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An analysis of online searches of femoroacetabular impingement patients
Abstract
Aims: This study compiles frequently asked questions on Google about femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the questions asked to google about FAI and to inform orthopaedic surgeons by drawing attention to the questions that patients are curious about this subject.
Methods: A set of search terms was entered into Google Web Search using a cleanly installed Google Chrome browser. Frequently asked questions and web pages were extracted into a database through a data mining extension. Questions were categorized according to topics related to hip impingement repair. Websites were scored for quality using the JAMA Benchmark Criteria.
Results: A total of 540 questions were generated from the initial search. After duplicates were removed 364 original questions were extracted and each question was categorized. The most popular question topics were activities/restrictions (17.5%), pain (16.7%), and indications/management (14.5%). The 2 most common websites searched were academic (34%) and medical practice (29.4%). Government websites were more likely to be associated with Recovery time (24% of all Government websites). The average JAMA score of websites was 2.51. Commercial and Academic websites had the highest JAMA scores (2.9 and 2.7 respectively).
Conclusion: This study the most frequently asked questions by patients regarding FAI surgery. The topics that patients were most curious about were postoperative activities, pain management, and surgical indications. The most frequently visited sites were academic and medical practice content, with JAMA scores of moderate qualities. These results suggest that more emphasis should be placed on patient education to meet patients’ information needs. A guide called frequently asked questions can be created for orthopedic surgeons to advise patients. Patients can easily access the answers to these questions on the website.

Keywords : Arthroscopy, femoroacetabular impingement, FAI, Google, JAMA score, online search

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Article available in :
Volume 8, Issue 1, 2025
Page : 132-137
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1592936
Article Information
Received : 28 Kas 2024
Accepted : 04 Oca 2025
Published : 12 Oca 2025
Corresponding Author :

Cihangir Türemiş: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Çeşme Alper Çizgenakat State Hospital, İzmir, Turkiye

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Citation : Türemiş C, Aydın M, Eryılmaz A, Eravşar NB, Sürücü S. An analysis of online searches of femoroacetabular impingement patients. J Health Sci Med. 2025;8(1):132-137.

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