Modern Internet Search Analytics and Osseointegration: What are Patients Asking and Reading Online?

Journal: Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Published Date: Jan 1, 2023

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osseointegration (OI) limb has been performed for over 30 years and is an example of an advance in technology and surgical technique which has led to improvements in patient mobility and quality of life. An increasing number of patients seek information about osseointegration. The aim of this study was to categorise the most frequently asked questions by patients using the Google search engine and the most frequently accessed websites with the highest return on answers. The secondary aims of this study were to assess the quality of the information provided on those websites and to stratify, by category, which websites provide the best quality information.

Authors

  • Evelyn P Murphy
    University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.
  • Gerard A Sheridan
    University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland; Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America.
  • Brian J Page
    Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery; Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America.
  • Michael D Greenstein
    Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States of America.
  • Jason S Hoellwarth
    Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America.
  • Austin T Fragomen
    Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America.
  • S Robert Rozbruch
    Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America.

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