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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Ashvita Ramesh1, Manish Mehta1, David Kalainov1
1Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Artificial intelligence (AI) assists healthcare by analyzing complex data for better diagnoses and treatments. This review explores AI
Area of Science:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Medical Artificial Intelligence
Background:
- Healthcare relies heavily on data for clinical decisions.
- Increasing data complexity challenges manual pattern recognition by physicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review artificial intelligence (AI) applications in hand and upper extremity surgery.
- To highlight AI's potential in improving patient care and workflow efficiency.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of AI in healthcare.
- Focus on AI's current and emerging roles in orthopaedic hand and upper extremity surgery.
Main Results:
- AI excels at identifying patterns in large datasets, aiding physicians.
- Existing and developing AI applications show promise for surgical improvements.
Conclusions:
- AI offers significant potential to enhance patient care and surgical workflows.
- Challenges, both known and unknown, must be addressed for successful AI integration in orthopaedics.
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