1155. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15757-8. Epub 2021 May 13. PMID: 33982993

A.20 Yildirim P, Gultekin A. The Effect of a Stretch and Strength-Based Yoga Exercise Program on Patients with Neuropathic Pain due to Lumbar Disc Herniation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 May 15;47(10):711-719. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004316. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35019882

A.21 Karahan M, Acar E, Serarslan U, Gültekin A. Medial pivot total knee arthroplasty: Mid-term results. Acta Orthop Belg. 2023 Mar;89(1):97-102. doi: 10.52628/89.1.10252. PMID: 37294991

A.22 Yildirim P, Gultekin A. Response to "Letter to the Editor Regarding: The Effect of a Stretch and Strength-Based Yoga Exercise Program on Patients With Neuropathic Pain Due to Lumbar Disc Herniation". Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Aug 15;48(16):E287. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004733. Epub 2023 May 29. PMID: 37249383

A.23 Gök Ü, Pamuk Ç, Serttaş MF, Güçlü SA, Çelik VE, Gültekin A. ChatGPT-4.0 or DeepSeek-V3? Comparative analysis of answers to the most frequently asked questions by total knee replacement candidate patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Aug 22;104(34):e43951. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043951. PMID: 40859557; PMCID: PMC12384853

D.1 ACAR ERDİNÇ,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2020). EL VE EL BİLEK YUMUŞAK DOKU TÜMÖRLÜHASTALARDA EKSİZYONEL CERRAHİ KISA DÖNEMSONUÇLARI. BOZOK MEDICAL JOURNAL, 10(2), 73-79., doi: 10.16919/bozoktip.587949

D.2 ACAR ERDİNÇ,SERARSLAN ULAŞ,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2019). Median nerve schwannoma: A rare case report. HAND AND MİCROSURGERY, 8(2), 128-132., Doi: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.298997

D.3 BATIBAY SEFA GİRAY,POLAT ÖMER,GÜLTEKİN ALPER (2019). TOPLUMUMUZDA FEMUR TİBİA ORANI İLE DİZ VE KALÇA ARTROZU İLİŞKİSİ. KOCAELİ MEDICAL JOURNAL, 8(1), 170-174.

D.4 TERZİ RABİA,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,ATLIHAN DOĞAN (2013). Ön Çapraz Bağ Rekonstrüksiyonu Sonrası Erken Dönem Sürekli Pasif Hareket Uygulanmasının Rehabilitasyon Sonuçlarına Etkisi. TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSİCAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, 59, 314-318., Doi: 10.4274/tftr.45712

D.5 GÜLTEKİN ALPER,SERARSLAN ULAŞ (2017). ARTROSKOPİK SUBAKROMİYAL DEKOMPRESYON:KISA DÖNEM KLİNİK SONUÇLAR. KOCAELI MEDICAL JOURNAL, 6(3), 47-49.

D.6 TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,OĞUR HASAN ULAŞ,SEYFETTİNOĞLU FIRAT,SERARSLAN ULAŞ (2018). COMPARİSON OF THE RESULTS OF PEMBERTON AND SALTER OSTEOTOMIES APPLIED IN DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP. KOCAELİ MEDICAL JOURNAL, 7(2), 81-86.

D.7 OĞUR HASAN ULAŞ,SEYFETTİNOĞLU FIRAT,TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,SOLAK ŞÜKRÜ (2018). İDİOPATİK PES EKİNOVARUSLU HASTALARDA PONSETİ YÖNTEMİYLE TEDAVİ SONUÇLARIMIZ. KOCAELİ MEDICAL JOURNAL, 7(2), 39-44.

D.8 TUHANİOĞLU ÜMİT,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,OĞUR HASAN ULAŞ,ARIKAN YAVUZ,KARACA ALİ FUAT,ATLIHAN DOĞAN (2012). BİLATERAL TRAVMATİK OLEKRANON KIRIĞI:OLGU SUNUMU. ŞİŞLİ ETFAL EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ TIP BÜLTENİ, 46(2), 91-92.

D.9 GÜLTEKİN ALPER,ÜNAL ABDULLAH MERİÇ,ÜNLÜ ŞADİYE MEHTAT,SATOĞLU İSMAİL SAFA (2020). THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN AMNİOTİC FLUİD ANDMEMBRANE ON FRACTURE HEALİNG ON RATFRACTURE MODEL. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 27(1), 105-112., Doi: 10.17343/sdutfd.525766

D.10 GÖK ÜMİT,GÜLTEKİN ALPER,GÖK NAZLI DEMİR (2017). dupuytren kontraktürü nedeniyle pariyel fasyektomi uygulanan hastaların retrospektif değerlendirilmesi. KOCAELİ MEDİCAL JOURNAL, 6(3), 50-53.

D.11 UYAR AÇ, KARAHAN M, GÜLTEKİN A. OMURGA DEFORMİTE CERRAHİSİNDE KULLANILAN ULTRASONİK KEMİK KESİCİLERİN ETKİSİ. SAKARYA TIP DERGİSİ, 2021;11(4):810-815