Table 1.

Patient demographic information and questionnaires answers

	Number	Percentage
Age (years)	50.33+/−17.20	n/a
Female	662	57.0
Internet access	986	84.9
Used internet to investigate health questions*	772	78.3
Used internet to investigate orthopedic questions*	638	64.7
Used internet to investigate current orthopedic problem*	502	50.9
Planning to discuss with physicianγ	329	65.5
Rated information as “very useful”¥	275	43.1
Rated information as “somewhat useful”¥	359	56.3
Rated information as “not at all useful”¥	4	0.6
Searched physician reputation online	320	27.6

n/a not applicable

*Only includes patients with internet access

^γOnly includes patients who used the internet to investigate their current orthopedic problem

^¥Only includes patients who used the internet to investigate any orthopedic questions