This medical specialty is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and trauma.
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics is a specific area of medicine dedicated to the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. There are several types of specialties within orthopaedics, with physicians specialising in a particular part of the body, e.g. foot, knee, hip, spine, shoulder and hand specialists.
Traumatology
Traumatology is the orthopaedics branch that treats cases involving some type of trauma. Usually, these injuries are related to arm and leg fractures, sprains and torn ligaments. As they are very specific and serious injuries, they require the assessment of a doctor with a great deal of experience in these injuries.
Often the orthopaedic surgeon works together with physical and rehabilitation medicine and sports medicine specialists so that recovery is structured, thus mitigating the risk of new injuries.
