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traumatology
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thumb|Infixing a distal femoral traction pin, preopt for a fractured femur. In medicine, traumatology (from Greek trauma, meaning injury or wound) is the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence to a person, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage. Traumatology is a branch of medicine. It is often considered a subset of surgery and in countries without the specialty of trauma surgery it is most often a sub-specialty to orthopedic surgery. Traumatology may also be known as accident surgery.
Traumatology is a medical specialty focused on treating wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence, using surgical techniques to repair the resulting damage. It matters because it provides specialized care for trauma patients and is often practiced as a branch of surgery or orthopedic medicine depending on the country.
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Within Vinony's link graph, traumatology is referenced by 264 other articles, and connects out to anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and gunshot wound.
It sits within the topics Accidents, Surgical specialties and Traumatology.
Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
71,200 papers- [Traumatology of the nose].HNO · 2022
- [Traumatology of the lateral skull base].HNO · 2022
- [Geriatric traumatology-Principles of orthogeriatrics].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
- [Orbital traumatology].HNO · 2018
- [Predatory journals in Orthopedics and Traumatology].Acta ortopedica mexicana · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- medical specialty
- Subclass of
- medical treatment
- Part of
- orthopedic surgery
- Has part
- trauma surgery
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Branches
- Types of trauma
- Guidelines for essential trauma care
- Guidelines for psychological trauma care
- Patient assessment
- Wound assessment
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Infixing a distal femoral traction pin, preopt for a fractured femur. In medicine, traumatology (from Greek trauma, meaning injury or wound) is the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence to a person, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage. Traumatology is a branch of medicine. It is often considered a subset of surgery and in countries without the specialty of trauma surgery it is most often a sub-specialty to orthopedic surgery. Traumatology may also be known as accident surgery.
==Branches==
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