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Orthopaedic rehabilitation involves the care of patients who have complex musculoskeletal problems that are global in nature rather than being limited to one or two anatomic locations. It is a specialty that combines biomechanics and biology in a unique manner with an approach that focuses on improving the functional outcome for individuals with musculoskeletal disability through surgical and nonsurgical management. Orthopaedic rehabilitation comprises many traditional orthopaedic subspecialties, including amputation surgery, prosthetic and orthotic management, and the treatment of neuromuscular diseases, with a focus on the musculoskeletal system as a whole as well as on the linkages and couplings between bones, joints, muscles, and the nervous system.