Orthopedic Surgery

Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is a nonprofit corporation founded in Chicago in 1933.

The term orthopedics was coined by French physician Nicholas Andre who published a book in 1741

was a Spanish-American physician, specializing in orthopedics.

is a German orthopedist and sports physician

went on to specialize in orthopaedics

deutscher Arzt und Orthopäde

specialising in orthopaedic medicine, he eventually became a consultant

He first invented endoprostheses from ivory in 1890 at Berlin, when he performed the first documented total wrist Arthroplasty.

was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon

i 1918 speciallæge i ortopædkirurgi og radiologi

After a number of journeys he took over his own department in his uncle's orthopaedic institute.

entered a career in orthopaedic surgery

Albert is remembered for pioneer research in the field of orthopedic surgery

Stromeyer was a pioneer in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery.

first used plaster of Paris to fixate broken bones in a plaster cast

November 12, 1879, Cannstatt, Germany) was a German orthopaedist.

Hoffa is remembered for introducing an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890)

largely remembered for his work in bone and joint surgery