orthopaedics

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

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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

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

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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 is. Because “AI … Read more