Welcome to the undergraduate section of the BOA website. This sections aims to help undergraduates who want to know more about orthopaedic surgery.
Orthopaedics is often used as an abbreviation for Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery. It is a surgical specialty concerned with bones and joints and the structures that bring about their movement. This covers both injury and other diseases e.g. congenital & degenerative conditions and infection.
Being a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon is an extremely rewarding career. There are few areas in medicine where we have the opportunity to transform people’s lives, whether you are putting them back together after severe trauma, or whether you are giving someone back their independence by relieving the severe pain from an arthritic joint.
Useful Undergraduate Links:
BOA Undergraduate Guide
BOTA - www.bota.org.uk /
JBJS - www.jbjs.org.uk/
RCSEng Surgical Careers