The readability of online patient education materials for slipped capital femoral epiphysis

In this study of 53 unique websites about SCFE, we demonstrated that only one of the web pages was written at the recommended sixth-grade level, and the mean reading level of the online material was above the 10th-grade level. Post hoc testing showed that only websites associated with pediatric academic institutions were written at a significantly lower grade level than general health websites [P 
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Hip & Femur Source Type: research