Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgeon

Your bones, muscles, and joints form the framework of your body. An orthopedic surgeon is a doctor who uses medical, surgical and physical treatments to preserve and restore this framework. Orthopedic surgeons often specialize in certain parts of the body, including the hand, knee, hip, spine, foot, or shoulder. But when you receive orthopedic surgery at Allina Health, your surgeon is also focused on your overall wellness, often collaborating with other caregivers across our system.

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Orthopedic surgeons treat problems in the arms, feet, hands, legs, joints or the spine:

deformities
diseases
metabolic disturbances
infections
trauma (broken bones)
tumors

They care for children and adults whose musculoskeletal problems began at birth or developed later in life.

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Source: American Board of Medical Specialties; American Medical Association; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Lexicon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994
Reviewed by: Steven Bergeson, MD, medical director of quality, Allina Health clinics; J Richard Sheely, MD, medical director, Allina Health clinics

First published: 8/1/2004
Last reviewed: 11/6/2012

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