Orthopedic injuries are any injuries that affect your muscles, joints, and nerves. These injuries often include injuries to your tendons, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, or bone fractures. In serious orthopedic injuries, the bone can become displaced and cause painful damage to your surrounding tissue or nerves.
Many orthopedic injuries can result from fractures, sprains, muscle strains, spinal damage, and even nerve damage. While many broken bones will heal quickly without much issue, some can lead to permanent damage or pain, such as chronic pain or issues with your mobility.
Common causes of orthopedic injuries are car accidents, slip and falls, physical assaults and fights, or sports injuries.