orthopaedics

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪks /

noun

1. the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
2. dental orthopaedics
   another name for orthodontics

Derived Forms

• ˌorthoˈpaedist, noun

Example Sentences

Along with orthopaedics, ophthalmology now makes up the biggest proportion of the two-year hospital waiting list in Wales.

From BBC

People wait 22 weeks for treatment in Wales on average - and it rises to 32 weeks for orthopaedics.

From BBC

The training fellow in orthopaedics, who qualified from the University of Baroda in India, was found and arrested in Bournemouth last September, charged and remanded, South Yorkshire Police said.

From BBC

In May, the average waiting time was just over 19 weeks for an operation, a week less than the previous month, with about a third of those in trauma and orthopaedics.

From BBC

Svetlana Chuhil sought a conditional licence to work in Poland as an orthopaedics doctor and physiotherapist shortly after fleeing with her two children.

From Reuters