Origin Nicolas Andry coined the term orthopaedics in 1741; the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was founded in Chicago in 1933, growing out of the more restricted American Orthopaedic Association of 1887.
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system: bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. The term was coined in 1741 by French physician Nicolas Andry, originally naming a discipline focused on correcting skeletal deformities in children, well before orthopedics became a surgical specialty treating adults and trauma. The field organized professionally in the United States starting with the American Orthopaedic Association in 1887 and expanded into a broader national academy in 1933.
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Origin PeriodNicolas Andry coined the term orthopaedics in 1741; the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was founded in Chicago in 1933, growing out of the more restricted American Orthopaedic Association of 1887. 2 Classification
Type/Classification FAQs
Where does the word orthopedics come from?
Nicolas Andry coined it in 1741 for correcting deformities in children.
The term was coined in 1741 by the French physician Nicolas Andry. It originally named a discipline focused on correcting skeletal deformities in children, well before orthopedics became a surgical specialty treating adults and trauma.
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X-rays, Discoveries Rontgen's 1895 discovery of X-rays rapidly became indispensable to orthopedic diagnosis of fractures and skeletal deformities.
Source German scientist discovers X-rays
Notable Specialists
Source Louis Stromeyer (Wikipedia)
Source Maurice Edmond Müller (Wikipedia)
Source Melvin Starkey Henderson (Wikipedia)
Source Michael Hoke (Wikipedia)
Source Michael J. Bronson (source article)
Source Niall Hogan (Wikipedia)
Source Peter Essex-Lopresti (Wikipedia)
Source Robert McMurtry (physician) (Wikipedia)
Source Robert William Smith (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Source Ruth Jackson (Wikipedia)
Source S. V. Adinarayana Rao (Wikipedia)
Source Sakari Orava (Wikipedia)
Source Sean E. McCance (source article)
Source Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet (source article)
Source Themistocles Gluck (Wikipedia)
Source Thomas Porter McMurray (source article)
Source Wikipedia (Norwegian): Torunn Janbu
Source Wiktor Dega (Wikipedia)
Source William Ludwig Detmold (source article)
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Treats
Orthopedic surgeons manage fractures
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
View the Source 2. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (NCBI Bookshelf)
National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of MedicineNCBI Bookshelf NBK218316, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons section, opening paragraphQuote, NCBI Bookshelf NBK218316, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons section, opening paragraph
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is a nonprofit corporation founded in Chicago in 1933.
View the Source 3. Nicolas Andry de Bois-Regard, the inventor of the word orthopaedics and the father of parasitology (PMC)
His work sectionQuote, His work section
This book was first published in Paris in 1741 in two volumes (in 12).
View the Source Orthopedics (Encyclopedia.com)
Encyclopedia.comencyclopedia.com Orthopedics page, History section, first articleQuote, encyclopedia.com Orthopedics page, History section, first article
The term orthopedics was coined by French physician Nicholas Andre who published a book in 1741
View the Source German scientist discovers X-rays
John Charnley (Wikipedia)
Ignacio Ponseti (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ignacio Ponseti, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Ignacio Ponseti, Lead [specialist-in]
was a Spanish-American physician, specializing in orthopedics.
View the Source Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, Lead
is a German orthopedist and sports physician
View the Source Karin Büttner-Janz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Karin Büttner-Janz, Academic physicianQuote, Notable Specialists: Karin Büttner-Janz, Academic physician
went on to specialize in orthopaedics
View the Source Hermann Krukenberg (source article)
Notable Specialists: Hermann Krukenberg, Article text, specialtyQuote, Notable Specialists: Hermann Krukenberg, Article text, specialty
deutscher Arzt und Orthopäde
View the Source Art Themen (source article)
Notable Specialists: Art Themen, Life and career, medical trainingQuote, Notable Specialists: Art Themen, Life and career, medical training
specialising in orthopaedic medicine, he eventually became a consultant
View the Source Themistocles Gluck (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Themistocles Gluck, BiographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Themistocles Gluck, Biography
He first invented endoprostheses from ivory in 1890 at Berlin, when he performed the first documented total wrist Arthroplasty.
View the Source Maurice Edmond Müller (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Maurice Edmond Müller, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Maurice Edmond Müller, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Holger Scheuermann (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Holger Scheuermann, Leben paragraph oneQuote, Notable Specialists: Holger Scheuermann, Leben paragraph one
i 1918 speciallæge i ortopædkirurgi og radiologi
View the Source Bernhard Heine (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Bernhard Heine, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Bernhard Heine, Lead [specialist-in]
After a number of journeys he took over his own department in his uncle's orthopaedic institute.
View the Source Ann Redgrave (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ann Redgrave, Medical careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Ann Redgrave, Medical career
entered a career in orthopaedic surgery
View the Source Eduard Albert (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Eduard Albert, Life, orthopedic researchQuote, Notable Specialists: Eduard Albert, Life, orthopedic research
Albert is remembered for pioneer research in the field of orthopedic surgery
View the Source Louis Stromeyer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Louis Stromeyer, Biography, second paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Louis Stromeyer, Biography, second paragraph
Stromeyer was a pioneer in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery.
View the Source Antonius Mathijsen (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Antonius Mathijsen, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Antonius Mathijsen, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
first used plaster of Paris to fixate broken bones in a plaster cast
View the Source Jakob Heine (source article)
Notable Specialists: Jakob Heine, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Jakob Heine, Lead paragraph
November 12, 1879, Cannstatt, Germany) was a German orthopaedist.
View the Source Albert Hoffa (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Albert Hoffa, Career sectionQuote, Notable Specialists: Albert Hoffa, Career section
Hoffa is remembered for introducing an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890)
View the Source Franz König (surgeon) (source article)
Notable Specialists: Franz König (surgeon), Third paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Franz König (surgeon), Third paragraph
largely remembered for his work in bone and joint surgery
View the Source Jean-André Venel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jean-André Venel, Lead paragraph [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Jean-André Venel, Lead paragraph [in-group]
was a Swiss surgeon and a pioneer in the field of orthopedics
View the Source Derek McMinn (source article)
Notable Specialists: Derek McMinn, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Derek McMinn, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
is a British orthopaedic surgeon and inventor
View the Source Julius Wolff (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Julius Wolff (surgeon), Lead and biographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Julius Wolff (surgeon), Lead and biography
was the first professor of orthopedics
View the Source Gerhard Küntscher (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Gerhard Küntscher, Lead and biographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Gerhard Küntscher, Lead and biography
who pioneered the intramedullary nailing of long bone fractures
View the Source Johann von Dumreicher (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Johann von Dumreicher, Article body [specialist-in 2]Quote, Notable Specialists: Johann von Dumreicher, Article body [specialist-in 2]
Known for his work in orthopedic medicine
View the Source Ruth Jackson (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ruth Jackson, Lead sentence [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Ruth Jackson, Lead sentence [in-group]
the first female board-certified orthopedic surgeon in the United States
View the Source Jacques Mathieu Delpech (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jacques Mathieu Delpech, Article body [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Jacques Mathieu Delpech, Article body [specialist-in]
Delpech is best known for his work in orthopedics
View the Source James Cyriax (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: James Cyriax, Article body [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: James Cyriax, Article body [specialist-in]
was appointed house surgeon of orthopedic surgery at St. Thomas' Hospital in London
View the Source Frank Jobe (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Frank Jobe, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Frank Jobe, Lead [specialist-in]
was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder
View the Source Frank Hastings Hamilton (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Frank Hastings Hamilton, Buffalo medical schoolQuote, Notable Specialists: Frank Hastings Hamilton, Buffalo medical school
His interest in the musculoskeletal system, along with his interest in trauma and fractures
View the Source Gary K. Michelson (source article)
Notable Specialists: Gary K. Michelson, Lead paragraph, profession [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Gary K. Michelson, Lead paragraph, profession [specialist-in]
American orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet (source article)
Notable Specialists: Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet, Lead paragraph, profession [specialist-in 2]Quote, Notable Specialists: Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet, Lead paragraph, profession [specialist-in 2]
mastered orthopaedic, abdominal, and ear, nose and throat surgery
View the Source Gustav Zander (source article)
Notable Specialists: Gustav Zander, Lead section and biography of the source article [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Gustav Zander, Lead section and biography of the source article [specialist-in]
Swedish physician, orthopedist and one of the originators of mechanotherapy
View the Source Hampar Kelikian (source article)
Notable Specialists: Hampar Kelikian, Lead sentence [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Hampar Kelikian, Lead sentence [in-group]
was an Armenian American orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Joseph-François Malgaigne (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Joseph-François Malgaigne, Third paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Joseph-François Malgaigne, Third paragraph
specializing in orthopedic surgery of the knee, hip and shoulder
View the Source Freddie Fu (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Freddie Fu, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Freddie Fu, Lead [specialist-in]
He was the David Silver Professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
View the Source Sakari Orava (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Sakari Orava, Lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Sakari Orava, Lead [in-group]
is a Finnish sports medicine surgeon, physician, orthopedist, and professor
View the Source Kevin R. Stone (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Kevin R. Stone, Lead paragraph [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Kevin R. Stone, Lead paragraph [in-group]
an American physician, orthopedic surgeon, clinician, researcher
View the Source Anthony F. DePalma (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Anthony F. DePalma, Lead sentence, occupationQuote, Notable Specialists: Anthony F. DePalma, Lead sentence, occupation
American orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Alexander Lipmann-Kessel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Alexander Lipmann-Kessel, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Alexander Lipmann-Kessel, Lead [specialist-in]
was an orthopaedic surgeon and Second World War medical officer
View the Source Hans Kraus (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hans Kraus, CareerQuote, Notable Specialists: Hans Kraus, Career
becoming an orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Evan Flatow (source article)
Notable Specialists: Evan Flatow, Article lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Evan Flatow, Article lead [specialist-in]
is an American orthopaedic surgeon-scientist and academic medical leader whose work in shoulder surgery
View the Source Bill Mallon (source article)
Notable Specialists: Bill Mallon, Article lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Bill Mallon, Article lead [specialist-in]
is an American orthopedic surgeon, former professional golfer
View the Source Harry Fang (source article)
Notable Specialists: Harry Fang, Biography [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Harry Fang, Biography [specialist-in]
He then specialized in orthopedics and quickly became an orthopedic surgeon.
View the Source S. V. Adinarayana Rao (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: S. V. Adinarayana Rao, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: S. V. Adinarayana Rao, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon noted for his work for the poor and needy
View the Source Wikipedia (Norwegian): Torunn Janbu
Wikipedia (Norwegian)Notable Specialists: Torunn Janbu, Norwegian Wikipedia, leadQuote, Notable Specialists: Torunn Janbu, Norwegian Wikipedia, lead
spesialist i generell kirurgi og ortopedisk kirurgi
View the Source Hariharan Srinivasan (source article)
Notable Specialists: Hariharan Srinivasan, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Hariharan Srinivasan, Lead paragraph
Indian orthopedic surgeon who worked primarily with leprosy
View the Source H. Winnett Orr (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: H. Winnett Orr, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: H. Winnett Orr, Lead paragraph
an American orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Gerry Wall (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Gerry Wall, Early life and careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Gerry Wall, Early life and career
specialising in orthopaedic and plastic surgery
View the Source Fred H. Albee (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Fred H. Albee, Lead sentence, orthopedic surgeryQuote, Notable Specialists: Fred H. Albee, Lead sentence, orthopedic surgery
invented bone grafting and other advances in orthopedic surgery
View the Source Enrico Albanese (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Enrico Albanese, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Enrico Albanese, Lead [specialist-in]
distinguished himself in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
View the Source Niall Hogan (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Niall Hogan, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Niall Hogan, Lead [specialist-in]
is an Irish orthopaedic surgeon
View the Source Wiktor Dega (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Wiktor Dega, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Wiktor Dega, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a Polish surgeon and orthopedist who was well known for his work on polio
View the Source Carl Nicoladoni (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Carl Nicoladoni, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Carl Nicoladoni, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Nicoladoni specialized in orthopedic and reconstructive surgery
View the Source Peter Essex-Lopresti (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Peter Essex-Lopresti, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Peter Essex-Lopresti, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a British orthopaedic surgeon
View the Source George Bedbrook (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: George Bedbrook, Career sectionQuote, Notable Specialists: George Bedbrook, Career section
He headed the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal Perth Hospital from 1965 to 1975.
View the Source Larry Lemak (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Larry Lemak, Lead and career text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Larry Lemak, Lead and career text [specialist-in]
is an orthopedic surgeon who practices at the Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics in Birmingham, Alabama
View the Source Leslie Rush (source article)
Notable Specialists: Leslie Rush, Lead and biography [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Leslie Rush, Lead and biography [specialist-in]
helped revolutionize the treatment of bone fractures
View the Source Kenneth McKee (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Kenneth McKee, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Kenneth McKee, Lead sentence
George Kenneth McKee CBE (5 January 1906-18 July 1991) was an English orthopaedist
View the Source Andrew J. Carr (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Andrew J. Carr, Lead paragraph, chairQuote, Notable Specialists: Andrew J. Carr, Lead paragraph, chair
has been the sixth Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedics since 2001
View the Source William Ludwig Detmold (source article)
Notable Specialists: William Ludwig Detmold, Biography, orthopedic clinicQuote, Notable Specialists: William Ludwig Detmold, Biography, orthopedic clinic
as early as 1841 he established an orthopedic clinic in New York
View the Source Thomas Porter McMurray (source article)
Notable Specialists: Thomas Porter McMurray, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Thomas Porter McMurray, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a British orthopaedic surgeon remembered for describing the McMurray test
View the Source Erasmus Darwin Hudson (source article)
Notable Specialists: Erasmus Darwin Hudson, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Erasmus Darwin Hudson, Lead paragraph
he became a general and orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Melvin Starkey Henderson (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Melvin Starkey Henderson, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Melvin Starkey Henderson, Lead
was an American orthopaedic surgeon associated with the Mayo Clinic
View the Source Robert William Smith (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Robert William Smith (surgeon), Lead and body text of the English Wikipedia article [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Robert William Smith (surgeon), Lead and body text of the English Wikipedia article [specialist-in]
A Treatise on Fractures in the Vicinity of Joints and on Certain Forms of Accidental and Congenital Dislocations
View the Source Heinrich Hilgenreiner (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich Hilgenreiner, Lead and body text of the English Wikipedia article [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich Hilgenreiner, Lead and body text of the English Wikipedia article [specialist-in]
German surgeon and orthopedist
View the Source Sean E. McCance (source article)
Notable Specialists: Sean E. McCance, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Sean E. McCance, Lead
Sean E. McCance is an American orthopedic surgeon and Co-Director of Spine Surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
View the Source Michael Hoke (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Michael Hoke, Lead sentence, professionQuote, Notable Specialists: Michael Hoke, Lead sentence, profession
was a leading orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the advance of the science for disabled children throughout the United States
View the Source Henry Gassett Davis (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Henry Gassett Davis, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Henry Gassett Davis, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was an American orthopedic surgeon
View the Source Franklin Adin Simmonds (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Franklin Adin Simmonds, Lead and career sections [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Franklin Adin Simmonds, Lead and career sections [specialist-in]
was a British orthopaedic surgeon
View the Source Michael J. Bronson (source article)
Notable Specialists: Michael J. Bronson, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Michael J. Bronson, Lead
His practice focuses on total hip and total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision of failed total joint replacements.
View the Source Robert McMurtry (physician) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Robert McMurtry (physician), Career, residencyQuote, Notable Specialists: Robert McMurtry (physician), Career, residency
During his residency in orthopedic surgery, he spent 2 years in Africa
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