Do i need to perform surgery to be an pediatric orthopedist because I dont know if could become an orthopedist if all of the branches involve surgery. Could you help me find info about a career in this field that doesn't involve surgery?
2006-10-21 16:20:16 · 5 answers · asked by Juan C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Orthopaedics is a branch of surgery n one has to do surgery if he/she want to be orthopaedic surgon.
i dont think if such career exist but i ,ll counter check n will try get some info...but never heard f such.
EDIT: there is only possibility that u work at polyclinics, where u treated cases r refered but there too u need to takeout wire, bandange n everything.......soo one thing is certain that u hvae to touch the wound atleast in orthopaedics.
2006-10-21 23:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthopedics is surgery. It's a surgical subspeciality. There is no orthopedist who doesn't do surgery.
If youre interested in working with kids without doing surgery, consider pediatrics.
2006-10-21 16:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by animal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthopedists deal with bones. Not sure how to get at bones without some surgery involved..... Well, on second thought, when a broken bone is set, it's done without surgery mostly......
2006-10-21 16:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by bibliophile31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthopedics IS surgery. If you don't LOVE surgery, then you shouldn't even remotely consider orthopedics. Try pediatrics. Or go be a chiropractor (which isn't a doctor at all, despite what they call themselves)
2006-10-22 08:55:35 · answer #4 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't earn near as much but orthopedic techs do a lot of the castings, measurings, etc.
2006-10-21 17:13:51 · answer #5 · answered by nursechic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋