Orthopedic conditions are diseases and injuries that affect your musculoskeletal system. Your body’s system is made up of bones, muscles, nerves, joints, ligaments, tendons, and other connective tissues. If any damage were to be done to any of these structures or tissues, it would be due to chronic orthopedic disease or injuries. Common orthopedic conditions include: - Acute injuries Acute injuries include traumatic injuries like dislocated joints or bone fractures. - Arthritis Arthritis is when joint inflammation begins to cause pain, loss of joint function, and joint damage. There are over 100 different types of arthritis. - Bursitis Bursitis is irritation and inflammation of the bursa. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that is located inside the joints and cushions ligaments, muscles, and tendons as they move over the bones. - Muscle atrophy Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle tissue that will cause issues with movement and weakness. This can occur due to lack of use, damage to the nerves that control the muscles' movement, or due to being bedridden. - Musculoskeletal cancer Musculoskeletal cancer is a malignancy of the structures or tissues of the musculoskeletal system. - Orthopedic autoimmune diseases Orthopedic autoimmune diseases are when the body’s immune system accidentally mistakes healthy cells and tissues for bad ones and begins to attack them. - Osteomalacia Osteomalacia is when an adult’s bones begin to soften. This leads to muscle weakness, bone pain, bowed legs, and fractures. - Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis is known as an infection of the bone(s). - Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a loss of bone density that makes the bones brittle and weak. This leads to an increased risk of bone fractures. - Pinched nerves Pinched nerves occur when the spinal nerve root becomes irritated or compressed. - Tendinitis Tendinitis is the inflammation and irritation of your tendons. - Tenosynovitis Tenosynovitis is inflammation of your tendon sheath.