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Op. Dr. Can Yildiz

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Shoulder & Elbow

Rotator cuff repair and shoulder replacement

📍 IstanbulSpeaks Turkish, English, French
Experience
14 yrs
Operations
3,300+
Publications
29

About Dr Yildiz

Dr Yildiz specialises exclusively in shoulder and elbow surgery, performing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, Latarjet stabilisation and anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement. He completed a shoulder fellowship in Nice, France. (Demo profile.)

Procedures performed

Shoulder

Close-up medical illustration of a shoulder with a total shoulder replacement implant, showing the humeral stem, artificial joint ball, and socket in a clean blue clinical background.
Most requested

Shoulder

Total Shoulder Replacement

120 min · 1 night stay

Reverse shoulder replacement showing a metal glenosphere attached to the shoulder blade and a polyethylene socket on the humeral side, with a before-and-after view of the damaged and reconstructed shoulder joint.

Shoulder

Reverse Shoulder Replacement

120 min · 2 night stay

Partial shoulder replacement showing a prosthetic humeral head and stem replacing the damaged ball of the shoulder while preserving the natural glenoid socket.

Shoulder

Partial Shoulder Replacement

90 min · 2 night stay

Revision shoulder replacement showing removal of a failed shoulder implant and reconstruction with a revision reverse shoulder prosthesis, glenoid baseplate, screws, and humeral stem.

Shoulder

Revision Shoulder Replacement

180 min · 3 night stay

Shoulder arthroscopy showing an orthopedic surgeon inserting an arthroscope and surgical instrument through small portals to examine and treat the inside of the shoulder joint.

Shoulder

Shoulder Arthroscopy

60 min · Day case

Rotator cuff repair showing arthroscopic shoulder surgery with suture anchors reattaching a torn rotator cuff tendon to the humeral head.
Most requested

Shoulder

Rotator Cuff Repair

90 min · 1 night stay

Shoulder labral repair showing arthroscopic suture anchors reattaching a torn glenoid labrum to the rim of the shoulder socket.

Shoulder

Shoulder Labral Repair

90 min · Day case

Latarjet procedure showing a coracoid bone graft transferred to the front of the glenoid and secured with screws to stabilize the shoulder joint.

Shoulder

Latarjet Procedure

100 min · 1 night stay

Biceps Tenodesis

Shoulder

Biceps Tenodesis

60 min · Day case

Elbow

Elbow

Total Elbow Replacement

120 min · 2 night stay

Elbow

Elbow Arthroscopy

60 min · Day case

Elbow

Distal Biceps Repair

75 min · Day case

Elbow

Elbow Ligament Reconstruction

90 min · Day case

Conditions treated

Shoulder OsteoarthritisElbow OsteoarthritisTennis ElbowRotator Cuff TearRotator Cuff Tear ArthropathyGolfer's ElbowFrozen ShoulderShoulder ImpingementElbow InstabilityShoulder InstabilityElbow DislocationShoulder DislocationDistal Biceps RuptureLabral / SLAP TearElbow FracturesAvascular Necrosis of the ShoulderProximal Humerus Fracture

Education, certifications and memberships

Education and training

  • MD, Ege University
  • Orthopaedic residency, Izmir
  • Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship, Nice (France)

Board certifications

  • Turkish Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  • SECEC Shoulder Fellowship Diploma

Memberships

  • SECEC-ESSSE
  • Turkish Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Society
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