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Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2003, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
Dr Cemil Topuzlu (1866-1956) is probably the pioneer of modern surgery in Turkey. His contributions to Turkish spinal surgery is of upmost importance. He not only described several general surgery procedures, but also performed many spinal operations, mainly on spinal trauma and Potts’ disease. One article of his studies was published in December 31, 1897 in la Gazette Medical D’Orient. This study included; Laminectomy on one patient due to vertebral column fracture Laminectomy on one patient due to cervical Potts’ disease Laminectomy on one patient due to dorsal Potts’ disease Menard operation on one patient due to dorsolumbar Potts’ disease And Calot operation on 3 patients due to dorsolumbar Potts’ disease In the history of fusion, we see that that the first doctors performing spinal fusion were general surgeons. Orthopaedics and neurosurgeons followed general surgeons in 1960. In Turkey the first Albee operation was performed by Dr. Kemal Öke on 2 cases. Following the case of Dr. Öke, in 1926 Dr. Burhaneddin Toker presented another case.= In 1942, Dr. Sadettin Onaran presented 9 cases of Albee operation on Potts’ disease stating the efficiency of that operation. This study of Dr. Onaran was the first published series of spinal fusion surgery. After these initial studies, bone and joint diseases hospitals were established throughout the country In the following years spinal fusion operations were performed by Dr. Baha Özkay, Dr. Ruhi Soyer of Baltaliman› Hospital and Dr. Orhan Aslano¤lu of E¤ridir Hospital in 1955 who were trainess of the French school. Spinal stenosis was first described by Dr. Münir Ahmet Sarpyener in 1945. Prof. Dr. R›dvan Ege and Prof. Dr. Recai Ergüder published the first study on discectomy at the 14th National Medical Congress in 1958. Prof. Dr. R›dvan Ege In 1960’s posterior spinal fusion became widely known. Prof. Dr. Zeki Korkusuz in Ankara, and concurrently others in ‹zmir and ‹stanbul, started to perform this surgery.
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