ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2023
Public Interest in Shoulder Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Is Increasing: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis.
Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health Disparities in Orthobiologics: Factors Influencing Access to Platelet-Rich Plasma for Knee Osteoarthritis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Platelet rich plasma for treatment in the shoulder and elbow: a review of current literature.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Review
- Google Trends Shows Increased Public Interest in Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in All Joints: Shoulder and Knee Show Greatest Increase.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Public Interest in Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Comparison of Intra-articular Steroid and Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.Cureus · 2023Article
- Analyzing Public Interest in Osteoarthritis and Its Minimally Invasive Treatments: A Google Trends Analysis.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To quantify and analyze public interest trends in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for shoulder pathology between 2011 and 2020 using Google Trends data. Methods: Google Trends data were queried for online search data ranging from January 2011 to December 2020. Various combinations of terms related to PRP and shoulder pathology were queried. Terms related to corticosteroid therapy in association with shoulder pathology were also generated for comparative analysis. Analyses were performed regarding trends in online search volumes. Results: Linear models were generated to evaluated trends in the volume of online searches for PRP and corticosteroid therapy for shoulder pathology. For both the PRP and steroid groups, linear models showed a statistically significant increase in search volume for the period studied ( Conclusions: This study indicates consistently increasing public interest in PRP injections in the shoulder. The rate of online search volume growth of PRP is significantly greater than that of corticosteroid injections for the period studied. Clinical Relevance: Awareness of patient perceptions has value in informing shared decision making, aligning patient expectations, and guiding areas of future research. Each of these has an impact on patient care. Being aware of patient interest and expectations is particularly important in areas with controversial or emerging research.
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