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Name | Speciality | Recommended By | Review Count | Years of Experience |
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Dr. Mir Jawad Zar Khan | Orthopedist | 97% | 283 | 23 |
Dr. Naveen Reddy P | Orthopedist | 75% | 4 | 29 |
Dr. Arun Kumar Nadimpalli | Orthopedist | 93% | 29 | 25 |
Dr. Shyam Sunder Rendedla | Orthopedist | 97% | 26 | 17 |
Dr. M Ashwin Kumar | Orthopedist | 90% | 5 | 25 |
Dr. Mallikarjun Rao | Orthopedist | 86% | 3 | 30 |
Dr. Mirza Atif Baig | Orthopedist | 100% | 3 | 22 |
Dr. Suman Kumar Banik | Orthopedist | 100% | 0 | 17 |
Dr. Sandeep Manthena | Orthopedist | 100% | 1 | 20 |
Dr. V V Satyanarayana | Orthopedist | 100% | 1 | 16 |
Orthopedists or Orthopedic doctors are the ones who are specialized in preventing, diagnosing, and treating the medical conditions related to joints, bone, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
A 5-year medical degree [MBBS] that is recognized by the General Medical Council and a 2-year foundation course of general training are the basic requirements for an individual to be a doctor. However, the following are the specialties or extra qualifications required to be an Orthopedist:
Following are few of the conditions treated by an Orthopedist:
Orthopedist itself is a specialty of the medical field and there are many subspecialties that include:
Depending on the age and health condition of the individual’s joints, one must visit or consult an Orthopedist once in six months. However, if the individual is healthy, then he/she should visit an Orthopedist once in a year to check the status of the health condition of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Following are a few procedures that can be performed by an Orthopedist:
Yes, the Orthopedist deals with musculoskeletal problems within the body, and the problems related to foot and ankle fall under this category. Common foot problems such as bunions, ankle sprain, arthritis, and sports injury can be treated by an Orthopedist. The diagnosis of these conditions is done through imaging tests and the treatment opted depends on the severity of the condition.
Usually, Orthopedists are mistaken as Orthopedic surgeons. An Orthopedist provides pre-surgical consultations and post-surgical consultations. Whereas, an Orthopedic surgeon provides the same care as an Orthopedist and performs the surgery as well. Surgery is done to cure back pain, ruptured discs, bone tumors, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, and other injuries.