• J Arthroplasty · Jun 2018

    Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship Program Content and Accessibility.

    • Alex Gu, Jason D Lehman, Aayushi Sardana, Jordan S Cohen, Shawn S Richardson, and Peter K Sculco.
    • Department of Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
    • J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jun 1; 33 (6): 1630-1633.

    BackgroundThe objective of the study was to assess the accessibility and content of accredited adult reconstruction hip and knee fellowship program websites.MethodsUsing the online database of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), we compiled a list of accredited adult hip and knee/tumor reconstruction fellowship programs. A full list of adult reconstruction hip and knee fellowship programs was gathered from the AAHKS website. The program website links they provided were evaluated. A Google search was conducted to identify program websites and analyzed for accessibility and content in 3 domains: program overview, applying/recruitment, and education.ResultsAt the time the study was conducted, there were 78 accredited adult reconstruction hip and knee fellowship programs identified through the AAHKS program directory. Three of the 78 programs identified had a functional link on the AAHKS fellowship program directory; however, Google search identified 60 websites. Eighteen programs did not have a website and were not evaluated for content. Data analysis of content in the domains of program details, application process/recruitment, and education revealed that most websites included a program description and director name with contact information. However, they were not as comprehensive in the application process/recruitment and education domains.ConclusionsAAHKS provides a reasonable method of identifying programs. Yet, most programs can readily be identified using a Google search (76.9%). Although most fellowship program websites contained program details, there is still paucity of information for fellowship candidates.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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