Lance Silverman, MD - Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon

Foot & Ankle Surgeon

What Is The Triple Arthrodesis Procedure?

If your ankle joint has been deformed by acute trauma or arthritis, you may be susceptible to a number of painful foot conditions, like chronic tendon ruptures or partial foot dislocations. Certain nonoperative treatments can try to correct this deformity, but oftentimes when it gets bad enough, surgery is the preferred route. In these instances, […]

Saliva COVID-19 Tests Could Become Campus Model Nationwide

Colleges and universities across the country have handled the pandemic in different ways, but one campus whose plan for the fall semester was received with skepticism was the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Last fall, the university announced that it planned to bring the entire campus back in the fall by using an unproven COVID-19 […]

Save The Planet By Turning Off Your Camera During Zoom Meetings

If you don’t need to be on camera during those zoom meetings for work, do the planet a favor and keep your camera turned off. A new study that looked at the global effect that the pandemic has had on the world found that despite a record drop in carbon emissions in 2020, the shift […]

5 Ways To Shrink A Bunion Without Surgery

Bunions are a foot condition that rarely heal well without intervention. That’s not to say that you’ll always need surgery to correct the problem, but at the same time, don’t expect the condition to resolve on its own by doing the same things you’ve been doing. Shrinking a bunion without surgery is possible, but it […]

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