GPT-4 as a Source of Patient Information for Carpal Tunnel Surgery: A Comparative Analysis Against Google Web Search.

Journal: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Published Date: Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Carpal tunnel surgery (CTS) accounts for approximately 577,000 surgeries in the United States annually. This high frequency raises concerns over the dissemination of medical information through artificial intelligence chatbots, Google, and healthcare professionals. The objectives of this study are to determine whether GPT-4 and Google differ in (1) the type of questions asked, (2) the readability of responses, and (3) the accuracy of numerical responses for the top 10 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about CTS.

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  • Paul G Mastrokostas
    From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY (Mastrokostas, Lavi, Zhang, Mastrokostas, Liu, Connors, and Hashem), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (Connors).
  • Aaron B Lavi
  • Bruce B Zhang
  • Leonidas E Mastrokostas
  • Scott Liu
  • Katherine M Connors
  • Jennifer Hashem

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