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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.
Orthopaedists are involved in all aspects of health care pertaining to the musuloskeletal system. They use medical, physical and rehabilitative methods as well as surgery. Typically, as much as 50 percent of the orthopaedist's practice is devoted to non-surgical or medical management of injuries or disease and 50 percent to surgical management. Surgery may be needed to restore function lost as a result of injury or disease of bones, joint, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves or skin.
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 2007
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons named the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society its Society of the Year.
Watch our 50th Anniversary Video to see why!
Capitol Clips
February 5, 2010
Mcare 500/500 Legislation Introduced
POS President Wayne Sebastainelli, MD and POS 1st Vice President Harry Schmaltz, MD this week participated in a press conference in the State Capitol during which Senator Rafferty announced POS’s Mcare 500/500 legislation. This draft legislation would maintain the basic coverage level at $500,000 and would eliminate the Insurance Commissioner’s authority to conduct market studies and increase the basic coverage level. read the press release
Bills to Expand Tort Rights to be Considered
In late January, the House Judiciary Committee considered four bills that will have a devastating impact on Pennsylvania’s orthopaedic community. POS opposes HB 1095, HB 1444, HB 2202 and HB 2123. These bills would increase medical liability recovery criteria and limit arbitration agreements. Collectively, they are an unnecessary expansion of tort rights in Pennsylvania.
POS has been vigorously opposing the committee’s action. To date, POS President Wayne Sebastianelli has penned letters to the committee chairs and members. In addition, POS has activated our grassroots network targeting Judiciary Committee members.
