Internet Searches Related to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Surgery Predominantly Relate to Management, Technical Details, and Recovery, but Quality of Websites Is Poor

Q3 Medicine

Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.asmr.2025.101112

John T. Streepy M.S., Morgan L. Angotti M.D., Johnathon R. McCormick M.D., Colton C. Mowers B.S., Braedon R. Urie B.S., Alexander J. Hodakowski M.D., Brian J. Cole M.D., Nikhil N. Verma M.D., Jorge Chahla M.D., Ph.D.

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Abstract

Purpose

To analyze the content of the most common “People Also Ask” questions regarding anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and ACL surgery and to assess the scientific validity of the associated websites that provide answers.

Methods

Search terms were entered into Google regarding ACL tear and ACL surgery. The 300 most asked questions for each query were categorized with the Rothwell classification. The associated webpage information was collected from the “People Also Ask” section, and qualitative analysis was performed with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria.

Results

The Rothwell classification of questions for ACL tear/ACL surgery included fact (53%/54%), policy (37%/30%), and value (16%/10%). Questions related to technical details were significantly more common for the ACL tear group than ACL surgery (P = .015). Academic websites were significantly more common in the ACL tear group (P = .006), and commercial websites were significantly more common in the ACL surgery group (P = .045). The mean JAMA score for all the websites was 1.22 ± 1.1. Websites classified as journal had the highest mean JAMA scores (3.8 ± 0.4), with legal websites and medical practices websites having the lower JAMA scores (0 ± 0, 0.5 ± 0.7).

Conclusions

The most frequently asked questions on Google pertaining to ACL tear and ACL surgery are related to indications/management, technical details, and timeline of recovery. The quality of information provided by webpages, as measured by JAMA benchmark score, was poor (mean JAMA score 1.22). Academic and medical practice webpages were the most accessed for ACL tear and surgery, respectively.

Clinical Relevance

It is important to continually analyze the validity and quality of information patients find on the Internet. The information gained from this study may help surgeons understand the type of information patients may find about ACL injuries and ACL surgeries.

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与前交叉韧带损伤和手术相关的互联网搜索主要涉及管理，技术细节和恢复，但网站质量较差

目的分析前交叉韧带损伤和前交叉韧带手术中最常见的“人们也会问”问题的内容，并评估相关网站提供答案的科学有效性。方法在谷歌中输入有关ACL撕裂和ACL手术的检索词。每个查询的300个最常被问到的问题被罗斯韦尔分类。相关网页信息从“人们也问”部分收集，并根据美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准标准进行定性分析。结果前交叉韧带撕裂/前交叉韧带手术的Rothwell问题分类包括事实（53%/54%）、政策（37%/30%）和价值（16%/10%）。与ACL手术组相比，ACL撕裂组与技术细节相关的问题明显更常见（P = 0.015）。学术网站在ACL撕裂组明显较多（P = 0.006），商业网站在ACL手术组明显较多（P = 0.045）。所有网站的平均JAMA评分为1.22±1.1。期刊类网站的JAMA平均评分最高（3.8±0.4），法律类网站和医疗实践类网站的JAMA平均评分较低（0±0,0.5±0.7）。结论与前交叉韧带撕裂和前交叉韧带手术有关的谷歌最常见的问题是指征/处理、技术细节和恢复时间。以JAMA基准评分衡量，网页提供的信息质量较差（JAMA平均评分1.22）。学术和医疗实践网页分别是访问最多的前交叉韧带撕裂和手术。临床相关性持续分析患者在互联网上找到的信息的有效性和质量是非常重要的。从这项研究中获得的信息可以帮助外科医生了解患者可能发现的关于前交叉韧带损伤和前交叉韧带手术的信息类型。

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