orthopaedic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to orthopaedics
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designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
orthopaedic mattresses
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Cardiologists use them to help patients shed weight before procedures such as angioplasty, orthopaedic surgeons to ease stress on joints before knee surgery, and chest physicians to treat conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“That may make a noticeable difference in a professional athlete,” said Dr. Tom DiLiberti, an orthopaedic surgeon in Dallas who performs hamate procedures on major leaguers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
She was taken to Treviso's Ca' Foncello hospital which later revealed that Vonn "underwent orthopaedic surgery to stabilise a fracture of the left leg".
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
Blau, who leads the Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology and holds the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Professorship, and Nidhi Bhutani, PhD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, are the study's senior authors.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
This was in 1877 and orthopaedic surgery was not what it is today.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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