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Orthopedics vs Orthopaedics - What's the difference?

orthopedics | orthopaedics |

As nouns the difference between orthopedics and orthopaedics

is that orthopedics is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints while orthopaedics is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

orthopedics

English

Noun

(orthopedic surgery) (-)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints

    • Derived terms

    * orthopedic bed * orthopedic shoe

    See also

    * osteology

    orthopaedics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (British)