The leading source of information in our modern era is the internet, but there is no assurance that all the material available is reliable or even comprehensible to the general population. There must be guidelines for the effective creation of eHealth websites which have the aim of patient education. Using the example of Orthopaedics, this piece aims to be a guide to medical staff for the effective delivery of health information to the public. The goals of readability, reliability and usability

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... are key in allowing us to augment the process of patients making well-informed decisions.