“Orthopedics” or “Orthopaedics”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “orthopedics” and 4 prefer “orthopaedics”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	orthopedics	orthopaedics	Preference
United States	93	7	“orthopedics”
United Kingdom	29	71	“orthopaedics”
India	60	40	“orthopedics”
Philippines	84	16	“orthopedics”
Canada	83	17	“orthopedics”
Australia	26	74	“orthopaedics”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	32	68	“orthopaedics”
New Zealand	28	72	“orthopaedics”
Jamaica	100	0	“orthopedics”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“orthopedics”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“orthopedics”

Early orthopedics
…with a higher diploma in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
…including neurological surgery, oncology and orthopedics.
…Care Center, Cardiology Care Center, Orthopedics including Spine Surgery & Joint…
…oncology, public health, neurosurgery and orthopedics resulting in a total of…
…an obstetrics unit, department of orthopedics, department of neurology, a cardiology…
…Hospital provides care in cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, oncology;…
…in application of musculoskeletal research, orthopedics, trauma surgery, rehabilitation, mechano-and cell…
…specialties, including cardiology, radiology, and orthopedics.
This may include orthopedics (such as hip dysplasia), pulmonary…

“orthopaedics”

…was appointed Inspector of Military Orthopaedics, with responsibility over 30,000 beds.
Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
…British surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedics
…1995 he was Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at the…
…renowned for BMT, Cancer, Heart, Orthopaedics, Liver & Kidney transplant, Sports…
…a range of specialities including orthopaedics, neurosurgery, paediatric day cases, cardiology…
…do neurology plus neurosurgery or orthopaedics plus rheumatology, for one year…
…Society of Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Trauma (ESTROT).
…etc in Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Gynae/obs, ENT & Eye, Paeds…
…of individuals interested in Sports Orthopaedics and the fields of medicine…

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