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Table 2 Patient-perceived complications are shown

From: A social media analysis of patient-perceived complications following periacetabular osteotomy (PAO): a retrospective observational study

Perceived Complications

 

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter

All SM Sites (avg.)

% Total Compli- cations

Pain

      
 

Chronic Pain (> 1 week)

77 (44%)

74 (42%)

25 (14%)

176

41.8%

 

Acute Pain (< 1 week)

10 (36%)

10 (36%)

8 (28%)

28

6.7%

 

Nerve Pain

13 (35%)

21 (57%)

3 (8%)

37

8.8%

Bony Complications

      
 

Nonunion

0

16 (100%)

0

16

3.8%

 

Fracture (Secondary)

3 (30%)

7 (70%)

0

10

2.4%

 

Progression to THA

2 (100%)

0

0

2

0.5%

Neurologic/Psychiatric

      
 

Depression/Mental Health Change

3 (38%)

3 (38%)

2 (25%)

8

1.9%

 

Syncope

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

0

2

0.5%

 

Sleep Issues

0

0

5 (100%)

5

1.2%

 

POTS

0

0

1 (100%)

1

0.2%

Miscellaneous

      
 

Anemia

0

1 (100%)

0

1

0.2%

 

Infection

2 (33%)

4 (68%)

0

6

1.4%

 

Constipation

0

1 (33%)

2 (68%)

3

0.7%

 

Swelling

0

6 (86%)

1 (14%)

7

1.7%

 

Headache

0

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

2

0.5%

 

Bursitis

0

3 (100%)

0

3

0.7%

 

Allergic Reaction

0

3 (100%)

0

3

0.7%

 

Other Specified Complication

9 (13%)

36 (53%)

23(34%)

68

16.2%

 

Non-Specified Complication

2 (4%)

22 (51%)

19 (44%)

43

10.2%

Total Complications

 

122 (29%)

209 (50%)

90 (21%)

421

100%