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What is Orthopaedics?
Orthopaedics is a medical specialty focusing on the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin. These elements make up the musculoskeletal system. The physicians who specialize in this area are called orthopaedic surgeons or orthopaedists.
The orthopaedist also works closely with other health care professionals and often serves as a consultant to other physicians. Orthopaedists play an important role in the organization and delivery of emergency care. They are members of the teams which manage complex, multi-system trauma.
Learn more about orthopaedic medicine and orthopaedic surgery.
Learn more about the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade.
POS Named Society of the Year
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons named the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society its 2007 Society of the Year.
Watch our 50th Anniversary Video to see why!
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Mcare 500/500 Legislation Awaiting Action
POS’s Mcare 500/500 legislation has been introduced by Senator John Rafferty (R. Montgomery) and Representative P. Michael Sturla (D. Lancaster). Both SB 1280 and HB 2544 will statutorily set the basic medical liability coverage level at $500,000 and will eliminate the state Insurance Commissioner’s authority to increase the basic coverage level to $750,000 and $1 million by 2013.
Ban on Orthopaedic Imaging Considered
On June 8, 2010, The House Insurance Committee received testimony from the Pennsylvania Radiological Society (PRS) that orthopaedic surgeons and other non-radiologists should be banned from referring patients to imaging facilities owned by those physicians. Radiologists are also seeking a ban on in-office advanced imaging at both the state and federal levels. POS and AAOS are vigorously opposing these efforts in Harrisburg and in Washington D.C. Read POS testimony
