Definition of American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: The professional organization of American orthopaedists. Literally, the practice of bone straightening of children, orthopaedics is the branch of surgery that is broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). Last Editorial Review: 9/20/2012
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