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ArticleJSES international2025

Evaluation of the impact of large language learning models on publications in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

Andrew S Miller, Anisha Tyagi, Suleiman Y Sudah, Alexander Rompala, Allen D Nicholson, Uma Srikumaran, Mariano E Menendez

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Article in JSES international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Adoption inOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Andrew S MillerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
Anisha TyagiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Suleiman Y SudahDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
Alexander RompalaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
Allen D NicholsonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
Uma SrikumaranDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mariano E MenendezDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: There has been growing interest in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within academic research to enhance writing, data interpretation, and other tasks. However, it also raises concerns about plagiarism and fraudulent content. While AI-detection tools are available, no systematic review has examined AI use in shoulder and elbow surgery. This study evaluates AI utilization in Methods: We analyzed 232 publications in JSES, from January to April in both 2022 and 2024. Abstracts and full-length texts were manually entered and analyzed using ZeroGPT, an AI-content detector, and ChatGPT detector. A secondary analysis was performed on publications with suspected AI use of greater than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%. Variables analyzed were year of publication, country of origin, and probability of AI use. Univariate analyses according to geographic region were conducted on publications with a suspected AI percentage > 10% and > 20%. Results: A total of 232 publications were identified, 114 from January to April 2022 (pre-ChatGPT) and 118 from January to April 2024 (post-ChatGPT). The average percentage AI generation was 26% ± 18% within the abstracts and 5% ± 3% within the full-body text of included publications. While there was no significant difference in the suspected use of AI within the full texts before and after the launch of ChatGPT (4.7% ± 3.3% in 2022 vs. 5.3% ± 3.6% in 2024; Conclusion: This study highlights increased use of AI within the writing of JSES publications since the launch of ChatGPT-3.5. While the integration of AI introduces new opportunities in scientific research, there are ethical and methodological challenges that must be carefully considered.

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Academic integrityAI-generated contentArtificial intelligenceChatGPTElbowPlagiarism detectionShoulder

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PMCPMC12490598

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