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Instagram and Spine Fusion: An Analysis of Social Media and Its Relationship to Patient Perception of Surgery.

James Mina RizkallaBrendan HolderreadWilliam HotchkissAndrew ClavennaAndrew DossettGerald OgolaIshaq Syed
Published in: Global spine journal (2021)
Reported outcomes after spine fusion has not been evaluated through social media avenues. This analysis of patients sharing their experience on social media after spinal fusion demonstrates that returning to activities of daily living is of the utmost importance to patients. Additionally, post-operative pain is a strong metric utilized by patients with their satisfaction after surgery.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • minimally invasive
  • chronic pain
  • spinal cord
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • coronary artery bypass
  • neuropathic pain