Ahmadreza Afshar - Department of Orthopedics, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Ali Tabrizi - Department of Orthopedics, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

A part of every science is its history of development. Many individuals and events around the world, as have been attested on the stamps issued from different countries, have contributed to evolve the science of orthopedic surgery; however, some may have been ignored. The current brief history tries to present an insight to major milestones in the history of orthopedic science and also the involved people. Philatelic version of orthopedic history by no mean is a comprehensive history. Orthopedic surgery and science does continue to progress. Certain peaks and memorable events in orthopedic science may appear on postal stamps in future. Level of evidence: V

History of orthopedics, orthopedic science, Orthopedic surgery, philately, philatelic history