Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and Its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
| Autor: | James M. Rizkalla, Tanner Lines, Yahya Daoud, Jacob R. Zide |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Pilon Fracture Pain Article Pilon fracture 03 medical and health sciences External fixation 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Perception Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Internal fixation Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Social media Outcomes Measures Podiatry Retrospective Studies media_common 030222 orthopedics Rehabilitation business.industry 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Tone (literature) Tibial Fractures lcsh:RD701-811 Physical therapy Surgery business Social Media |
| Zdroj: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, Vol 5 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1938-7636 1938-6400 |
| Popis: | Category: Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Patients have begun to utilize social media networking sites to discuss their individual experiences with medical care. Social media as an adjunct tool to measure patient satisfaction, progress, and long-term rehabilitation after orthopaedic procedures may hold future promise. The purpose of this study was to investigate social media posts regarding pilon fractures and their relationship to patient injury perception. Methods: We evaluated Instagram media posts in patients who have suffered pilon fractures for the following variables: gender, tone, discussion of rehabilitation, activities of daily living (ADL) reference, incision/scar reference, pain, post of radiograph/imaging, external fixation reference, discussion of bracing/splinting, pre or post-operative swelling, and need for reoperation. In total, 241 patient posts were included for investigation and analysis of patient injury perception via social media. Results: Of all included posts, 88% of posts had a positive tone. A majority of the posts (66.8%) mentioned rehabilitation and post-operative progress. There were significant associations between positive tone and rehabilitation (p=0.0001), as well as positive tone and Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) (p=0.0361). Conclusion: Outcomes after surgical management of pilon fractures are generally poor. Nonetheless, this analysis of patients sharing their experience on social media after ORIF of pilon fractures demonstrates a mostly positive attitude toward the injury and recovery. A positive tone of the post was significantly associated with mentions of rehabilitation and ADLs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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