Smartphone and App Usage in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery: Survey Study of Physicians Regarding Acceptance, Risks, and Future Prospects in Germany

Florian Dittrich   ^{1, 2} , Dr med ;   David Alexander Back   ³ , Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. ;   Anna Katharina Harren   ⁴ , Dr med ;   Stefan Landgraeber   ¹ , Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. ;   Felix Reinecke   ⁵ , Dr med ;   Sebastian Serong   ¹ , Dr med ;   Sascha Beck   ⁶ , Dr med

¹ Department for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany

² Joint Centre Bergisch Land, Department for Orthopaedics, Sana Fabricius Clinic Remscheid, Remscheid, Germany

³ Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Bundeswehr Hospital, Berlin, Germany

⁴ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Specialized Clinic Hornheide, Münster, Germany

⁵ Clinic of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany

⁶ Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Sportsclinic Hellersen, Lüdenscheid, Germany