The aim of this article is to evaluate the number and the status of the national patents and the utility models which have been applied for, recorded or invalidated, in the field of orthopedics and traumatology, in Turkey, is. To the best of our knowledge, the number of the studies investigating the status of the patents the field of orthopedics and traumatology in Turkey is so low as to be negligible. According to the information we obtained from the unique study we have reached, the patents related with spine surgery and trauma surgery are in the first place. Furthermore, according to the information we obtained from this article, one third of the patent applications were invalid due to the unpaid annual patent fees. As the number of the future studies investigating the patents and utility models in the field of orthopedics and traumatology or in other areas, our present knowledge will increase as well and the situation in Turkey will be better understood.