Orthopedic Surgery

• Bone and Joint Surgery
• Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
• Knee Replacement
• Hip Replacement

Session Chair: Ricky Rasschaert, ZNA Middelheim, Belgium

Orthopedic surgery, often known as orthopedics or orthopaedics, is a discipline of surgery that deals with musculoskeletal problems. Orthopedic surgeons treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine problems, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, cancers, and congenital disorders with both surgical and nonsurgical methods. Everyone knows someone who has been slowed down by bone, muscle, or joint pain. People of all ages are affected by musculoskeletal disorders and pain, which prevent them from working or enjoying life. The good news is that anybody can benefit from an orthopaedic surgeon's skill, from a toddler with scoliosis to someone who has suffered a catastrophic injury that necessitates limb-saving surgery. There are therapy options available that can assist people in living happier and more productive lives. The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of problems of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles is the focus of orthopaedic surgeons. Modern surgery has progressed to the point where the body of information and technical skills required have led to surgeons specializing in specific areas, most commonly an anatomical section of the body or, on rare occasions, a specific technique or kind of patient.