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…showed last 75 words of 822 total…ligaments and tendons and other traumatic injuries with a wide range of congenital skeletal deformities and with the effects of degenerative diseases such as arthritis. It also was a specialty that originally depended on the use of heavy braces and splints, Orthopedics now utilizes bone grafts and the artificial plastic joints for the hip and other bones that are damaged. Orthopedics also use artificial limbs, special footwear, and braces to return mobility to disabled patients.