Social media use among French spine surgeons: an underrated tool?

•80% of French spine surgeons claim using social media (SM).•LinkedIn is the most commonly used SM.•Most experienced spine surgeons use less SM. The goal of this study was to determine the use of social media (SM) among the French spine surgeons. In 2022, an online questionnaire has been sent to the community of French spine surgeons. All surgeons were asked to answer a 21-question survey about their use of SM in their daily practice. Eighty-five surgeons were included, with 80% claiming to use SM. Mean age was 45 ± 10.7. Usage rate significantly differed among experience categories: 85% of younger surgeons and 69% after ten years of experience (p = 0.01). LinkedIn was the most commonly used (78% among SM users), then Facebook (46%). Instagram was less used by most experienced surgeons (p = 0.01). Time spent on SM was more important at home (p