ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2026
#KneeOsteotomy: Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of TikTok Videos.
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Background: TikTok videos on orthopaedic topics receive high engagement, but the quality of content on knee osteotomies is unclear. Purpose: To assess the quality, reliability, and educational value of TikTok videos on knee osteotomy. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: TikTok was searched for "knee osteotomy,""high tibial osteotomy," and "distal femoral osteotomy," yielding 789 videos. A total of 191 met inclusion criteria. Video metrics (duration, views, likes, shares), uploader type (private user, physical therapist, physician, researcher), and content type (patient experiences, physical therapy and rehabilitation, anatomy, surgical technique) were recorded. Quality was assessed using the DISCERN instrument, Results: Most videos were posted by private users (145; 75.9%) and focused on patient experiences (128; 67.0%). Mean duration was 34.4 ± 40.8 seconds (range, 4-317 seconds). Videos received a mean of 3122.3 ± 16,845.1 likes (range, 0-197,400 likes), 223.9 ± 1891.3 shares (range, 0-25,900 shares), and 166,863.0 ± 1,002,969.9 views (range, 70-12,700,000 views). Mean DISCERN, Conclusion: TikTok videos related to knee osteotomy demonstrated overall low quality. Although videos produced by health care professionals achieved higher quality scores, overall content quality remained limited.
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