The recent definition of Orthopaedic taken from several source

1. Definition of Orthopaedics by AAOS (American Association of Orthopaedics

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Orthopaedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body's
musculoskeletal system. This complex system includes your bones, joints, ligaments,
tendons, muscles, and nerves and allows you to move, work, and be active.

2. Definition of Orthopaedics by wikipedia:

Orthopaedic is branch of medical science concerned with disease, injury and condition of
the musculoskeletal system – related to the body`s muscle, skeleton, joint, tendon,,
ligament and nerves.

3. Definition of Orthopaedics by salter

Orthopaedics include all ages and consider to consist of art and science of prevention,
investigation, diagnosis, treatment of disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system
by medical, surgical and physical means – including physiotherapy – as well as study of
musculoskeletal physiology, pathology, and others related basic science.

4. Definition of orthopaedics by asking to the worldortho@yahoo.com

Orthoapedics is the study and treatment of the mechanical failure of the musculoskeletal
system.
Answered by Eugene Sherry MD FRACS April 13, 2008