Orthopaedics: Your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles make up your musculoskeletal system. It is common to have pain in these parts of your body because they play such an important part in everyday movement. Orthopaedics is the medical field devoted to treating these areas.

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The Orthopaedic Surgeon: An orthopaedic surgeon or orthopaedic doctor (also called an orthopaedist) is a doctor who specialises in this field. They can perform surgery, but they're also qualified to diagnose and treat issues using other techniques.

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Diseases treated by the Orthopaedic Surgeon:

• Arthritis (Replacement Surgeries)

• Sport's Trauma (Ligament Reconstruction Surgeries)

• Osteoporosis

• Joint pain, usually in knee, hip, shoulder

• Dislocations and fractures

• Back or neck pain

• Tennis elbow

• Carpal tunnel syndrome