Op. Dr. Mesut Karıksız
Orthopedics & Traumatology Surgeon
Mesut Karıksız Limb Lengthening & Deformity Correction Center — Istanbul, Turkey · 14+ years experience
Background
Op. Dr. Mesut Karıksız graduated from Dicle University Faculty of Medicine (2007) and completed his orthopedics and traumatology specialization at Namık Kemal University (2016), where he also defended a PhD thesis on treatment of lower-extremity length discrepancies with intramedullary lengthening nails. He founded the Limb Lengthening Center in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, and has performed over 1,000 deformity and lengthening surgeries across 14+ years. His 2019 publication in the Saudi Medical Journal on a novel Precice nail technique demonstrates active clinical research.
Peer-reviewed research
- Limb lengthening with one Precice nail over its capacity — Saudi Med J, 2019
- Antibacterial evaluation of antibiotic-coated titanium and stainless steel implants in orthopaedic application — J Orthop Surg Res, 2025
- Effect of cable cerclage on regional blood circulation in rabbits: a scintigraphic study — J Orthop Surg, 2016
Methods practised
Procedures performed
- ●Cosmetic limb lengthening — PRECICE intramedullary nail
- ●Limb deformity correction
- ●Leg-length discrepancy correction
- ●Osteomyelitis treatment
- ●Pediatric orthopedics
- ●Arthroplasty (knee and hip replacement)
- ●Hemimelia correction
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