A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of bones and joints and associated muscles, tendons, cartilage, and ligaments. Orthopedists set and put casts on fractures as needed; perform surgery, as to repair birth defects or remove tumors, including arthroscopic surgery; and may also replace joints, as in a knee, hip, or finger. Sports injuries are often treated by orthopedists, some of whom specialize in sports medicine.
Physician who diagnoses and 1 treats patients with skeletal and muscular disorders.
A medical specialist who has been trained and qualified in the diagnosis and surgical and nonsurgical treatment of diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and their associated structures.
A medical practitioner who possesses expertise in addressing conditions and disorders pertaining to the musculoskeletal system.