Robert Grumet, MD, team physician for the Los Angeles Chargers and program director of the Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute sports medicine fellowship, connected with Becker's to discuss the culture of orthopedics.
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Editor's note: This response has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Question: How would you describe the culture of orthopedics?
Dr. Robert Grumet: Orthopedics is a team of healthcare professionals dedicated to helping restore function and quality of life to our patients. We value, and strive to achieve, a certain level of activity, whether that be dancing at a wedding or competing in triathlons. Orthopedics is committed to taking care of the whole person and understanding the synergistic relationship between dysfunction of a particular system and its downstream effects on other parts of the body.