title: A detailed analysis of messages posted on the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list over a 13-year period.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to analyze the content of the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list between 2000 and 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  All messages posted to the 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list were documented and categorized by 4 orthopedic surgeons who were active members of the mailing list into 11 categories based on the content of the messages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 15,699 messages were evaluated and included in the analysis. The mean number of daily messages in 2000 was 0.98 messages/day and increased to 7.23 messages/day in 2013. The most common type of message was announcements (37.5%) about national or international congresses, conferences, symposia, meetings, and panels. The second most common type of message was condolence messages (11.7%). Case discussions and academic discussions comprised 6.3% and 4.5% of the messages, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 'Turk-Orthopod' mailing list serves primarily as an information board and a powerful social media platform for communication among Turkish orthopedic surgeons. However, scientific case discussions and other professional issues comprise a minority of the messages.
authors.affiliation: Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özkan
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Köse
authors.affiliation: Aksaz Military Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Muğla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özyürek
authors.affiliation: Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duygun
authors.affiliation: Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.affiliation: Farabi Private Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arazi
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D009985:Orthopedics; D066308:Public Service Announcements as Topic; D061108:Social Media / Q000145:classification* / Q000639:trends*; D066231:Surgeons; D014421:Turkey