Brinkman Joseph C, Christopher Zachary K, Moore M Lane, Pollock Jordan R, Haglin Jack M, Bingham Joshua S
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Arthroplast Today. 2022 Mar 24;15:13-18. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.015. eCollection 2022 Jun.
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.
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.
Google Trends Data demonstrated a significant linear increase in online searches related to nonrobotic total knee and hip arthroplasty. Online search volume for robotic hip arthroplasty was significant and linear, while that of robotic knee arthroplasty was significant and exponential. When combined, robotic joint arthroplasty demonstrated an exponential trend over the 10-year period. This increase was noted to be statistically significant when compared with nonrobotic arthroplasty search volume.
Our study demonstrates that public interest in robotic total joint arthroplasty has increased significantly from 2011 through 2020. When compared with online search volume for conventional arthroplasty, this increasing growth is statistically significant. Public interest in robotic arthroplasty is anticipated to continue to increase, and care providers should be aware of this trend that impacts patient perceptions and expectations. Despite significant growth in interest for robotic arthroplasty, there is incomplete evidence supporting its use over nonrobotic arthroplasty. Additional high-quality studies are needed to inform provider decision-making and appropriately guide public interest in robot-assisted arthroplasty.
机器人技术在关节置换术中的应用持续增加。患者需求、患者期望以及行业和医疗服务提供者针对患者的营销可能都促使其越来越受欢迎。患者兴趣的趋势尚未得到充分描述。我们使用在线谷歌趋势工具分析了2011年至2021年期间全国公众对机器人辅助和非机器人辅助关节置换术的兴趣趋势。
在2011年1月1日至2021年12月31日期间，通过谷歌趋势在线查询与非机器人辅助髋关节和膝关节置换术以及机器人辅助髋关节、机器人辅助膝关节和一般机器人辅助关节置换术相关的搜索词。
谷歌趋势数据显示，与非机器人辅助全膝关节和髋关节置换术相关的在线搜索量呈显著线性增长。机器人辅助髋关节置换术的在线搜索量显著且呈线性，而机器人辅助膝关节置换术的搜索量显著且呈指数增长。综合来看，机器人辅助关节置换术在这10年期间呈指数趋势。与非机器人辅助关节置换术的搜索量相比，这种增长具有统计学意义。
我们的研究表明，从2011年到2020年，公众对机器人辅助全关节置换术的兴趣显著增加。与传统关节置换术的在线搜索量相比，这种增长具有统计学意义。预计公众对机器人辅助关节置换术的兴趣将继续增加，医疗服务提供者应意识到这一影响患者认知和期望的趋势。尽管对机器人辅助关节置换术的兴趣显著增长，但支持其优于非机器人辅助关节置换术的证据并不充分。需要更多高质量的研究为医疗服务提供者的决策提供信息，并适当地引导公众对机器人辅助关节置换术的兴趣。
