Patient characteristics.
| Variables Evaluated on Social Media Posts | Tone of Instagram Post (N = 529) | P | |
| Positive (n = 503) | Negative (n = 26) | ||
| Gender | 0.8585 | ||
| Male | 118 (23) | 5 (19) | |
| Female | 384 (76) | 21 (81) | |
| Timing of post | <0.001 | ||
| Preoperative | 19 (4) | 6 (23) | |
| Postoperative | 484 (96) | 20 (77) | |
| Surgical complication | 8 (2) | 2 (8) | 0.0259 |
| Rehabilitation | 129 (26) | 1 (4) | 0.0118 |
| Activities of daily living | 154 (31) | 3 (12) | 0.0379 |
| Incision/scar | 81 (16) | 9 (34) | 0.0143 |
| Pain | 93 (18) | 19 (73) | <0.001 |
| Imaging | 59 (12) | 1 (4) | 0.2164 |
| Trauma | 20 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.2999 |
| Neurological deficit | 29 (6) | 2 (8) | 0.6833 |
Note: Data presented as n (%).