Commonwealth Orthopaedic Surgeons, PSC


Orthopaedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries of your body's musculoskeletal system, which includes your bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves and allows you to move, work, and be active. Orthopaedists care for patients of all ages, from newborns with extra fingers to young athletes requiring arthroscopic surgery to older people with arthritis. Orthopaedic surgeons treat many musculoskeletal conditions without surgery, by using medication, exercise, and other rehabilitation or alternative therapies. For most orthopaedic diseases and injuries there is more than one form of treatment. If necessary, he may also recommend surgery if you do not respond to other treatments. Your orthopaedic surgeon is a medical doctor with extensive training in the proper diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Your orthopaedic surgeon has completed up to 14 years of formal education. Four years of study in a college or university Four years of study in medical school Five years of study in orthopaedic residency at a major medical center One optional year of specialized education Your orthopaedic surgeon has demonstrated mastery of orthopaedic knowledge by passing both oral and written examinations given by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.