Osteology is also called orthopedic surgery. It is a major or discipline of medicine, which specializes in the anatomy, physiology and pathology of skeletal muscle system, and uses drugs, surgery and physical methods to maintain and develop the normal shape and function of the system and treat the injury of the system. Osteology is also called orthopedic surgery.

With the changes of the times and society, the spectrum of orthopedic injuries has changed obviously, such as tuberculosis of bones and joints, osteomyelitis, polio and other diseases, trauma caused by traffic accidents has increased obviously, fractures caused by aging population and senile osteoporosis have increased, orthopedic joint diseases have increased, environmental factors have affected, and bone tumors and rheumatoid arthritis have increased accordingly. The change of orthopedic injury spectrum requires that the focus of orthopedic research and prevention must adapt to this change, which also determines the future development direction of orthopedics. ?

The development of modern science needs not only the fine division of disciplines, but also the cooperation of multiple disciplines, so does the development of orthopedics. The future development of orthopedics not only needs to pay more attention to the combination with basic medicine, but also needs to make full use of advanced scientific and technological achievements. For example, to further improve the function of artificial joint, we must rely on the development of materials science and apply the new achievements of materials science to orthopedic clinic in time, which will raise the level of orthopedic diagnosis and treatment to a new height.

It is a major or discipline of medicine, which specializes in the anatomy, physiology and pathology of skeletal muscle system, and uses drugs, surgery and physical methods to maintain and develop the normal shape and function of the system and treat the injury of the system.