A Patient-Centered View of Global Care Pathways Cross-border medical care is often described in simplified terms: a patient travels abroad, undergoes surgery, and returns home. In reality, this description misses the core complexity of the process. Orthopedic surgery—especially procedures involving the spine, hip, or knee—is not a single event, but a multi-stage journey shaped by uncertainty, decision-making, risk, and long-term outcomes. The infographic presented here attemp