Examples include:
1. Hand surgery
2. Shoulder and elbow surgery
3. Foot and ankle surgery (Not to be confused with podiatry)
4. Spine surgery (Also performed by neurosurgeons)
5. Musculoskeletal oncology
6. Surgical sports medicine
7. Orthopedic trauma
ORTHOPEDIC SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE:
Incision and drainage of abscess
Removal of foreign body
Removal of hardware
Biopsy of skin lesion or lymph nodes
Excision and debridement of skin lesion, w/wo skin graft/muscle graft
Irrigation and debridement of wound
SHOULDER:
Arthroscopy of shoulder
Closed manipulation or reduction of dislocation
Repair of acromioclavicular separation
Rotator cuff repair
Arthrotomy
Distal Clavicle Resection
SubAcromial Decompression
Acromioplasty
Repair of Labral Tears
Tendon Repair/Transfer
UPPER ARM, ELBOW AND FOREARM:
Closed reduction of fracture or dislocation
Open reduction of fracture or dislocation, w/wo fixation
Bone or muscle biopsy
Tendon repair/Transfer
Nerve repair
Arthroscopy of elbow
Arthrotomy of elbow
Ligament repair/reconstruction
Tendon lengthening/shortening
Tenolysis
WRIST AND HAND:
Arthroscopy of wrist
Arthroplasty, arthrodesis
Closed or open reduction of fracture, dislocation w/wo fixation
E xcisoinal biopsy, bone
Excision of ganglion or neuroma Neurolysis of nerve (Carpal tunnel release) Tendon repair or transplant/grafting Nerve repair
PROCEDURES – ORTHOPEDICS:
Ligament repair
Palmar fasciotomy
Repair of Dupuytrens contracture, syndactyly
Amputation of digit
Trigger finger release
Tenolysis/tenodesis
Microvascular repair
Transfer, lengthening, shortening tendons
UPPER LEG, KNEE AND LOWER LEG:
Arthroscopy of knee
With patellar shaving
With menisectoniy
With Chondroplasty
With Synovectomy Arthrotomy of knee Bone or muscle biopsy Ligament repair
Tendon repair or transplant/reconstruction Fasciotomy
ACL repair (Anterior cruciate ligament repair) Repair/reconstruction of dislocation
ANKLE AND FOOT:
Arthroscopy of ankle/foot
Arthrotomy of ankle
Closed or open reduction of fractures
Tendon repair or transplant
Ligament repair
Bunionectomy
Hammertoe correction
Excision of ganglion or neuroma
Excision of bone spur
Arthroplasty, arthrodesis
Fasciotomy
Bone excision or biopsy