Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Sports Traumatology, BG Hospital Hamburg, Bergedorfer Str. 10, 21033, Hamburg, Germany.
J Med Syst. 2021 Oct 9;45(11):99. doi: 10.1007/s10916-021-01774-z.
The use of smartphone apps is an essential part of everyday life. Mobile applications offer enormous opportunities for dealing with challenges in public health, and their number increases every day. This paper aims to review the existing literature on mobile applications in orthopaedic oncology and to summarize the current mobile applications for musculoskeletal tumors. A systematic literature review was conducted regarding articles on mobile applications in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. The focus was on identifying mobile applications that can be used in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal tumors. Two reviewers independently assessed study eligibility, extracted data, and appraised methodological quality. In addition, the Apple App Store and Google Play Store were searched for suitable mobile applications. Ninety-one articles describing a mobile application in orthopaedic and trauma surgery were identified. Three articles focused on a mobile application for musculoskeletal tumors. Additionally, seven mobile applications were available in the App/Play Stores dealing with bone or soft tissue tumors in orthopaedic oncology without corresponding scientific articles. Increasing numbers of mobile applications are being developed in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. Currently, only three scientific articles on mobile applications in orthopaedic oncology are present, yet several more applications are available without scientific medical evaluation. Since mobile applications can facilitate the everyday life of orthopaedic and trauma surgeons, it is worthwhile to be aware of new developments in this field. A regular scientific evaluation of the subject is important in order to classify the significance of these applications.
智能手机应用程序的使用是日常生活的重要组成部分。移动应用程序为应对公共卫生挑战提供了巨大的机会，而且它们的数量每天都在增加。本文旨在回顾骨科肿瘤学领域现有的移动应用程序文献，并总结目前用于肌肉骨骼肿瘤的移动应用程序。对骨科和创伤外科的移动应用程序相关文章进行了系统的文献回顾。重点是确定可用于治疗肌肉骨骼肿瘤患者的移动应用程序。两名审查员独立评估研究的合格性、提取数据并评估方法学质量。此外，还在 Apple App Store 和 Google Play Store 中搜索了合适的移动应用程序。共确定了 91 篇描述骨科和创伤外科移动应用程序的文章。其中有 3 篇文章专注于肌肉骨骼肿瘤的移动应用程序。此外，在骨科肿瘤学中，有 7 个移动应用程序可用于处理骨或软组织肿瘤，但没有相应的科学文章。骨科和创伤外科领域开发的移动应用程序数量正在增加。目前，只有三篇关于骨科肿瘤学移动应用程序的科学文章，但还有更多的应用程序没有经过科学的医学评估。由于移动应用程序可以方便骨科和创伤外科医生的日常生活，因此了解该领域的新发展是值得的。为了对这些应用程序的意义进行分类，定期对该主题进行科学评估很重要。
