General Orthopedic Surgery: Trends and Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

The field of orthopedic surgery is ever-evolving and makes up a diverse clinical specialty dealing with diseases of the bones, muscles, and joints, such as arthritis, trauma, soft tissue disorders, tumors, and much more. Because of the rapid progress in the understanding of diseases and the precipitous expansion of treatments in orthopedic surgery, there has been a trend toward subspecialization, and the “general orthopedic surgeon” is becoming more of a rarity every day. There are many regions of the United States (and indeed the world) where a significant need for the general orthopedic surgeon is still prevalent but goes unfilled. This Special Issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine will be aimed at new trends and treatments for common orthopedic conditions felt to be in the purview of the general orthopedic surgeon.

Dr. John T. Riehl
Guest Editor

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