| Orthopedic surgery refers to the branch of surgery | | | | still used today. |
| dealing with injuries or condition involving the | | | | Another breakthrough that occurred during the 1950s |
| musculoskeletal system. Muscle injuries and congenital | | | | was the development of arthroscopy by Dr. Masaki |
| conditions resulting in orthopedic deformities are | | | | Watanabe of Japan. He pioneered surgery to |
| addressed by orthopedic surgeons at a Dwight | | | | perform minimally invasive surgery on cartilage and to |
| hospital by using both surgical and non-surgical | | | | reconstruct torn ligaments. Unlike open surgery, |
| treatments. The word orthopedic may also be spelled | | | | patients recover within days after arthroscopic |
| "orthopaedic". | | | | surgery. |
| In 1780, the first orthopedic institute was opened by | | | | During the 1960's, Sir John Charnley pioneered hip |
| Jean-Andre Venel, often referred to as the father of | | | | replacement surgery. Over the years, the design and |
| orthopedics. In 1851, Dutch military surgeon Antonius | | | | technique of joint replacement implants has been |
| Mathysen invented the plaster of Paris cast. | | | | continually improved. Since the 1970s, many strides |
| Throughout the centuries, often orthopedic advances | | | | have been in orthopedic treatment including knee |
| were made as a result of wartime experiences. | | | | replacements and joint replacement. Modern research |
| Splints made from bandages and horse blood was | | | | makes surgery at a Dwight Illinois hospital less |
| used on battlefields during the Middle Ages. During | | | | invasive. The implanted components are greatly |
| World War I, splinting and traction were developed. | | | | improved. Improving treatment of children (pediatric |
| A German doctor pioneered the use of intramedullary | | | | orthopedics) continues to be an integral part |
| rods to treat femur and tibia fractures. These | | | | developing modern orthopedic surgery techniques. |
| techniques made a major difference to injured | | | | Orthopedic surgeons have the option to specialize in |
| German soldiers during World War II and the | | | | certain areas to learn how to render the most |
| techniques spread worldwide. Despite that fact, | | | | progressive treatments. Specialties include hand |
| traction was used through the 1970s to treat | | | | surgery, total joint reconstruction, spine surgery, |
| fractured thigh bones. In the late 1970s, the | | | | pediatric orthopedics, surgical sports medicine and |
| Harborview Medical Center in Seattle made | | | | many others. When you choose a Chicago south |
| intramedullary fixation without opening the fracture a | | | | suburbs hospital, you can inquire about specialized |
| popular procedure. | | | | orthopedic surgeons. |
| During the Vietnam War, external fixation of | | | | Orthopedic surgery makes it possible for people to |
| fractures was refined by the American surgeons. In | | | | lead fuller, more active lives. A person who works |
| the 1950s, Gavril Abramovich Ilizarov was called upon | | | | with their hands may require carpal tunnel surgery. |
| to care for injured Russian soldier in Siberia. With | | | | Orthopedic treatment is invaluable for a child born |
| minimal orthopedic training and no equipment, Ilizarov | | | | with a club foot. Joint replacement can mean the |
| created ring external fixators with the help of a local | | | | difference between being immobile and getting |
| bicycle shop. He used these fixators to heal, realign | | | | around. Modern orthopedic surgery techniques |
| and lengthen malaligned fractures. Ilizarov apparatus is | | | | increase mobility for a more fulfilling lifestyle. |