Özkan Köse1, Selahattin Özyürek2, Fatih Duygun1, Ferhat Güler1, Adil Turan1, Mehmet Arazi3. 1. Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey. 2. Aksaz Military Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Muğla, Turkey. 3. Farabi Private Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Konya, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the content of the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list between 2000 and 2013. METHODS: All messages posted to the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list were documented and categorized by 4 orthopedic surgeons who were active members of the mailing list into 11 categories based on the content of the messages. RESULTS: A total of 15,699 messages were evaluated and included in the analysis. The mean number of daily messages in 2000 was 0.98 messages/day and increased to 7.23 messages/day in 2013. The most common type of message was announcements (37.5%) about national or international congresses, conferences, symposia, meetings, and panels. The second most common type of message was condolence messages (11.7%). Case discussions and academic discussions comprised 6.3% and 4.5% of the messages, respectively. CONCLUSION: The 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list serves primarily as an information board and a powerful social media platform for communication among Turkish orthopedic surgeons. However, scientific case discussions and other professional issues comprise a minority of the messages.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the content of the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list between 2000 and 2013. METHODS: All messages posted to the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list were documented and categorized by 4 orthopedic surgeons who were active members of the mailing list into 11 categories based on the content of the messages. RESULTS: A total of 15,699 messages were evaluated and included in the analysis. The mean number of daily messages in 2000 was 0.98 messages/day and increased to 7.23 messages/day in 2013. The most common type of message was announcements (37.5%) about national or international congresses, conferences, symposia, meetings, and panels. The second most common type of message was condolence messages (11.7%). Case discussions and academic discussions comprised 6.3% and 4.5% of the messages, respectively. CONCLUSION: The 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list serves primarily as an information board and a powerful social media platform for communication among Turkish orthopedic surgeons. However, scientific case discussions and other professional issues comprise a minority of the messages.