Orthopedics is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries and diseases of your body's musculoskeletal system. This includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves that allow you to move, work and be active.

Orthopedics cares for patients of all ages, from newborns with clubfeet to young athletes requiring arthroscopic surgery, to older people with arthritis. And anybody can break a bone.

While most orthopedists practice general orthopedics, some may specialize in treating the foot, hand, shoulder, spine, hip, knee, and others in pediatrics or trauma.