Tiger Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship on Sunday after only 11 holes. The reason – problems with his left Achilles tendon, which he injured at Augusta National last year. After his drive on the 12th tee, Woods winced in pain and leaned over his driver, before making the call to withdraw from the match. […]
Failure, Sweet Failure
Note: This is a guest blog by Bonnie Siegel, an endurance athlete and former patient of Dr. Silverman. Here’s one of my personal mantras: If you want to succeed, set yourself up for failure. I came to this epiphany in the dead of night on a steep, snowy trail. We were 16 miles into the […]
Total Knee Replacement Surgeries Have Doubled Over Past Decade
According to a new study, more than 4.5 million Americans are currently living with Total Knee Replacements (TKR). Over the past 10 years, TKR surgeries have doubled. The study, presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, used US Census data, combined with the National Health Interview Survey, the Multicenter […]
Silverman Ankle & Foot Hosts Fundraiser for Jack Jablonski
Last week Silverman Ankle & Foot sponsored a fundraising event for Jack Jablonski—the Minnesota teen recently paralyzed from a hockey accident. The event was a pizza party and skating event for the Minneapolis Storm (Upper Mite) Division – Team Canucks, for whom Dr. Silverman’s son plays hockey. This is the same league Jablonski played in […]
An In-Depth Look at Jack Jablonski’s Spinal Injury
On December 30, 16-year-old Jack Jablonski was paralyzed during a high school hockey game when a player accidentally checked him from behind. Jablonski, who attends Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School in St. Louis, MN, suffered a severed spinal cord and broken vertebrae after he was illegally checked from behind into the boards. Last Wednesday, he underwent […]
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