Shai S Shemesh1, Michael J Bronson1, Calin S Moucha2. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 E 98 St, New York, NY, 10029, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 E 98 St, New York, NY, 10029, USA. calin.moucha@mountsinai.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The internet is increasingly being used as a resource for health-related information by the general public. We sought to establish the authorship, content and accuracy of the information available online regarding computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty (CA-TKA). METHODS: One hundred fifty search results from three leading search engines available online (Google, Yahoo!, Bing) from ten different countries worldwide were reviewed. RESULTS: While private physicians/groups authored 50.7 % of the websites, only 17.3 % were authored by a hospital/university. As compared to traditional TKA, 59.3 % of the websites claimed that navigated TKA offers better longevity, 46.6 % claimed accelerated recovery and 26 % claimed fewer complications. Only 11.3 % mentioned the prolonged operating room time required, and only 15.3 % noted the current lack of long-term evidence in support of this technology. CONCLUSIONS: Patients seeking information regarding CA-TKA through the major search engines are likely to encounter websites presenting a narrow, unscientific, viewpoint of the present technology, putting emphasis on unsubstantiated benefits while disregarding potential drawbacks. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Survey of Materials-Internet.
BACKGROUND: The internet is increasingly being used as a resource for health-related information by the general public. We sought to establish the authorship, content and accuracy of the information available online regarding computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty (CA-TKA). METHODS: One hundred fifty search results from three leading search engines available online (Google, Yahoo!, Bing) from ten different countries worldwide were reviewed. RESULTS: While private physicians/groups authored 50.7 % of the websites, only 17.3 % were authored by a hospital/university. As compared to traditional TKA, 59.3 % of the websites claimed that navigated TKA offers better longevity, 46.6 % claimed accelerated recovery and 26 % claimed fewer complications. Only 11.3 % mentioned the prolonged operating room time required, and only 15.3 % noted the current lack of long-term evidence in support of this technology. CONCLUSIONS:Patients seeking information regarding CA-TKA through the major search engines are likely to encounter websites presenting a narrow, unscientific, viewpoint of the present technology, putting emphasis on unsubstantiated benefits while disregarding potential drawbacks. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Survey of Materials-Internet.
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Computer-assisted; Internet; Online information; Patient education; Total knee arthroplasty
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