ReviewMedComm2025
Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedic Surgery: Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.
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Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of SMART Implantable Devices for Spinal Implants: Current Insights and Future Trends.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence-driven preoperative CT 3D planning: a narrative review on improving the accuracy of acetabular cup angle and size in total hip arthroplasty.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2026Pooled it
- Can ChatGPT pass the polish national medical specialization examination in orthopedics and traumatology?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Synergistic effects of robot-assisted surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery protocols on outcomes of femoral neck fracture fixation: a comparative cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in robotic, teleoperated, and remote surgery: a bibliometric and knowledge mapping analysis (2015-2025).Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Machine learning-based prediction of 3-month mortality in elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer and bone metastases.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Application of a Smart Orthosis in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis-A Pilot Case Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Who Is the Surgeon Now: Human Hands or Machine Minds? Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedics from Diagnosis to Follow-Up-A Structured Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics: Clinical Performance, Limitations, and Translational Readiness-A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- When Intuition Meets the Algorithm: Medico-Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Decision-Making in Orthopedics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Precision medicine in orthopaedics: A review of current technologies and future directions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Review
- Global research hotspots and emerging trends in orthopedic robotic surgery: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Advances in biomechanical modeling of lumbar spine diseases and tumors: gaps, opportunities, and AI integration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Retrieval-augmented clinical decision support for structured hip-joint disease assessment.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Is orthopaedics entering the age of generative AI?-A narrative review of current applications challenges and future directions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Review
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- Mini-review on human-centered assurance in robot-assisted orthopedics and neurosurgery.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence and robotic technologies redefining precision and personalization in orthopedic surgery: a narrative review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Non-invasive prediction of detrusor underactivity in benign prostatic hyperplasia: an interpretable machine learning framework to optimize surgical selection.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A lightweight region of interest-level adjudication framework with hard-negative mining and confidence-aware fusion for pediatric fracture detection.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2026Article
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Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) drives transformative changes in orthopedic surgery, steering it toward precision and personalization through intelligent applications in preoperative planning, intraoperative assistance, and postoperative rehabilitation/monitoring. Breakthroughs in deep learning, robotics, and multimodal data fusion have enabled AI to demonstrate significant advantages. Nonetheless, current applications face challenges such as limited real-time decision autonomy, fragmented medical data silos, standardization gaps restricting model generalization, and ethical/regulatory frameworks lagging behind technological advancements. Therefore, a critical analysis of the current status of AI and the acceleration of its clinical translation is urgently required. This study systematically reviews the core advancements, challenges, and future directions of AI in orthopedic surgery from technical, clinical, and ethical perspectives. It elaborates on the "perceptual-decisional-executional" intelligent closed loop formed by algorithmic innovation and hardware upgrades, summarizes AI applications across surgical continuum, analyzes ethical and regulatory challenges, and explores emerging trajectories. This review integrates the end-to-end applications of AI in orthopedics, illustrating its evolution. It introduces an "algorithm-hardware-ethics trinity" framework for technical translation, providing methodological guidance for interdisciplinary collaboration. Additionally, it evaluates the combined efficacy of diverse algorithms and devices through practical cases and details of future research frontiers, aiming to inform researchers of current landscapes and guide subsequent investigations.
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