| orthopedic equipment | Nonexpendable items used in the performance of orthopedic surgery and related therapy. They are differentiated from orthotic devices, apparatus used to prevent or correct deformities in patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| orthopedic fixation devices | Devices which are used in the treatment of orthopedic injuries and diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthopedic nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of the orthopedic patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthopedic procedures | Procedures used to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthopedical | <medicine> Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orthopedics | Literally, the practice of child straightening, orthopedics is the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). (12 Dec 1998) |
| manipulation, orthopedic | The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is sometimes used to denote a precise sequence of movements of a joint to determine the presence of disease or to reduce a dislocation. In the case of fractures, orthopedic manipulation can produce better position and alignment of the fracture. (12 Dec 1998) |
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