Shaping the modern spine surgeon: core competencies for a digital era
Gregory M Malham, Matthew H Claydon, Ralph J Mobbs · 2025
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Gregory Malham, Matthew Claydon, and Ralph Mobbs wrote a 2025 essay on what a modern spine surgeon must know. Skill once meant deep knowledge of anatomy, safe exposure of the spine, fine dissection, and steady repair. Those basics still form the base of good practice, the authors say, but they no longer suffice on their own.
New demands now sit beside the old ones. Surgeons must think in flexible ways, work well with other fields, and handle digital tools with care. The essay defines digital skill as the power to use, judge, share, and build information with such tools. It notes that smart systems can sort vast data fast, while the quality of online information varies a lot. The authors set out the core skills a spine surgeon needs in this new era.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gregory M Malham, Matthew H Claydon, Ralph J Mobbs |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |