Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kürklü
Orthopedics and Traumatology
MD Gulhane Military Medical Faculty (GATA), graduated with honors 1997; Specialisation GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital 1999–2003; Assistant Professor GATA 2006–2011; Associate Professor GATA 2011; Fellowship Duke University, Wake Forest University, Harvard University (hand surgery) 2011–2012; Professor 2017; former Head of Hand Transplantation Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy; 72 scientific publications; ASSH and FESSH member
Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital — Istanbul, Turkey · 23+ years; 900+ limb-lengthening cases; Professor since 2017; active since 1997 experience
Background
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kürklü is a Turkish orthopaedic surgeon with over 23 years of experience who joined Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in 2018 following a distinguished military medical career at Gulhane Military Medical Academy. He has performed 900+ limb-lengthening procedures using LON and PRECICE magnetic-nail techniques, making him one of the most experienced limb-lengthening surgeons in Turkey by case volume. In addition to cosmetic height extension, his practice covers hand and microsurgery, joint replacement, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, tumour resection, and extremity reconstruction. He has authored 72 peer-reviewed scientific publications and trained at Duke, Wake Forest, and Harvard for advanced hand surgery.
Peer-reviewed research
- Intraoperative Navigation in Cervical Spine Surgery — J Clin Med, 2026
- Long-term Results of Treatment of Gustilo-Anderson Type 3A-B Tibia Fractures — Jt Dis Relat Surg, 2024
- Late Reconstruction of the Land Mine-Injured Heel — J Foot Ankle Surg, 2018
Methods practised
Procedures performed
- ●LON
- ●PRECICE 2
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