Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. 1  Today on the birthday of pioneering civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, we take a look at his rivalry with Booker T. Washington and how both leaders and their clashing ideologies paved the way for the modern Civil Rights Movement in America.
Definition of orthopedics for English Language Learners. medical : a branch of medicine that tries to prevent and correct problems that affect bones and muscles.
Career in Orthopaedics. Orthopaedics is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients with disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and skin. These elements make up the musculoskeletal system. The physicians who specialize in this area are called orthopaedic surgeons.