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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92315, first published .
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Performance of DeepSeek V3.2 and ChatGPT 5.1 in Musculoskeletal Triage and Differential Diagnosis of Outpatients With Low Back Pain: Multidimensional Comparative Study

Performance of DeepSeek V3.2 and ChatGPT 5.1 in Musculoskeletal Triage and Differential Diagnosis of Outpatients With Low Back Pain: Multidimensional Comparative Study

Ziqian Ma   1 * , MD ;   Ruiyuan Chen   1 * , MM ;   Aobo Wang   1 , MD ;   Yu Xi   1 , MM ;   Minghui Liang   1 , MM ;   Shuo Yuan   1 , MD ;   Ning Fan   1 , MD ;   Jianwei Zang   2 , MM ;   Tianyi Wang   1 , MD ;   Lei Zang   1 , MD

1 Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

2 School of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Lei Zang, MD
  • Department of Orthopedics
  • Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
  • China
  • Phone: 151718688
  • Email: zanglei@ccmu.edu.cn