Orthopedics, or orthopedic services, aim at the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. This includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
There can be many medical problems that can affect the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
Bone problems may include:
1. Bone deformities
2. Bone infections
3. Bone tumors
4. Fractures
5. Need for amputation
6. Nonunions: failure of fractures to heal
7. Malunions: fractures healing in a wrong position
8. Spinal deformities
Joint Problems May Include:
1. Arthritis
2. Bursitis
3. Dislocation
4. Joint pain
5. Joint swelling or inflammation
6. Ligament tears
SERVICES AND TREATMENTS
Imaging procedures can help diagnose or even treat many orthopedic conditions. Your health care provider may order:
1. X-rays
2. Bone scans
3. Computed tomography (CT) scan
4. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
5. Arthrogram (joint x-ray)
6. Discography
Sometimes, treatment involves injections of medicine into the painful area. This may involve corticosteroid or other types of injections into joints, tendons, and ligaments, and around the spine.
Surgical procedures used in the treatment of orthopedics include:
1. Amputation
2. Arthroscopic surgeries
3. Bunionectomy and hammer toe repair
4. Cartilage repair or resurfacing procedures
5. Cartilage surgery to knee
6. Fracture care
7. Joint fusion
8. Arthroplasty or joint replacements
9. Ligament reconstructions
10. Repair of torn ligaments and tendons
11. Spine surgery, including diskectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy, and spinal fusion
Newer orthopedic services procedures include:
1. Minimally invasive surgery
2. Advanced external fixation
3. Use of bone graft substitutes and bone-fusing protein
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