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The origins of the word orthopaedics


Ortho - from Greek, means straight, upright, aligned, correct, designed to correct
Paed - in Greek means child

The symbol of orthopaedics is a tree, being straightened with a support and a rope. (Nicolas Andry, 1741)


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