- Ordering tests
- Diagnosing patients
- Prescribing medication
- Collaborating with physical therapists
- Recording patient progress and medical history
- Setting broken bones
- Supervising medical staff
- Providing post-operative care
- Explaining surgical procedures to patients
- Working with anesthesiologists to keep patients sedated
- Directing surgical interns
- Locating and removing bone tumors
- Using arthroscopy to diagnose joint pain
- Joint replacement
- Joint reconstruction
- Bone grafting
- Reconnecting nerves
- Spinal disk replacement
- Repairing torn ligaments and tendons