My Ortho friends, there is a alot of hype about AI and Machine Learning coming to healthcare and to orthopedics. Not so fast. It will be decades before robots are performing surgery.
However, the low hanging fruit for AI/Machine Learning is here. Look for opportunities with AI in diagnostics and predictive outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence May Lead to Better Outcomes After Joint Surgery (press release)
Artificial intelligence may help orthopedic surgeons better predict which patients will do well after joint replacement procedures and which are less likely to experience benefits.
In a new study, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City show that machine-learning algorithms can predict with reasonable accuracy which patients undergoing total knee or total hip replacement will report a minimally clinically important difference (MCID) in symptoms two years after the operation. "Machine learning has the potential to improve clinical decision-making and patient care by helping prioritize resources for postsurgical monitoring and informing presurgical discussions of likely outcomes" after total joint replacement, they reported in the June...
