Traumatology is the medical specialty dedicated to the treatment of traumatic injuries to bones, muscles, joints and tendons. These injuries can be congenital or acquired throughout life. If the injury presented by the patient requires an operation, the trauma doctor will be in charge of carrying out the surgical procedure.

Orthopedics is the medical specialty that works in conjunction with traumatology. The specialty of Traumatology and Orthopedics provides treatment for both a traumatic injury and the alteration of the function of the limbs and spine; the bones and muscles. In addition, it studies the degenerative part such as osteoarthritis; the congenital part such as bone malformations and tumor lesions such as bone cancer.