orthopedics
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AI overview
Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that focuses on fixing problems with bones and muscles, such as deformities or injuries. It matters because these conditions affect how people move and function in their daily lives, making orthopedic care important for restoring mobility and quality of life.
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Research
668,307 papers- Managing polytrauma patients.Injury · 2020
- Innovations and challenges in pediatric orthopedics: insights from Vietnam.Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B · 2025
- Introduction.Journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2019
- Coronavirus disease-2019 and orthopedics: A bibliometric analysis of the literature.Medicine · 2024
- Checklists, risk of bias tools, and reporting guidelines for research in orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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Article
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors and congenital disorders.
Etymology