Socratic Artificial Intelligence Learning (SAIL): The Role of a Virtual Voice Assistant in Learning Orthopedic Knowledge.

Objective: We hypothesized that learning through multiple sensory modalities would improve knowledge recall and recognition in orthopedic surgery residents and medical students.

Design: We developed a virtual study assistant, named Socratic Artificial Intelligence Learning (SAIL), based on a custom-built natural language processing algorithm. SAIL draws from practice questions approved by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and quizzes users through a conversational, voice-enabled Web interface.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Is a Risk Factor for Unplanned Return to the Operating Room in the Surgical Treatment of a Septic Knee.

Surgical irrigation and debridement is the mainstay of treatment after the diagnosis of a septic knee. Arthroscopic treatment has been validated as a treatment option, but there is limited literature comparing it to an open arthrotomy regarding risk factors for failing single-stage surgical treatment. A retrospective review of surgically treated native adult septic knees at one urban tertiary care center was conducted to evaluate rates of unplanned return to the operating room (OR) following both arthroscopic and open treatment of an adult septic knee.