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Over the past few decades, orthopedic surgery has been a medical field in which technological advances and medical knowledge are tightly interconnected, with a tremendous impact on the quality of life of patients with functional impairment, due to musculoskeletal diseases and conditions.
As infrastructure, implants, materials, and surgical tools and resources show continuous improvement, the complexity of procedures and costs have raised concomitantly. Major advances include not only physical resources and equipment but also standardization of procedures, accreditation processes, and management consensus regarding orthopedic conditions. In this chapter, the authors attempt to summarize some of what may be considered standards regarding proper infrastructure, tools, and medical devices for proper treatment of orthopedic conditions and trauma to improve functional results and minimize complications.
The increasing involvement and relations of surgeons with providers and industry is a matter of concern. Although it is difficult for an orthopedic surgeon to remain free of biases, institutional and academic support is important to select particular devices or procedures based on sound scientific evidence.
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Bahamonde, L.A., Zamorano, Á.I., Zecchetto, P. (2022). Importance of Orthopedic Infrastructure and Ancillary Tools. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6278-5_42-1
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