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| | Orthopaedics Information Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Orthopaedic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with diagnosis, care, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries and diseases of the body's musculoskeletal system, the complex system that includes: bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves2. |
| | Orthopaedists are educated in the workings of the musculoskeletal system, which includes (but is not limited to) diagnosing a condition or disorder, identifying and treating an injury, providing rehabilitation to an affected area or function, or establishing prevention protocol to inhibit further damage to a diseased area or component of the musculoskeletal system. |
| | Many orthopaedic surgeons choose to practice general orthopaedics, while others specialize in certain areas of the body (i.e., the foot, hand, shoulder, spine, hip, or knee), or in a specialized area of orthopaedic care (i.e., sports medicine, trauma medicine). |
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