A System in Motion: The Evolution of Orthopaedic Care in Romania.

J Bone Joint Surg Am · Jun 12 2026 · Recent

Dragosloveanu S, Nedelea DG, Scheau C

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Orthopaedic Trauma

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONRomanian orthopaedic care advances include robotic surgery, AI integration, high hospital bed capacity, and modernized arthroplasty registry initiatives.
Abstract, as published

➢ Romanian orthopaedic practice has demonstrated a growing uptake of digital infrastructure, including the implementation of robotic-assisted surgical workflows and emerging applications of artificial intelligence.➢ Romania ranks among the European countries with the highest hospital bed capacity per capita, supporting the provision of sustained care for elderly patients, including those with fragility fractures and oncologic orthopaedic conditions and those undergoing complex revision surgeries.➢ The Romanian Arthroplasty Register was modernized and relaunched in 2025 as an initiative to align with other long-standing national European counterparts.

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