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Orthopedics is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, correction, prevention, and treatment of patients with skeletal deformities – disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin. These elements make up the musculoskeletal system.

Aim at the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. This includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. 

Orthopedic care often involves a team approach. Your team may include a doctor, a non-doctor specialist as well as others. Non-doctor specialists are professionals such as a physical therapist.

  • Orthopedic surgeons receive 5 or more extra years of training after school. They specialize in the care of disorders of the bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They are trained to manage joint problems with both operative and non-operative techniques.
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors have 4 or more extra years of training after medical school. They specialize in this type of care. They are also referred to as physiatrists. They do not perform surgery, although they can give joint injections.
  • Sports medicine physicians are doctors with experience in sports medicine. They have a primary specialty in family practice, internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, or physical medicine and rehabilitation. Most have 1 to 2 years of additional training in sports medicine through subspecialty programs in sports medicine. Sports medicine is a special branch of orthopedics. This provides complete medical care to active people of all ages.

    Bone problems may include:

    • Bone deformities
    • Bone infections
    • Bone tumors
    • Fractures
    • Need for amputation
    • Nonunions: Failure of fractures to heal
    • Malunions: Fractures healing in a wrong position
    • Spinal deformities


      ANKLE AND FOOT

      • Bunions
      • Fasciitis
      • Foot and ankle deformities
      • Fractures
      • Hammer toe
      • Heel pain
      • Heel spurs
      • Joint pain and arthritis
      • Sprains

      HAND AND WRIST

      • Fractures
      • Joint pain
      • Arthritis
      • Tendon or ligament injury
      • Ganglion cyst
      • Tendon tears
      • Infection

      SHOULDER

      • Arthritis
      • Bursitis
      • Dislocation
      • Frozen shoulder
      • Impingement syndrome
      • Loose or foreign bodies
      • Rotator cuff tear
      • Separation
      • Torn labrum
      • SLAP tears
      • Fractures

      KNEE

      • Cartilage and meniscus injuries
      • Dislocation of the kneecap (patella)
      • Ligament sprains or tears (anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, medial collateral, and lateral collateral ligament tears)
      • Meniscus injuries
      • Loose or foreign bodies
      • Pain
      • Tendinitis
      • Fractures

      ELBOW

      • Arthritis
      • Bursitis
      • Dislocation or separation
      • Ligament sprains or tears
      • Loose or foreign bodies
      • Pain
      • Elbow stiffness or contractures
      • Fractures

      SPINE

      • Herniated (slipped) disk
      • Infection of the spine
      • Injury to the spine
      • Scoliosis
      • Spinal stenosis
      • Spinal tumor
      • Fractures
        • Arthritis
        • Bursitis
        • Dislocation
        • Joint pain
        • Joint swelling or inflammation
        • Ligament tearsSpinal cord injuries

          Joint problems includes,