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. 2020 Dec 17;12(12):e12123. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12123

Figure 10. Long-term Effects of Official Recommendations by the CMS and AAOS on Public Interest in Rotator Cuff Surgery-Related Search Terms.

Figure 10

Mean total search volumes before and after March 2020. Mean relative search volumes are compared between the period before announcements by the CMS and AAOS (January 2015 – Feb 2020) to the period afterward (March 2020 – May 2020). Pre- and post-announcement mean relative search volumes for each term were 80.26% and 58.67% for "rotator cuff repair" (p < 0.0001*), 78.55% and 54.00% for "rotator cuff surgery" (p < 0.0001*), and 70.45% and 63.00% for "shoulder arthroplasty" (p = 0.387). Legend: * p < 0.05.

CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; AAOS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons