She was born May 12, 1820, to William âWENâ and Frances âFannyâ Nightingale in Florence, Italy. Her parents named her after the city she was born in; just over two years earlier they had named her sisterâFrances Parthenope âPartheââafter Parthenopolis, a Greek settlement now part of Naples, Italy.
Some of the conditions and diseases an orthopaedic surgeon treats include: 1  Abnormalities of the fingers and toes. 2  Back pain, ruptured disks, sciatica and scoliosis.  Bone tumors, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy.
The orthopedic surgeon is a doctor that treats illness, disease, and injuries that occur in the skeletal system. An orthopedist treats broken bones and conditions of the bones such as osteoporosis. In addition to the orthopedist and orthopedic surgeon, there are other types of doctors that treat bones.