Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery
Original ArticleQuality of Online Video Resources Concerning Patient Education for the Meniscus: A YouTube-Based Quality-Control Study
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YouTube Query and Video Characteristics
The YouTube online library (https://www.youtube.com) was queried using the keyword “meniscus” on April 22, 2019. The first 50 videos populated based on this keyword were recorded for evaluation (Fig 1), which has been reported to be a feasible method of video selection in the literature.2
The following video characteristics were extracted for each YouTube video concerning the meniscus: (1) title, (2) video duration, (3) number of views, (4) video source/uploader, (5) type of content, (6) days
Results
Of the initial 50 videos generated by the YouTube search, 3 were audio soundtracks and were excluded from the analysis. Therefore, an additional 3 videos were evaluated. All videos were in the English language. The mean video duration was 551.44 ± 1,046.04 seconds (range, 75-7,282 seconds). The mean number of views was 288,597.7 ± 735,275.9, and collectively, the 50 videos were viewed 14,141,285 times. The mean view ratio was 302.02 ± 613.66. The mean number of days since upload was 1,220.65 ±
Discussion
The principal findings of this study were as follows: (1) Videos concerning the meniscus are highly watched on YouTube, receiving a total of 14,141,285 views of only the first 50 videos populated from the keyword “meniscus”; (2) the mean JAMA score is 1.55, indicating low reliability, whereas the mean GQS and MSS are 2.12 and 3.67, respectively, indicating low educational quality; (3) most meniscus video content is disease specific, and in terms of video upload sources, most videos are
Conclusions
Information on the meniscus found in YouTube videos is of low quality and reliability.
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The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: N.N.V. receives research support from Arthrex, Breg, Össur, and Wright Medical Technology; receives publishing royalties and financial and material support from Arthroscopy and Vindico Medical-Orthopedics Hyperguide; owns stock in Cymedica and Omeros; is a paid consultant for Minivasive; and receives IP royalties from Smith and Nephew. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.