Arthroplasty information on the internet: quality or quantity?

Myles T Davaris; Michelle M Dowsey; Samantha Bunzli; Peter F Choong

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Arthroplasty information on the internet: quality or quantity?

Myles T Davaris, Michelle M Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli, Peter F Choong

Bone & Joint Open | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.14.BJO-2020-0006

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Abstract

Aims: Total joint replacement (TJR) is a high-cost, high-volume procedure that impacts patients' quality of life. Informed decisions are important for patients facing TJR. The quality of information provided by websites regarding TJR is highly variable. We aimed to measure the quality of TJR information online. Methods: We identified 10,800 websites using 18 TJR-related keywords (conditions and procedures) across the Australian, French, German and Spanish Google search engines. We used the Health on the Net (HON) toolbar to evaluate the first 150 websites downloaded for every keyword in each language. The quality of information on websites was inspected, accounting for differences by languag..

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Funding Acknowledgements

center dot M. Davaris is supported through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Total Joint Replacement (APP1116325) at the Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital. M. Dowsey holds a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1122526) and University of Melbourne Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship. P. Choong holds a NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (APP1154203). We thank John Gargalionis for creating the algorithm to collect HONcode data and A/Prof Nathan Lawrentschuk for his previous work that inspired this study.