How to Use orthopedic in a Sentence

orthopedic

adjective
Definition of orthopedicnext
  • She was wearing orthopedic shoes.
  • Hobbling in a black orthopedic boot, Hawkins marched the whole way with the help of a four-pronged cane.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Ben is a lieutenant colonel and an orthopedic surgeon for the British Army.
    — Regina Tingle, Good Housekeeping, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Meister is the head team physician for the Texas Rangers and an orthopedic surgeon.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Gross, an orthopedic surgeon, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2020 with the endorsement of state Democrats.
    — Becky Bohrer, ajc, 18 June 2022
  • If packing out hundreds of pounds of meat, hide, and horns will send you to the orthopedic surgeon, a horse can do it and scarcely pull a deep breath.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • To date, about 150 patients have made their way to the hospital’s orthopedic unit.
    — David Guttenfelder Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Levy is one of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country, working at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for the past 14 years.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The issue is that no one can yet say what improved foot strength means for future orthopedic health.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The Martha Stewart Living founder went through three hours of orthopedic surgery on Tuesday and was ordered to stay home for two weeks.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2021
  • This type of orthopedic surgery can cost thousands per bird, the center said, and the group is now taking donations to help cover the costs.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 17 June 2021
  • Frank Jobe, the Dodgers orthopedic surgeon, was already en route.
    — Lee Igel, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • An orthopedic surgeon should be able to, ahem, straighten you out.
    — Allie Conti, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Those green things are bungees used for Bungee Fit, and those strange boots were created by an orthopedic surgeon.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
  • This slab-foam and memory-foam orthopedic bed will take the pressure off joints, while the wraparound bolster serves as a head- and backrest.
    — Hannah Harper, Health.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Renner broke more than 30 bones and suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries when he was run over by the 7-ton snowcat.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 May 2023
  • The Achilles' tendon connects calf muscles to the heel, and orthopedic doctors say a tear is one of the most challenging injuries athletes can face.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The entire space comprised a small kitchen, a bathroom, and a room crammed with a television, a bed, and an orthopedic recliner.
    — James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Roberts herself was shot in two parts of her leg and needs ongoing orthopedic treatment.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 28 July 2022
  • But an orthopedic surgeon saw something troubling on an X-ray and did a bone biopsy.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Her father was the chair of orthopedic surgery there, and her son is currently a thoracic surgeon at the hospital.
    — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 18 Oct. 2023
  • They were designed by an orthopedic hand surgeon to help prevent hand fatigue and joint pain.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The next day, Doug Skura, a respected 61-year-old orthopedic surgeon, took his life.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • And Owen's insistence that Link is the best orthopedic surgeon in Seattle equally shakes him.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 5 May 2023
  • Monogram Orthopaedics is working to advance the way orthopedic surgery is done.
    — Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And don’t forget the orthopedic diary your body is keeping.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Stone gave a pair of orthopedic sneakers a skeptical look.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Hobbs arrived at the briefing sporting an orthopedic walking boot on her left foot.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Huffman, 44, founder and chief executive of a spine and orthopedic implant company in Springfield, Missouri, grew up vacationing on the same stretch of coast and had trained as a lifeguard.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • According to an obituary published in the Ann Arbor News, Stubbs attended the university’s medical school and trained as an orthopedic surgeon.
    — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024

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