Orthopedic surgery Doctoror orthopedics, also spelled 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.

Orthopaedic surgeons are devoted to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Some orthopaedists are generalists, while others specialize in certain areas of the body, such as: Hip and knee.

Orthopedic surgery. ... Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.

Orthopedics (or orthopaedics) is the line of surgery and treatment involving the musculoskeletal system, and can entail degenerative conditions, trauma, sports injury, tumors, and congenital issues. You may have noticed the spelling variations of orthopedics/orthopaedics.

Note that, while all orthopaedic surgeons are orthopedists, not all orthopedists are orthopaedic surgeons. Orthopedists specialize in treatment of the musculoskeletal system, but not all orthopedists have undergone the specialized training necessary to operate on your skeleton.