Orthopedics in medical sciences covers the treatment of diseases and disorders related to bones and joints. This center provides orthopedic services (bones and joints) to outpatient and inpatient visitors.
Surgeries cover fractures, knee and shoulder arthroscopies, shoulder surgeries, knee surgeries, ligament and tendon repair, pelvic surgeries, bone graft, children’s congenital skeletal disorders, complete hip and knee joint replacement, spinal canal stenosis, and more.
Problems such as:
- Bones and joint injuries caused by blows, such as fractures, dislocations, spurs and sprains, tendon and ligament tears, and more
- Sports Injuries
- Joint damage, including osteoarthritis and joint wear
- Organ Infection
- Bone and soft tissue tumors
- Congenital organ diseases
The word orthopedics has Greek roots and was first coined by Nicolas Andry in 1741 from the words Orthos, meaning straight and direct, and the word Paideion, meaning child. Initially, orthopedics sought to straighten children’s crooked limbs or spines.
Who is an orthopedic surgeon and what is bone surgery?
Bone surgery is a branch and art of surgery that aims to use surgical methods to treat bone diseases and injuries. Bone surgeons are commonly known as orthopedic surgeons, which means that people who perform bone surgery also do joint surgery. Orthopedic surgeons operate on bones and joints while also monitoring diseases and injuries to parts of limbs, performing surgery if necessary.
Orthopedic surgeon are also responsible for diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint diseases and injuries in the spine and pelvis. An orthodontist treats maxillofacial disorders, an ENT specialist treats deviated septum, and a cardiothoracic surgeon does rib and sternal bone surgery.
Orthopedic training is usually a four-year specialization course after obtaining a doctorate of medicine. Limb diseases and injuries are treated under an orthopedist’s supervision. The orthopedic surgeon is responsible for surgery and diagnosis and treatment of limb diseases and injuries through surgical or non-surgical methods. In this approach, other medics, including physiotherapists, also help. Rheumatologists also provide non-surgical diagnosis and treatment of limb diseases with rheumatic origin. Therefore, orthopedists and rheumatologists have overlapping responsibilities in some areas.
Orthopedic specialists provide various treatments, including:
- Closed reduction of fractures with surgery
- Joint replacement surgeries
- Joint arthroscopy
- Bone osteotomy and deformation correction
- Bone graft
- Nerve repair
- Repair or movement of tendons
