Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception

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 orthopa...

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Main Authors: James M. Rizkalla MD, Tanner Lines, Yahya Daoud PhD, Jacob R. Zide MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00405
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spelling doaj-90e92c9992004b80b62619d0775a0e332020-11-25T04:06:41ZengSAGE PublishingFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics2473-01142020-10-01510.1177/2473011420S00405Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury PerceptionJames M. Rizkalla MDTanner LinesYahya Daoud PhDJacob R. Zide MDCategory: 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.https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00405
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author James M. Rizkalla MD
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Yahya Daoud PhD
Jacob R. Zide MD
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Yahya Daoud PhD
Jacob R. Zide MD
Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
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Tanner Lines
Yahya Daoud PhD
Jacob R. Zide MD
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title Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
title_short Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
title_full Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
title_fullStr Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
title_full_unstemmed Instagram and Pilon Fractures: An Analysis of Social Media and its Relationship to Patient Injury Perception
title_sort instagram and pilon fractures: an analysis of social media and its relationship to patient injury perception
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
issn 2473-0114
publishDate 2020-10-01
description 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.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00405
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