{"title":"Editorial Commentary: Digital Internet Information on Orthobiologic Treatments Is Low Quality, Misleading, and Unreliable.","authors":"Reena J Olsen, Ishan T Modi, Prem N Ramkumar","doi":"10.1016/j.arthro.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In today's digital era, media platforms such as YouTube have become dominant sources of health information, yet much of the content on orthobiologic treatments-such as platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, and mesenchymal stem cells-is of low quality, misleading, and unreliable. Commercial incentives and algorithm-driven content promotion allow misinformation to outpace evidence-based guidance. Despite this field's promising therapeutic potential, the unchecked spread of digital misinformation threatens patient understanding, informed consent, and trust in medical care. Given digital media's profound influence on patient perceptions, it is an ethical and clinical imperative for academic and medical communities to intentionally produce accessible, high-quality, evidence-based content and safeguard medical truth.</p>","PeriodicalId":55459,"journal":{"name":"Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2025.05.001","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ORTHOPEDICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In today's digital era, media platforms such as YouTube have become dominant sources of health information, yet much of the content on orthobiologic treatments-such as platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, and mesenchymal stem cells-is of low quality, misleading, and unreliable. Commercial incentives and algorithm-driven content promotion allow misinformation to outpace evidence-based guidance. Despite this field's promising therapeutic potential, the unchecked spread of digital misinformation threatens patient understanding, informed consent, and trust in medical care. Given digital media's profound influence on patient perceptions, it is an ethical and clinical imperative for academic and medical communities to intentionally produce accessible, high-quality, evidence-based content and safeguard medical truth.
期刊介绍:
Nowhere is minimally invasive surgery explained better than in Arthroscopy, the leading peer-reviewed journal in the field. Every issue enables you to put into perspective the usefulness of the various emerging arthroscopic techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods -- along with their applications in various situations -- are discussed in relation to their efficiency, efficacy and cost benefit. As a special incentive, paid subscribers also receive access to the journal expanded website.