How to Use orthopedist in a Sentence

orthopedist

noun
  • During one of these visits, Dad went to see the orthopedist with me.
    Longreads, 25 May 2021
  • In the clip, Thomas shared that his orthopedist told him that his ankle had re-fractured and was not healing.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • After a visit to the team orthopedist confirmed the sprain, Ripken met Bancells at the ballpark to test the knee.
    Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Lowry leaves: Lowry went to the locker room holding his left hand, followed by the team orthopedist with 8:18 left in the third period.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • An orthopedist advised him to take six months off from throwing.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t a surgical problem, the orthopedist told him flat out.
    Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2020
  • But a precautionary visit to the orthopedist the next day left Malabuyo — and then her mom, Ana — bawling.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 23 June 2021
  • Alex did have thin bones from the earlier Lurie treatments, according to the orthopedist, so even mild handling, such as putting in an IV, could have caused the fractures.
    Stephanie Clifford, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The problem flared up more frequently in 2020, though, and Price-Miller finally went to an orthopedist in August.
    Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
  • But when the bump continued to grow and began causing mild pain, her parents took the girl to an orthopedist, who suggested a biopsy.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
  • After being lapped, the Padres have grabbed and pulled a hammy few orthopedists expected.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Blalock, a married stay-at-home mother of six, managed her condition under the care of a local orthopedist.
    al, 21 June 2021
  • Slaff’s orthopedist recommended a brand of compression socks that, at $49 a pair, were a little pricey.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • My primary care doctor, my orthopedist and my knee surgeon do not know how this occurred.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Biden was spotted by reporters in the transition pool leaving the office of an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 30 Nov. 2020
  • One is to do as my orthopedist suggested and limit running as much as possible.
    Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 5 Oct. 2021
  • In addition to an orthopedist and sports medicine doctor, teams will also employ at least three athletic trainers as well.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 19 July 2023
  • Giving an orthopedist final say on a brain injury makes as much sense as giving a neurologist final say on a knee injury.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2022
  • In January 2021, Ordóñez took Efraín to a community clinic for a minor allergy, and a doctor there promised to refer the boy to an orthopedist.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Because the stress of a swallow study, the labor of an orthopedist’s appointment, and the fear of EEG results make the good news of a clear airway, an unchanged scoliosis curve, and an unworrying set of brain waves all the more glorious.
    Heather Lanier, Longreads, 4 Mar. 2021
  • What hockey is to dentists, pickleball is to orthopedists.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Three years ago, his orthopedist recommended trying pickleball since an existing back injury kept him off the golf course.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2023
  • One, an orthopedist who asked me not to use his name, had taken 15 Dorenbush classes spanning everything from countersurveillance to close-quarters combat.
    Rachel Monroe, Wired, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The guidelines are thorough, evidence-based, and approved by orthopedists and physical trainers.
    Stuart Wallace, STAT, 26 June 2023
  • But another doctor standing nearby, Vladimir Novikov, an orthopedist, disagreed.
    New York Times, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The company also called into question the credibility of Carlson’s orthopedist, Dr. George Santos.
    Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Multiplenews outlets in the Czech Republic have identified Vlastimil Voráček, an orthopedist with the delegation, as the first person who tested positive upon arrival.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
  • The orthopedist was perplexed, so recommended Sophie see a rheumatologist.
    Allyson Reedy, The Know, 27 May 2020
  • Rather than relying on spotty reporting from physical therapists or the patients themselves, an orthopedist can continuously and seamlessly track a patient’s progress, and then decide when and how to intervene if things aren’t going as expected.
    Brian Williams, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Her pediatrician suggested several procedures to figure out why Sophie was fighting against standing and walking — lab work, X-rays, genetic testing, physical therapy, and a visit to an orthopedist.
    Allyson Reedy, The Know, 27 May 2020

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