Objective: YouTube is frequently used by patients and physicians for information. Ankle impingement syndrome (AIS) is a condition that affects both the anterior and posterior parts of the ankle joint. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study evaluating the quality of YouTube videos in AIS.
Materials and
Methods: YouTube videos on anterior and posterior AIS were evaluated and compared by two European Foot and Ankle Society member orthopedic surgeons using the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), and Global Quality Score (GQS). In addition, a new score, the AIS Specific Score, was used to evaluate the videos in this study.

Results: Fifty videos about anterior AIS and 43 videos about posterior AIS were evaluated. The mean duration of videos related to anterior AIS was 354.70 s (±314.28) and the mean number of views was 27,166.08 (±54,898.69). The mean duration of videos related to posterior AIS was 1594 s (±424.94) and the mean number of views was 15,309.89 (±47,916.02). When evaluating the quality of video content using scoring systems, videos related to anterior AIS have higher average JAMA, GQS, and DISCERN scores than those related to posterior AIS. However, this difference is only statistically significant for the DISCERN score (p=0.045).

Conclusion: The quality and reliability of YouTube videos on AIS are insufficient to meet the educational needs of patients or healthcare providers. These findings highlight the necessity for producing accurate, evidence-based educational videos and underscore the potential role of orthopedic societies and clinicians in creating standardized, high-quality online resources.