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The Potential of GPT-4 as an AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Surgeons Specialized in Joint Arthroplasty

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The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) offers unprecedented opportunities for joint arthroplasty surgery. Notably, on 14th March, 2023, the OpenAI company officially launched its latest version GPT-4, which once again become the focus of discussion on social media. Although more than 200 articles have reported the potential role of ChatGPT/GPT-4 in various areas, there are no studies that discussed the potential of GPT-4 as an AI-powered virtual assistant for surgeons specialized in joint arthroplasty. In this study, we summarized the five major roles of GPT-4 including scientific research, disease diagnosis, treatment options, preoperative planning, intraoperative support, and postoperative rehabilitation for arthroplasty doctors. Of note, in parallel to enjoy AI dividend, it is also necessary to pay attention to protect the data from misuse with ethical considerations in place.

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Acknowledgements

This study is supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022M720385) and Beijing JST Research Funding (YGQ-202313).

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  1. Kunming Cheng, Zhiyong Li, Cheng Li and Ruijie Xie have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

    Kunming Cheng

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Baodi Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

    Zhiyong Li & Qiang Guo

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Fourth Clinical College of Peking University, Beijing, China

    Cheng Li

  4. Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Hengyang Medical School, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China Hengyang, Hengyang, China

    Ruijie Xie

  5. School of Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China

    Yongbin He

  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Yongbin He

  7. Department of Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

    Haiyang Wu

  8. Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    Haiyang Wu

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Contributions

KC: conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, resources, investigation, writing—original draft; ZL: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, resources, investigation; CL: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, formal analysis, resources; RX: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, formal analysis; QG: conceptualization, methodology, data curation; YH: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, formal analysis, resources, investigation; HW: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, formal analysis, resources, investigation.

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Cheng, K., Li, Z., Li, C. et al. The Potential of GPT-4 as an AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Surgeons Specialized in Joint Arthroplasty. Ann Biomed Eng 51, 1366–1370 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-023-03207-z

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