PROF. DR. H. YENER ERKEN, FEBOT

Orthopaedics and Traumatology Surgeon

ABOUT DOCTOR

PROF. DR. H. YENER ERKEN, FEBOT

ABOUT PROF. DR. H. YENER ERKEN, FEBOT

Prof. Dr. H. Yener Erken was born in Istanbul in 1976. After completing his secondary and high school education at Edirne Anatolian High School and Istanbul Atatürk Science High School, respectively, he entered the Faculty of Medicine at Trakya University in 1994 and graduated second in his class in 2000. In the same year, he completed his orthopaedics and traumatology residency, in Istanbul at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, and in 2005 he received the title of Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist.

Dr. Erken served in the Turkish military from 2005 to 2006 at the Hakkari Military Hospital. After completing his military service, he completed a 1-year international fellowship in child orthopaedics and spine curvatures, with extensive studies in scoliosis and kyphosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, in Dallas, Texas, which is considered to be one of the most important pediatric orthopaedic centers in the United States of America.

Upon returning to Turkey, Dr. Erken worked as an orthopaedics and traumatology specialist at Medical Park Health Group and Anadolu Medical Center (in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Hospital) between 2007 and 2015, respectively. Erken received the title of Associate Professor in 2015 and continued his medical career at Kolan International Hospital in Şişli, Istanbul from August 2015 to August 2016.

Dr. Erken regularly performs minimally invasive spine surgery and endoscopic spine surgery, which have become leading spine surgical techniques as these methods do not damage healthy tissues in the spine while decreasing the risk of complications and providing a faster recovery time to the patient. To develop this skillset in his now-leading area of expertise, Dr. Erken completed his second international fellowship between 2016 and 2017, this time at Wooridul Spine Hospital in Seoul, Korea, the leading spine hospital in the world.

Upon returning to Turkey after his master’s degree, Dr. Erken became a faculty member at Okan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and then Head of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine. He recently opened his private practice and is currently treating patients in his clinic in Çanakkale. He also works on the implementation and dissemination of minimally invasive spine surgery and endoscopic spine surgery techniques, in addition to his other areas of interest, including pediatric orthopedics and spinal deformity surgery.

Dr. Erken has been awarded the Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council Board Certificate (TOTEK) and is among the few orthopaedics and traumatology specialists in his country who successfully passed the European Orthopedics and Traumatology Board exam to hold the title of FEBOT (Fellow of the European Board of Orthopedics and Traumatology).

Prof. Dr. H. Yener Erken is married and has two children, and his hobbies include camping and fishing with his family. Dr. Erken is an active member of numerous organizations including Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Association (TOTBİD), Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Training Council (TOTEK), European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EBOT), Turkish Spine Society (TOD) and International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS). In 2023 and 2024 he was chosen by his peers to be the president of ISMISS, Turkey Chapter.

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PROF. DR. H. YENER ERKEN'S AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
  • Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy
  • Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy
  • Endoscopic Spinal Stenosis Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Disorders and Treatments
  • Non-Surgical Treatments for Lumbar and Neck Pain and Disc Hernias
  • Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy for Chronic Heel Pain and Plantar Fascitis
  • Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • Adult Orthopaedics

Scientific Publications and Articles

  1. Yilmaz O, Mutlu İ, Kuru T, Bilge A, Güngör B, Kizilay H, Olcar H, Ozkilic R, Erken HY. Comparison of Bicortical
    Headless Cannulated Screw Fixations Tension Band Fixations, and Kirschner Wire Fixations of a Jones Fracture A
    Biomechanical Study. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 114(6), 2024; doi:10.7547/22-201
  2. Sahin E, Erken HY. A Low-Cost Mobile Training Model for Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.Turk Neurosurg.
    2023;33(1):53-57. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36675-21.1.
  3. Erken HY, Karaeminogullari O, Yilmaz O, Mirel K, Ozer RO. Local Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation Does Not
    Affect Patient’s Mood and Anxiety Levels during Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: A Prospective Study.J
    Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2022 Sep;83(5):435-441. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1739203.
  4. Erken HY, Yilmaz O. Collimation Reduces Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon in Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A
    Prospective Study. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2020.
  5. Kuru T, Mutlu I, Bilge A, Nusran G, Kaymaz B, Yilmaz O, Kizilay H, Ceviz E, Yaradilmis YU, Erken HY.
    Biomechanical Comparison of Headless Compression Screws, Kirschner Wires and Bioabsorbable Pins in Distal
    Oblique Metatarsal Osteotomy for Correction of Hallux Valgus. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2022 Oct 12:1-21. doi:
    10.7547/21-204.
  6. Yilmaz O, Bilge A, Erken HY, Kuru T. The effects of systemic ozone application and hyperbaric oxygen therapy on
    knee osteoarthritis: an experimental study in rats. Int. Orthop. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04871-9
  7. Erken HY, Bae JS, Lee SH, Seo JS, Shin SH. Influence of a Preoperative Conference on Surgeons’ Decision-Making
    for Adult Spinal Disorders. A Prospective Clinical Study from a Spine Hospital. Clin Spine Surg.
    2018;31:E427-E431 doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000693.
  8. Eun SS, Lee SH, Liu WC, Erken HY. A novel preoperative trajectory evaluation method for L5-S1 transforaminal
    percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy. Spine J. 2018 Jul;18(7):1286-1291. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.02.021.
  9. Eun SS, Lee SH, Erken HY. Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy for Downmigrated Disk
    Herniations: Lever-Up, Rotate, and Tilt Technique. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2018 Mar;79(2):163-168.
    doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608837.
  10. Lee SH, Erken HY, Bae JS. Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: clinical and
    radiological results of mean 46 months follow-up. BioMed Research International 2017;2017:3731983. doi:
    10.1155/2017/3731983.
  11. Erken HY, Akmaz I, Takka S, Kiral A. Reconstruction of the Transverse and Dorsal-Oblique Amputations of the
    Distal Thumb with Volar Cross-Finger Flap Using the Index Finger. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 May;40(4):392-400.
    doi: 10.1177/1753193414554752.
  12. Erdem MN, Erken HY, Burc H, Saka G, Korkmaz MF, Aydogan M. Comparison of Lag Screw versus Buttress Plate
    Fixation of Posterior Malleolar Fractures. Foot Ankle Int. 2014 35(10): 1022-1030. doi:
    10.1177/1071100714540893.
  13. Erken HY, Burc H, Saka G, Aydogan M. Disagreements in Surgical Planning Still Exist Between Spinal Surgeons in
    Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, A Multisurgeon Assessment. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jun;23(6):1258-62. doi:
    10.1007/s00586-014-3278-y. Epub 2014 Mar 25
  14. Erken HY, Burc H, Aydogan M. Effect of Pentoxifylline on Spinal Fusion: An Experimental Study in Rabbits. Spine
    (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 May;39(11):E676-E683 doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000301. Epub 2014 Feb 27.
  15. Kiral A, Erken HY, Akmaz I, Erler K. Pins and Rubber Band Traction for Treatment of Comminuted Intra-articular
    Fractures in the Hand. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Apr;39(4):696-705. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.12.038. Epub 2014 Feb
    25.
  16. Erken HY, Ayanoglu S, Akmaz I, Erler K, Kiral A. Prospective Study of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
    for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis. Foot Ankle Int. 2014 Feb;35(2):95-103 doi: 10.1177/1071100713509803
  17. Erken HY, Burc H, Saka G, Akmaz I, Aydogan M. Can Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon be Reduced with Free-Hand
    Pedicle Screw Fixation Technique in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Correction? A Prospective Multi-Center Study.
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Mar 15;39(6):521-5. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000172.
  18. Erken HY, Takka S, Akmaz I. Artery-Only Fingertip Replantations Using a Controlled Nail Bed Bleeding Protocol. J
    Hand Surg Am. 2013 Nov;38(11):2173-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.08.110
  19. Erken HY, Ofluoglu O, Aktas M, Topal CS, Yildiz M. Effect of Pentoxifylline on Histopathological Changes in
    Steroid-Induced Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head; Experimental Study in Chicken. Int Orthop. 2012 Jul;36(7):1523-8.
    doi: 10.1007/s00264-012-1497-6.
  20. Sucato DJ, Erken YH, Davis S, McClung A, Rathjen KA. Prone Thoracoscopic Release Does Not Adversely Affect
    Pulmonary Function When Added to a Posterior Spinal Fusion for Severe Spine Deformity. Spine. 34(8):771-778,
    April 15, 2009 doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819e2fa9.
  21. Bulut G, Erken HY, Tan E, Ofluoglu O, Yıldız M. Treatment of medial epicondyle fractures accompanying elbow
    dislocations in children. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2005; 39(4): 334-340.
  22. Bulut G, Yasmin D, Heybeli N, Erken HY, Yildiz M. A complex variant of Lisfranc joint complex injury. J Am
    Podiatr Med Assoc. 2009 Jul-Aug;99(4):359-63.
  1. Erken HY, Ofluoğlu Ö, Burç H. Unusual presentation of Brown Tumor in lateral malleolus and talus, a case report.
    J Clin Anal Med. Published Online: 17.02.2014. doi: 10.4328/JCAM.2326.
  2. Erken HY, Yasmin D, Burç H. A rare accessory bone, os trigonum fracture: a case report J Clin Anal Med.
    Published Online: 26.02.2014. doi: 10.4328/JCAM.2325.
  3. Erdem MN, Erken HY, Aydogan M. The effectiveness of non-surgical treatments, re-discectomy and minimally
    invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in post-discectomy pain syndrome. J Spine Surg 2018. doi:
    10.21037/jss.2018.04.02
  4. Erken HY, Takka S, Akmaz I. Medial peritalar dislocation without a fracture: A rare case. Clin Surg 2018;3: 2078
  5. Kuru T, Nusran G, Erken HY, Yilmaz O. Bilateral distal radius fracture: A case report. WJPMR, 2019, 5(4), 23-24.
  6. Kuru T, Erken HY (February 03, 2020) Evaluation of the Quality and Reliability of YouTube Videos on Rotator Cuff
    Tears . Cureus 12(2): e6852. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6852
  7. Erken HY, Nusran G, Karagüven D, et al. (September 07, 2020) No Decrease in Infection Rate with the Use of Local
    Vancomycin Powder After Partial Hip Replacement in Elderly Patients with Comorbidities. Cureus 12(9): e10296.
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.10296
  1. Sucato DJ, Erken HY. The Utility of Preoperative Conference to Determine a Final Plan for Surgical Treatment in
    Pediatric Spinal Deformity. SRS 42nd Annual Meeting and Pre-meeting Course. September 5-8 2007 Edinburgh,
    Scotland. (Sözlü sunum)
  2. Sucato DJ, Erken HY, Davis S, McClung A, Rathjen K.A. Prone Thoracoscopic Release Does Not Adversely Affect
    Pulmonary Function When Added to a Posterior Spinal Fusion for Severe Spine Deformity. IMAST 14th International
    Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques July 11-14 2007, Paradise Island Bahamas.
  3. Sucato DJ, Erken HY. Prospective Pulmonary Function Comparing Thoracoscopic Anterior Spinal Fusion and
    Instrumentation vs. Open Thoracotomy Approach for Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. IMAST 14th
    International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques July 11-14 2007, Paradise Island Bahamas.
  4. Sucato DJ, Erken HY, Gonzalez J. Comparison of Thoracoscopic Anterior Spinal Fusion with Posterior Spinal Fusion
    for Lenke 1-2 Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. IMAST 14th International Meeting on Advanced Spine
    Techniques July 11-14 2007, Paradise Island Bahamas.
  5. Aykutoglu E, Erken Y, Karaman K, Sel B, Esendal B, Yucel A, Akı S, Süzer T. Multidisciplinary Approach to
    Spine-Related Conditions, a Retrospective Analysis of 129 Patients. 14th World Congress on Pain August 27-31,
    2012, Milan Italy.
  6. Mehmet Aydogan, Yener Erken, Mehmet Nuri Erdem, Mehmet Fatih Korkmaz, Sinan Karaca, Mehmet Tezer. Natural
    History of Post-Discectomy Pain Syndrome. The Effectiveness of Non-Surgical Treatments, Re-Discectomy and
    Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. A Retrospective Clinical Study. International Turkish
    Spine Congress. 29 April – 3 May 2015, Çeşme-İzmir, Turkey
  7. Sinan Karaca, Mehmet Nuri Erdem, Mehmet Aydogan, Mehmet Fatih Korkmaz, Yener Erken, Mehmet Tezer. Lumbar Full
    Pedicle Screw Placement and Decompression for Correction of Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis. International Turkish
    Spine Congress. 29 April – 3 May 2015, Çeşme-İzmir, Turkey
  8. Mehmet Nuri Erdem, Sinan Karaca, Mehmet Aydogan, Mehmet Fatih Korkmaz, Yener Erken, Mehmet Tezer. The Results Of
    Epidural Steroid İnjection For Postdiscectomy Pain Syndrome. International Turkish Spine Congress. 29 April – 3
    May 2015, Çeşme-İzmir, Turkey (Sözlü sunum)
  9. Sang Soo Eun, H. Yener Erken, Sang Ho Lee. A new preoperative evaluation method for the accesibility of L5-S1
    transforaminal PELD. WCMISST 2017, 3-5 May 2017, Paris, France.
  10. H. Yener Erken, Junsok Bae, Jinsuk Seo, Sang Ho Lee. What is the Influence of Preoperative Conference on
    Surgeons’ Decision Making for Adult Spinal Disorders? A Prospective Clinical Study at a Spine Hospital. World
    Congress of Neurosurgery. WFNS 2017, 20-25 August 2017, Istanbul, Turkey. (Sözlü sunum)
  11. H. Yener Erken. Long term results of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation for Chronic Plantar Heel Pain
    Associated with Plantar Fasciitis. First Balkan Foot and Ankle Meeting 6-8 September 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    (Sözlü sunum)
  12. Erken HY, Nusran G, Yılmaz O, Anapa D. The Results of Local Vancomycin In Femoral Proximal Region Fractures With
    Partial Hip Prosthesis. Union of Thrace Universities 3rd International Health Sciences Congress, 24-26 October
    2019, Çanakkale, Turkey (Sözlü sunum)
  13. Erken HY. The Accuracy and Quality of Information in Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Videos Shared on YouTube. 3rd
    International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences. 6-7 March 2020, Ankara, Turkey. (Sözlü sunum)
  14. Katar S, Kuru T. Erken HY. Spinal İntradural İntramedüller Tümörlerde Cerrahi sonuçlarımız. 3rd International
    Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences. 6-7 March 2020, Ankara, Turkey. (Sözlü sunum)
  15. Erken HY. Collimation Reduces Radiation Exposure to Endoscopic Spine Surgeon: A Prospective Randomized Study.
    4th International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences. 25-26 September 2020, Antalya, Turkey
    (Sözlü sunum)
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