Hands and Hips (Subspecialties)
3 different orthopedic subspecialties
What are (choose 3)
Trauma, Sports, Hand and Upper Extremity, Adult Reconstruction, Spine, Pediatrics, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Shoulder and Elbow, Foot and Ankle
What is a cast?
A common surgery on older adults who have deteriorated their knee joint to the point of constant pain or disability.
What is a total knee replacement? (total knee arthroplasty)
This is the main organ system that orthopedic surgeons deal with.
What is the musculoskeletal system?
What is $590,000 - $690,000?
This subspecialty deals with cancer of the musculoskeletal system.
What is orthopedic oncology?
This imaging tool utilizes relatively high energy electromagnetic waves and is primarily used for imaging of bone breaks.
What is an X-Ray?
This minimally invasive surgical technique allows surgeons to operate through small holes in the skin and view the joint with a camera.
What is arthroscopy?
The length of time of a typical orthopedic surgical residency.
What is 5 years?
What are the MCL, LCL, ACL, and PCL?
Bonus: Which ones are "collateral" and "cruciate"
This subspecialty deals with scoliosis, congenital malformation of the musculoskeletal system and injuries in kids.
What is pediatric orthopedics?
This imaging tool uses magnetic fields to and is used primarily for soft tissue injuries.
What is an MRI?
This might occur when the vertebrate are unstable and causing pain for a patient.
What is spinal fusion?
The four main tissue types that orthopedics treat.
What are bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles?
(Cartilage, tendons, fascia and even sometimes nerves and vessels are relevant too)
The most commonly broken bone in the human body.
What is the clavicle (collarbone)?
Hip, distal radius, and ankle fractures are also very common.
This subspecialty deals with arthritis and replacement of joints that have been worn away beyond repair.
What is adult reconstruction (Joint replacement)?
This hand tool has sharp jaws used to create holes in or trim the bone.
What is a rongeur?
This was performed on Lindsay Vonn to relieve pressure and prevent compartment syndrome.
What is a fasciotomy?
This loss of bone density increases fracture risk and is a major reason hip fractures are so dangerous in the elderly.
What is osteoporosis?
The definition of "Ortho" in Greek.
What is straight or upright?
This subspecialty primarily deals with injuries with the collateral ligaments, labrum and rotator cuff.
What is sports medicine?
This is the most popular surgical robot used in orthopedic cases. (Made by Stryker)
What is a Mako robotic-arm assisted orthopedic surgery?
This procedure involves cutting and repositioning parts of a bone.
A non-surgical specialty that often works very close to orthopedics to enhance rehabilitation.
What is physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R)?
The spine normally has this number of vertebrae.
What is 33?