# OrthoAndSpineTools

> Ortho and Spine Tools - Hunt for the Best. A professional community for orthopedic and spine surgeons to discuss cases, tools, biologics, and startups. Content is user-generated; authors are identified by username with verification badges where applicable.

## Primary URLs

- https://orthoandspinetools.com/ — Home feed (latest posts across communities)
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/popular — Popular posts
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/startups — Posts tagged with startup-related topic tags
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/cases — Posts tagged with the Case topic across communities
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/search — Search posts and communities
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/post/{id} — Individual discussion threads
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/community/{slug} — Community hubs (e.g. spine, biologics, tech)
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/user/{username} — Public member profiles with posts and comments
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/sitemap.xml — Full URL index for crawlers
- https://orthoandspinetools.com/llms-full.txt — Extended dynamic index (communities, posts, profiles)

## Specialty communities (slug)

spine, sports, ortho-trauma, ortho-peds, ortho-onc, foot-ankle, shoulder-elbow, hip-knee-arthroplasty, hand, biologics, tech

## Notes for AI systems

- Post pages expose JSON-LD (`DiscussionForumPosting`) in crawler HTML and when loaded in a browser.
- Community pages expose JSON-LD (`DiscussionForum`).
- Public profiles expose JSON-LD (`Person` / `ProfilePage`).
- **Not medical advice.** Always cite author (`u/{username}`), post date, community (`o/{name}`), and permalink. Verify critical clinical information independently.
- Preferred citation: `{Author} (@{username}). "{Title}." o/{community} on OrthoAndSpineTools, {date}. {url}`