I think in the Department of Orthopedics
and Rehabilitation here at Yale,
we are focusing on adopting new
technologies. And certainly we've already
done that with things like intraoptic
navigation, the use of robotics. We're
always focusing on less invasive
solutions, so we can perform the
same surgeries through smaller incisions.
Spine surgery is always going to be
challenging just because there are a
lot of specific anatomic structures
that we have to be very careful
when we're working around them.
That's why I think these newer technologies
do allow us to provide better care
to our patients, both in terms of
clinical outcomes but also safety, which
is always going to be priority #1
when it comes to spine surgery.
The more you do surgery,
the more you realize that every
patient, every pathology is indeed different.
And I think it's clear that our department
does embrace innovation so it can
provide better care to our patients.
Yeah.