<ul><li>Consulting with patients and analyzing patient data to determine patient needs and treatment goals.</li><li>Examining patients to diagnose bone, joint, ligament, or other musculoskeletal problems, including diseases, or injuries.</li><li>Collaborating with other specialists, when necessary, to determine a course of treatment.</li><li>Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.</li><li>Performing surgical procedures on various parts of the musculoskeletal system, including plating broken bones, reattaching tendons and ligaments, or performing joint or hip replacements, among other procedures.</li></ul>

Orthopedic Surgeon