On Wednesday, Memorial Hermann live-tweeted an ACL surgery.
VIDEO: Hospital live-tweets ACL surgery
Ever wondered what an ACL surgery looked like? Wonder no more!
Jared Wickerham
TODAY, 7:30a CST an inside look into a common surgery for collegiate & pro athletes. #MHknee #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/lgR2IPZJ3e
— Memorial Hermann (@houstonhospital) October 23, 2013
The surgery -- “patellar tendon ACL reconstruction” -- was performed by Dr. Walt Lowe, the head team physician for both the Houston Texans and Rockets. The patient was described as “a 19-year-old female athlete” -- she’s a runner who injured her knee playing intramural football.
The hospital went full #STRAT with this one, uploading 42 videos to YouTube, dozens of tweets, and even Vines (all of which was nicely organized in a Storify). And thanks to social media surgery (SMS?), we now know what an ACL surgery looks like ... in six seconds.
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