Orhan Abdi (Kurtaran) (1877-1948) and chapters related to orthopedic surgery in Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye [Operative Surgery] in its centennial

Objective: The aim of this study was to review the chapters related to orthopedic surgery in Dr. OrhanAbdi (Kurtaran)’s book Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye [Operative Surgery] published in 1913 and to examineOrhan Abdi Bey’s biography to explore the roots of orthopedic education in Turkey through OrhanAbdi Bey’s tenure in university. Methods: Dr. Orhan Abdi Bey’s biography and tenure in medical school were reviewed. Chapters related to orthopedic surgery in Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye were scanned and compared to practices of the present-day. Sections of the book were translated to provide examples of its content. Results: Dr. Orhan Abdi Bey received surgical training, consisting mainly of orthopedic surgery and taught the first systematic orthopedic surgery classes in the medical school where he worked for 28 years before being dismissed with the 1933 University Reform. Topics related to orthopedic surgery in Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye was classified under three headings; amputations and disarticulations, arthrotomies, and bone and tendon operations. Surgical techniques, including corrective osteotomies, tenoplasties, and tendon transfers, were explained in detail and many are still in use today. Conclusion: It is possible to obtain information about the orthopedic practices of the period by investigating the scientific studies of the physicians of the same period. Orhan Abdi Kurtaran and his book Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye have contributed to the training of many physicians for many years and many of the orthopedic interventions described in the book are still in use today.