What AI actually does in orthopaedic clinic: three tools, three honest verdicts

A patient sits in front of you for a hip replacement consultation. You’ve reviewed the X-rays, taken a history, and confirmed the indication. Before you write in the notes, an algorithm has already estimated their 90-day complication risk, flagged potential issues with bone stock, and generated a templating plan from their pre-operative imaging. These tools … Read more

The 3am fracture: what AI can and can’t do on-call

The ED doctor is confident. The AI has cleared the radiograph. The patient has a tender anatomical snuffbox and a mechanism consistent with a scaphoid injury. The question you are answering — at 3am, on the phone — is whether you trust the algorithm. This is not a hypothetical. AI-based fracture detection tools are deployed … Read more