Patient Interest in Robotic Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Exponential: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of robotics in arthroplasty continues to increase. Patient demand, patient expectations, and patient-directed marketing by industry and care providers each likely contributes to its increasing popularity. Trends in patient interest have not been well described. We used the online Google Trends tool to analyze trends in national public interest toward robotic and nonrobotic arthroplasty between 2011 and 2021.

Material and methods

Google Trends online was queried for search terms related to nonrobotic hip and knee arthroplasty in addition to robotic hip, robotic knee, and general robotic arthroplasty between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2021.

Results

Google Trends Data demonstrated a significant linear increase in online searches related to nonro

SUBMITTER: Brinkman JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8961076 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature