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S by a bent tree supported with a brace, the Greek words ortho (straight) and pais (child) were combined to form the word orthopaedics to describe the bracing and straightening of children’s limbs and spines.1 Rooted in maintaining strong bones to support the body’s structure, orthopedic surgery has expanded into many more areas in the past 10 years. In 2015, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued a position statement, Innovation and New Technologies in Orthopaedic Surgery, which stated that orthopedic surgeons initiate innovations based on empiric knowledge and introduce new procedures and technologies after “extensive preclinical basic and applied research studies.”2(p1) Orthopedists are now multidisciplinarians, innovators, and pioneers in technologically complex areas such as minimally invasive surgery, navigational systems, and robotics.