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. 2020 Apr 20;1(4):64–73. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.14.BJO-2020-0006

Table II.

Number and percentage of HON-accredited websites.

Category/search term Total websites returned HON accredited (600 per term) p-value*
HONcode+ HONcode- Total HONcode, %§
Condition
Arthritis 109,000,000 97 503 600 16
Osteoarthritis 16,900,000 121 479 600 20
End-stage arthritis 43,700,000 56 544 600 9
Bone on bone arthritis 118,000,000 96 504 600 16
Total 76,350,000 370** 2,030** 2,400** 16 < 0.001
Arthroplasty
Total joint arthroplasty 6,070,000 71 519 600 12
Total joint replacement 146,000,000 81 519 600 14
Total 76,035,000 152** 1,048** 1,200** 13 0.385
Hip
Total hip arthroplasty 5,240,000 72 528 600 12
Total hip replacement 70,000,000 60 540 600 10
Total 37,620,000 132** 1,068** 1,200** 11 0.268
Knee
Total knee arthroplasty 6,460,000 79 521 600 13
Total knee replacement 110,000,000 71 529 600 12
Total 58,230,000 150** 1,050** 1,200** 13 0.485
Approach
Anterior hip replacement 9,280,000 32 568 600 5
Posterior hip replacement 6,200,000 46 554 600 8
Total 7,740,000 78** 1,122** 1,200** 7 0.101
Unicompartmental knee
Half knee replacement 31,100,000 48 552 600 8
Unicompartmental knee replacement 240,000 38 562 600 6
Mako knee 2,370,000 14 571 600 2
Oxford knee replacement 117,000,000 29 571 600 5
Total 16,735,000 129** 2,271** 2400** 6 < 0.001
Recovery
Total hip replacement recovery time 15,100,000 76 524 600 13
Total knee replacement recovery time 15,200,000 77 523 600 13
Total 30,300,000 153** 1,047** 1,200** 13 0.931
Overall total 30,300,000 1,011** 8,589** 10,800** 12 < 0.001
*

Pearson chi-squared test, with < 0.05 indicating significant number of HON-accredited websites returned during a search.

HON-accredited website.

Not HON-accredited website.

§

Percentage of HON-accredited websites, calculated by HONcode+ divided by the total websites ((HONcode+) + (HONcode-))

Median.

**

Sum.