Becker's Healthcare November 16, 2021
Medical technology is always advancing, and robotic surgery has been attracting more attention in recent years. Some hail it as the future, while others remain skeptical of the hype.
Ravi Bashyal, MD, director of outpatient hip and knee replacement surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Chicago, sat down with Scott Becker on “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” and weighed in.
Note: This is an edited excerpt. Listen to the full podcast episode here.
Question: Robotics in surgery — is it just another tool? Or will it replace surgeons?
Dr. Ravi Bashyal: You can’t skip learning how to do the operation properly and just count on the computer to do it for you. I like to think of it in terms...