Background: As spine surgery in the ambulatory setting becomes more frequent, patients
should comprehend the difference from traditional hospital-based, outpatient settings …

Background Context: Increased patient reliance on Internet-based health information has
amplified the need for comprehensible online patient education articles. As suggested by …

Study Design. Analysis of spine-related websites available to the general public. Objective.
To assess the readability of spine-related patient educational materials available on …

Study Design. Cross-sectional analysis of online spine-related patient education materials
from leading academic centers. Objective. To assess the readability levels of spine surgery …

Objective We assessed the readability of spine-related patient education materials on
professional society websites to determine whether this had improved since last studied. We …

Objective The American Medical Association and National Institutes of Health have
recommended that patient education materials should be written at the sixth-grade reading …

Object The Internet has become a widespread source for disseminating health information to
large numbers of people. Such is the case for spine surgery as well. Given the complexity of …

Study Design. Analysis of spine-related patient education materials (PEMs) from
subspecialty websites. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the readability of spine …

Objective To assess the readability of patient-targeted online information on musculoskeletal
radiology procedures. Methods Eleven common musculoskeletal radiology procedures were …

Objective To both determine whether the most high-yield online patient materials for surgical
specialties meet the 6th grade readability level recommended by the National Institutes of …