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98% accurate. 120 patients. Why you should be more sceptical, not less.

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Evidence-reviewed. Citations throughout. A paper lands in your inbox. A machine learning model for distinguishing spinal tuberculosis from pyogenic vertebral infection and spinal metastasis on MRI. Accuracy: 98.3%. The abstract is confident. The supplementary figures are polished. Your procurement team is interested. Before you endorse it, do some arithmetic. This paper (PMID 42082966) is an … Read more

What do we actually mean when we say AI in orthopaedics?

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Evidence-reviewed. Citations throughout. A paper lands in your inbox. The headline: a deep learning algorithm achieves 94% accuracy in fracture detection, outperforming both radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons. A colleague forwards it with a one-line message: “thoughts?” Whether your reaction is excitement, scepticism, or indifference, the answer depends on understanding what kind of system this actually … Read more