What do doctors in an orthopedic trauma practice do?

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Doctors in an orthopedic trauma practice treat people with broken bones and other musculoskeletal injuries, not just at the time of the injury but also later in life when problems may develop that are associated with those injuries. They also treat the complications associated with the injury.

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