{"id":110823,"date":"2021-06-08T05:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T05:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=110823"},"modified":"2023-06-19T05:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T05:44:21","slug":"orthopedist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/orthopedist\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthopedist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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