How to Use orthopedic in a Sentence

orthopedic

adjective

• She was wearing orthopedic shoes.
• Hobbling in a black orthopedic boot, Hawkins marched the whole way with the help of a four-pronged cane.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• Gross, an orthopedic surgeon, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2020 with the endorsement of state Democrats.
  — Becky Bohrer, ajc, 18 June 2022
• If packing out hundreds of pounds of meat, hide, and horns will send you to the orthopedic surgeon, a horse can do it and scarcely pull a deep breath.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• To date, about 150 patients have made their way to the hospital’s orthopedic unit.
  — David Guttenfelder Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2022
• Frank Jobe, the Dodgers orthopedic surgeon, was already en route.
  — Lee Igel, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• An orthopedic surgeon should be able to, ahem, straighten you out.
  — Allie Conti, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• Renner broke more than 30 bones and suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries when he was run over by the 7-ton snowcat.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 May 2023
• The Achilles' tendon connects calf muscles to the heel, and orthopedic doctors say a tear is one of the most challenging injuries athletes can face.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Roberts herself was shot in two parts of her leg and needs ongoing orthopedic treatment.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 28 July 2022
• But an orthopedic surgeon saw something troubling on an X-ray and did a bone biopsy.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• Her father was the chair of orthopedic surgery there, and her son is currently a thoracic surgeon at the hospital.
  — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 18 Oct. 2023
• They were designed by an orthopedic hand surgeon to help prevent hand fatigue and joint pain.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
• The next day, Doug Skura, a respected 61-year-old orthopedic surgeon, took his life.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
• And Owen's insistence that Link is the best orthopedic surgeon in Seattle equally shakes him.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 5 May 2023
• Monogram Orthopaedics is working to advance the way orthopedic surgery is done.
  — Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
• Stone gave a pair of orthopedic sneakers a skeptical look.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
• Hobbs arrived at the briefing sporting an orthopedic walking boot on her left foot.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
• The orthopedic department has run out of the pins and rods needed to stabilize fractures, Abu-Sittah says.
  — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
• Oprah’s ‘Favorite’ Vionic Shoes Gone are the days of supportive shoes looking too orthopedic and not cute.
  — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
• Alex Landi, who’s appeared as orthopedic surgeon Nico Kim since Season 15, will also return to the show as a guest star.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
• Even in the case of a broken arm or leg, Muleshoe providers can only stabilize and send patients off — an hour and 15 minutes away — to a Lubbock orthopedic surgeon who can set the bone.
  — Jayme Lozano, Chron, 16 Mar. 2023
• Stacie Grossfeld is an orthopedic surgeon and sport medicine doctor in Louisville who treats children and adults.
  — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• The four-star freshman and the ninth-year head coach each had procedures performed on their right knees, with orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews performing the surgery.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 6 Oct. 2022
• Why do orthopedic surgeons have such high breast cancer rates?
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
• Add to this the greater likelihood of orthopedic injuries to older muscles and joints, and common sense tells older folks to be extra careful.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023
• Heard’s team called Richard Moore, an orthopedic surgeon, who testified that the injury was not consistent with Depp’s account of it.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 May 2022
• With the ComfiLife seat cushion, made with orthopedic gel and memory foam, lower back, hip and tailbone pain is eased.
  — Annie O'Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022
• This luxurious faux fur orthopedic bed, complete with a pillow, blanket, and strap, is designed for both you and your pet.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• The only orthopedic surgeon in town, a private doctor, ran the insurance card for Samuels, but it was rejected.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 19 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024