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A Comparative Study Analyzing Potential Advantages of Ankle Arthroplasty Over Arthrodesis](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/are-our-expectations-bigger-than-the-results-we-achieve-a-comparative-study-analyzing-potential-advantages-of-ankle-arthroplasty-over-arthrodesis) *on* July 23, 2014 Are Our Expectations Bigger than the Results We Achieve? A Comparative Study Analyzing Potential Advantages of Ankle Arthroplasty Over Arthrodesis ## [Busy Doctors, Wasteful Spending – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/busy-doctors-wasteful-spending-nytimes-com) *on* July 21, 2014 Busy Doctors, Wasteful Spending – NYTimes.com. ## [Don’t Sell a Service, Sell a Whole New Way of Thinking](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/dont-sell-a-service-sell-a-whole-new-way-of-thinking) *on* July 18, 2014 We all know the story. A team creates a groundbreaking new innovation only to see it mired in internal debates. When it is eventually launched in the market, there is an initial flurry of sales to early adopters, but then sales cycles become sluggish. Pilot customers are enthusiastic, but broader... ## [Health Insurers Are Trying New Payment Models, Study Shows – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/health-insurers-are-trying-new-payment-models-study-shows-nytimes-com) *on* July 11, 2014 Value based care is trying to be made synonymous with cheaper care. Not always the case! ## [Outcomes, Function, and Gait Mechanics After Fixed and Mobile-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement | jbjsam](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/outcomes-function-and-gait-mechanics-after-fixed-and-mobile-bearing-total-ankle-replacement-jbjsam) *on* July 09, 2014 Background: The popularity of total ankle replacement as a treatment for end-stage arthritis continues to grow. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in ankle kinetics and kinematics from a preoperative time point through two years postoperatively in patients who had received either a... ## [Supramalleolar Osteotomy With Bone Marrow Stimulation for Varus Ankle Osteoarthritis](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/supramalleolar-osteotomy-with-bone-marrow-stimulation-for-varus-ankle-osteoarthritis) *on* July 09, 2014 Supramalleolar Osteotomy With Bone Marrow Stimulation for Varus Ankle Osteoarthritis ↵\* Yong Sang Kim, MD, Center for Stem Cell & Arthritis Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei Sarang Hospital, 478-3, Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-060, Korea (e-mail: yskimos@gmail.com). ... ## [Healthcare, Meet Capitalism – James Hamblin – The Atlantic](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/healthcare-meet-capitalism-james-hamblin-the-atlantic) *on* July 08, 2014 Healthcare, Meet Capitalism Self-described “lunatic-fringe disruptors” depict U.S. healthcare like one of Ayn Rand’s dystopias. 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