Orthopedics
The intervention, correction, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with skeletal deformities of joints, bones, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and skin constitute the orthopedics subfield of medical science. The complex system of joints, bones, ligaments, muscles, nerves, and tendons that enables you to move and be active is called the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedists treat conditions like these, which can be inherited, acquired through injury, or age-related. Experiences gained in combat have led to numerous advancements in orthopedic surgery.
The management of the skeletal system and its interconnected elements is the focus of orthopedic medicine. Those parts are:
- muscles
- ligaments
- bones
- joints
- tendons
Orthopedic treatments come in several form
- pediatric orthopedics
- joint replacement surgery
- spine surgery
- hand and upper extremities
- foot and ankle
- musculoskeletal oncology
- sports medicine
- trauma surgery