Erschienen in:
31.07.2018 | Editorial
High-volume surgeons and high-volume journals in a multivariate orthopedic environment
verfasst von:
Marius M. Scarlat, Marko Pećina, Andrew Quaile
Erschienen in:
International Orthopaedics
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Ausgabe 9/2018
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Excerpt
Since comparison and ranking exists in health care patients are looking for the best options based on the availability and specific expertise of the providers. Society learned that specialization is the key for the best care and medical decisions became even more nuanced as the specialties in medicine and surgery evolved to become supra-specialties, surgery divided into many branches and every branch split further still. We are now facing new challenges as specific rare diseases could be referred to the best possible experts and this is extremely important when facing life-threatening conditions, such as cancer or heart disease. Medical information spread over the Internet made more information available for each patient. The patient could eventually improve his or her condition with appropriate hygiene, food, and exercise, and ultimately get in touch with the specialists in the field, conveniently in their own country or region. Orthopedic surgery is important for society as the freedom of motion and an active life can be improved in a majority of cases. The Bone and Joint Decade is a continuous action started in 2000 and engaged hundreds of thousands of health professionals all over the globe serving the ultimate goal that is the well-being of our fellow-patients and SICOT is a part of this continuous effort [
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