Media Depiction of Birth Differences of the Upper Extremity: Accuracy of Shared Diagnoses

Conclusions: Media and social media depictions of congenital upper extremity differences are frequently inaccurate, and our search demonstrated that the amniotic constriction band is the most commonly reported, inaccurate diagnosis. Accuracy of diagnosis in public media is important given the impact a diagnosis has on those viewing and sharing the images. Level of Evidence: Level IV, diagnostic.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Upper Extremity Source Type: research