Background Social media offers a powerful and expanding platform for sharing the patient
experience with a large audience through an unsolicited perspective. The content may …

Background Multiple studies have utilized social media to evaluate patient-perceived
outcomes after surgery. To the authors knowledge, no published studies have evaluated …

Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To analyze publicly available content on a
major social media outlet related to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery …

SOCIAL media platforms have taken a prominent role in healthcare for both patients and
providers in various areas of medicine, including spine surgery. Patients increasingly use …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Social media allows millions of users of different geographic,
political, socioeconomic and national backgrounds to communicate and exchange …

Study Design: Cross-sectional observational. Background: The use of social media by
providers can enhance patient education, complement offline information, facilitate patient …

Purpose The goal of this study was to determine the use of social media (SM) among the
French spine surgeons. Methods In 2022, an online questionnaire has been sent to the …

OBJECTIVE Patient feedback surveys provide important insight into patient outcomes,
satisfaction, and perioperative needs. Recent critiques have questioned provider-initiated …

Study Design: Cross sectional study. Objectives: To analyze posts shared on Instagram
referencing spinal fusion for tone, gender, activities of daily living (ADLs), rehabilitation …

Objective Social media has been used increasingly in neurosurgery by individuals. We
aimed to identify demographics and preferences of social media use, describe the scope of …