Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the branch of medicine deals with the musculoskeletal system and treating injuries to bones, joints, nerves, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow, ligaments, or tendons. The musculoskeletal system comprises the framework of the body and the mechanics that make it function. While orthopedics focuses on this system specifically. Orthopedic conditions are the most common reasons for people seek medical care. At some point most of the people will be diagnosed with an orthopedic condition. But the good news is that most of the orthopedic conditions are treatable. In fact, some of the most successful medical treatments and surgical procedures are orthopedic. Some of the many issues that come under orthopedics include osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, torn meniscus, bursitis, fibromyalgia, back and neck pain, hip injuries, and osteoporosis. The skeletal system provides the human body with its central structure, and diseases or conditions of the skeletal can have far-reaching health effects. Orthopedic surgeons specialize in the correction and treatment of illness, conditions and injuries of the skeleton and its related system.
Some of the important treatments of orthopedics are pediatric orthopedic surgery, hand and upper extremity surgery, foot and ankle surgery, cartilage transplantation, sport medicine, joint preservation, spinal surgery, trauma surgery, musculoskeletal oncology.
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