[Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery in the Digital Age]

Overview

Journal Orthopadie (Heidelb)

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2024 Mar 28

PMID 38538858

Authors

Sebastian Kuhn

Johannes Knitza

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Digital transformation is shaping the future of orthopedics and trauma surgery. Telemedicine, digital health applications, electronic patient records and artificial intelligence play a central role in this. These technologies have the potential to improve medical care, enable individualized patient treatment plans and reduce the burden on the treatment process. However, there are currently challenges in the areas of infrastructure, regulation, reimbursement and data protection.

Realising The Transformation: Effective transformation requires a deep understanding of both technology and clinical practice. Orthopedic and trauma surgeons need to take a leadership role by actively engaging with new technologies, designing new treatment processes and enhancing their medical skills with digital and AI competencies. The integration of digital skills into medical education and specialist training will be crucial for actively shaping the digital transformation and exploiting its full potential.

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