The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality on the social netwok TikTok related to the treatment of
meniscal tears. Material and methods: The first 50 videos were selected, analyzing authorship, duration and various
metrics, such as followers, visits, likes, duration, comments and forwards. The DISCERN questionnaire, the global quality
scale (GQS), the PEMAT score and the JAMA assessment were used to evaluate the quality of the information. The
popularity of the videos was measured with the VPI index. Results: We did not find videos of academic origin. The
average duration is 51.5 seconds. The videos accumulate an average of 334 531 followers and 318 412 visits. The videos
had a mean DISCERN score of 24.2, GCS of 1.55, PEMAT of 8.36 and JAMA of 0.65. The VPI index is 3.71. Conclusions:
The results show that the quality of videos on TikTok about the treatment of meniscal tears is generally low

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality on the social netwok TikTok related to the treatment of
meniscal tears. Material and methods: The first 50 videos were selected, analyzing authorship, duration and various
metrics, such as followers, visits, likes, duration, comments and forwards. The DISCERN questionnaire, the global quality
scale (GQS), the PEMAT score and the JAMA assessment were used to evaluate the quality of the information. The
popularity of the videos was measured with the VPI index. Results: We did not find videos of academic origin. The
average duration is 51.5 seconds. The videos accumulate an average of 334 531 followers and 318 412 visits. The videos
had a mean DISCERN score of 24.2, GCS of 1.55, PEMAT of 8.36 and JAMA of 0.65. The VPI index is 3.71. Conclusions:
The results show that the quality of videos on TikTok about the treatment of meniscal tears is generally low