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"Google Trends Analysis of Peripheral Nerve Disease and Surgery".
World Neurosurgery 2023 September 9
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in the surgical management of peripheral nerve pathologies over the past several decades, it is unknown how public awareness of these procedures has changed. We hypothesize Google searches for peripheral nerve surgery have increased over time.
METHODS: Google Trends was queried for search volumes of a list of 38 keywords related to the following topics in peripheral nerve surgery: spasticity, nerve injury, prosthetics, and nerve pain. Monthly relative search volume (RSV) over the first 5 years of the study period (2010-2014) was compared with that of the last 5 years (2018-2022) of the study period.
RESULTS: Search volumes for keywords "nerve injury," "nerve laceration," "peripheral nerve injury," "nerve repair," "nerve transfer", "neuroma," "neuroma pain," "nerve pain," "nerve pain surgery," and "neuroma pain surgery" all increased more than 10 percentage points in RSV over the study period (p<0.0001 for each keyword). In contrast, searches for "rhizotomy," "spasticity surgery," "targeted muscle reinnervation," "bionic arm," and "myoelectric prosthesis" either decreased or remained stable. Technical terms such as "selective neurectomy," "hyperselective neurectomy," "regenerative peripheral nerve interface," and "RPNI surgery" did not have adequate search volume to be reported by Google Trends.
CONCLUSIONS: The increase in Google searches related to nerve injury and pain between 2010-2022 may reflect increasing public recognition of these clinical entities and surgical techniques addressing them. Technical terms relating to nerve pain are infrequently searched, surgeons should use plain-English terms for online discovery. Interest in spasticity and myoelectric prosthetics remains stable, indicating an opportunity for better public outreach.
METHODS: Google Trends was queried for search volumes of a list of 38 keywords related to the following topics in peripheral nerve surgery: spasticity, nerve injury, prosthetics, and nerve pain. Monthly relative search volume (RSV) over the first 5 years of the study period (2010-2014) was compared with that of the last 5 years (2018-2022) of the study period.
RESULTS: Search volumes for keywords "nerve injury," "nerve laceration," "peripheral nerve injury," "nerve repair," "nerve transfer", "neuroma," "neuroma pain," "nerve pain," "nerve pain surgery," and "neuroma pain surgery" all increased more than 10 percentage points in RSV over the study period (p<0.0001 for each keyword). In contrast, searches for "rhizotomy," "spasticity surgery," "targeted muscle reinnervation," "bionic arm," and "myoelectric prosthesis" either decreased or remained stable. Technical terms such as "selective neurectomy," "hyperselective neurectomy," "regenerative peripheral nerve interface," and "RPNI surgery" did not have adequate search volume to be reported by Google Trends.
CONCLUSIONS: The increase in Google searches related to nerve injury and pain between 2010-2022 may reflect increasing public recognition of these clinical entities and surgical techniques addressing them. Technical terms relating to nerve pain are infrequently searched, surgeons should use plain-English terms for online discovery. Interest in spasticity and myoelectric prosthetics remains stable, indicating an opportunity for better public outreach.
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