NUCC taxonomy code
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
207XS0117X
IndividualAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Specialization
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Definition
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
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