ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Public Interest in Sports Medicine and Surgery (Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Meniscus, Rotator Cuff) Topics Declined Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.
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- Online Search Volume Related to Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Has Increased More Rapidly Than Reconstruction Over the Past Decade: A Google Trends Analysis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Timing of Rotator Cuff Repair and Method of Postoperative Follow-up.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2023Article
- Differences in Resumption of Orthopedic Surgery According to Characteristics of Surgery during COVID-19 Pandemic: National Registry Data.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on the Reported Case Volume of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows in the United States.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of cruciate ligament surgery in Japan: A repeated cross-sectional study from 2014 to 2021.PloS one · 2023Article
- Global interest in vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Google Trends.Vaccine: X · 2022Article
- No Patients Having Elective Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Performed in an Ambulatory Surgery Center Using Preoperative Screening Protocols During the Coronavirus Pandemic Developed COVID-19.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo quantify the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on public interest in sports medicine and surgery topics.
methodsThe Google Trends analysis tool (Google Search Volume Indices [GSVI]) was used to collect search information regarding orthopaedic sports medicine terms ("ACL," "meniscus," "rotator cuff") and sports surgery terms ("ACL surgery," "meniscus surgery," "rotator cuff surgery") from May 2015 to May 2020. A time series analysis was performed for these GSVIs and compared to the timing of the pandemic.
resultsInterest in both sports medicine and surgery declined following the COVID-19 outbreak. Following the World Health Organization's statement on COVID-19's pandemic status on March 11, 2020, searches for "ACL," "meniscus" and "rotator cuff" declined by 34.78%, 43.95%, and 31.37%, and search for "ACL surgery," "meniscus surgery" and "rotator cuff surgery" declined by 42.70%, 51.88%, and 53.32%, respectively.
conclusionThe COVID-19 outbreak correlated with a decline in public interest in sports medicine and sports surgery topics, as measured by Google searches. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Orthopaedic sports medicine and arthroscopy patient and surgical case volumes were negatively affected by various factors after the onset of the pandemic. One factor associated with the volume decrease is a decline in public interest.
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