What is orthopedics?

Answer 1

Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that focuses on the care of the skeletal system and its interconnecting parts. These parts include the:

bones

muscles

joints

tendons

ligaments

An orthopedist often works as part of a larger orthopedic treatment team. This team may include:

physician assistants

nurse practitioners

occupational and physical therapists

athletic trainers

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Answer 2

Ortho means "straight" and pedics means "related to children". In the old days when rickets was rampant the crooked and bent children used to be straightened by traction and the branch of medicine was called orthopedics. Now it has evolved into a more specialised branch but orthopedist are still doing pretty much the same thing ie straightening bones

Answer 3

orthopedics is the study of bones and muscles