Orthopedic
Orthopedic Services
Orthopedics, or orthopedic services, aim at the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. This includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
Bone problems may include:
- Bone deformities
- Bone infections
- Bone tumors
- Fractures
- Need for amputation
- Nonunions: failure of fractures to heal
- Malunions: fractures healing in a wrong position
- Spinal deformities
Joint problems may include:
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Dislocation
- Joint pain
- Joint swelling or inflammation
- Ligament tears
ANKLE AND FOOT
- Bunions
- Fasciitis
- Foot and ankle deformities
- Fractures
- Hammer toe
- Heel pain
- Heel spurs
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Sprains
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Sesamoiditis
- Tendon or ligament injury
HAND AND WRIST
- Fractures
- Joint pain
- Arthritis
- Tendon or ligament injury
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Ganglion cyst
- Tendinitis
- Tendon tears
- Infection
SHOULDER
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Dislocation
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Impingement syndrome
- Loose or foreign bodies
- Rotator cuff tear
- Rotator cuff tendinitis
- Separation
- Torn labrum
- SLAP tears
- Fractures
KNEE
- Cartilage and meniscus injuries
- Dislocation of the kneecap (patella)
- Ligament sprains or tears (anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, medial collateral, and lateral collateral ligament tears)
- Meniscus injuries
- Loose or foreign bodies
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Pain
- Tendinitis
- Fractures
- Tendon tears
ELBOW
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Dislocation or separation
- Ligament sprains or tears
- Loose or foreign bodies
- Pain
- Tennis or golfers elbow (epicondylitis or tendinitis)
- Elbow stiffness or contractures
- Fractures
SPINE
- Herniated (slipped) disk
- Infection of the spine
- Injury to the spine
- Scoliosis
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal tumor
- Fractures
- Spinal cord injuries
- Arthritis
Your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles make up your musculoskeletal system. It is common to have pain in these parts of your body because they play such an important part in everyday movement.
Orthopedics is the medical field devoted to treating these areas. An orthopedic surgeon or orthopedic doctor (also called an orthopedist) is a doctor who specializes in this field. They can perform surgery, but they’re also qualified to diagnose and treat issues using other techniques.