Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
AI Chatbots in Pediatric Orthopedics: How Accurate Are Their Answers to Parents’ Questions on Bowlegs and Knock Knees?
Originally published 2025-05-27 · Healthcare
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/healthcare13111271 ↗
AI / system type
Generative AI / clinical-information benchmark
Family implicationsDesign, ethics, stakeholder or technical evidence with child/family implications; household benefits are not assumed.
The AI connection
Compares ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot responses to simulated parental questions about bowlegs and knock knees.
Why this reading matters
Provides a transparent, bounded case for evaluating explanations by several dimensions rather than equating fluent prose with reliability.
Editorial reading guide · Trust
How do we distinguish a clear AI explanation from a clinically complete one?
The benchmark shows how clarity, accuracy and comprehensiveness can vary independently in AI explanations of a child-health concern.
Study context
Twenty parent-oriented questions across three chatbots, rated by five specialists
Age / stage: Childhood knee-alignment questions; no family participants
Read with three questions
- How were the parent-facing questions developed?
- Which quality dimensions showed differences and which did not?
- What did the study not test about parents’ real decisions or understanding?
Keep the limits in view
The evaluation covered one narrow clinical topic and a limited question set. No actual parent outcomes or long-term performance were assessed, and language and model updates can change results.
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Ahmed Hassan Kamal (2025). AI Chatbots in Pediatric Orthopedics: How Accurate Are Their Answers to Parents’ Questions on Bowlegs and Knock Knees? Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13111271
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