There’s a long-standing rumor in orthopedics that somewhere out there exists a digital tool more efficient than a solid 14-gauge needle. I personally don’t believe it—I’m still in Test Mode trying to locate this mythical creature. I can reduce a beautifully displaced fracture with millimeter precision, but the moment a digital chart asks me to Edit Profile, I experience a level of confusion usually reserved for first-year residents holding a power drill for the first time.
My patient says, “Doctor, my knee clicks when I think about exercise,” and somehow I’m the one spiraling while trying to click Continue on a software update that refuses to acknowledge my existence. Every alert, every pop-up, every “mandatory field” feels like searching for that one screwdriver that has mysteriously vanished from the OT—despite being right there five minutes ago. My brain is optimized for angles,…