The Risks of Hospital Mergers In retrospect, it looks as if Massachusetts made a serious mistake in 1994 when it let its two most prestigious (and costly) hospitals — Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both affiliated with Harvard — merge into a single system known as Partners HealthCare. Investigations by the…

Am J Sports Med. 2012 Nov;40(11):2590-6. doi: 10.1177/0363546512458420. Epub 2012 Sep 7. Anatomic suture anchor versus the Broström technique for anterior talofibular ligament repair: a biomechanical comparison. Waldrop NE 3rd1, Wijdicks CA, Jansson KS, LaPrade RF, Clanton TO. Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite the popularity of the Broström procedure for secondary repair of chronic lateral ankle instability, there have been no biomechanical…

A recent study sought to quantify the origins and insertions of lateral ligaments related to surgically pertinent osseous landmarks in order to help surgeons who perform anatomic repair or ankle reconstruction to treat lateral ankle sprains. Researchers dissected 14 ankle specimens to isolate four lateral ligaments and then used a measuring device to determine the…

Google Glass + EHR = A winning combination for doctors? mHealth advocates have been debating for some time whether Google Glass will offer meaningful value to physicians, or if it will be just another high-tech toy that fades away when doctors can’t fit it into their workflow. With the recent news that Google Glass is…