Clubfoot is a deformity of the foot. It's when one or both feet are turned inward. The condition affects the bones, muscles, tendons, and blood vessels. Learn more >
A fracture is a partial or complete break in the bone. When a fracture happens, it is classified as either open or closed. Fractures happen when more force is applied to the bone than the bone can absorb. Breaks in bones can happen from falls or trauma, or as a result of a direct hit to the body. Learn more >
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects children. In SCFE, the ball of the thighbone (femoral head) slips off the neck of the thighbone. Learn more >
Each of your hands has three types of bones: phalanges in your fingers; metacarpals
in your mid-hand, and carpals in your wrist.
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Research Interests
Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma
Musculoskeletal Complications of Hemophilia
Publications
Spencer H, Wong M, Fong YJ, Penman A, Silva M. Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Elbow Motion Following Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg, Am. 92:904-910, 2010.
Bernthal NM, Hoshino CM, Dichter D, Wong MA, Silva M. Recovery of Range of Motion Following Pediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus. J Bone J Surg, Am. 93-A(9):871-877, 2011.
Silva M, Cooper SD, Cha A. The Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Multidirectionally Unstable (Type IV) Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop, 35(6):600-605, 2015.
Silva M and Cooper SD. Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Displaced Pediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus: A Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop, 35(7):661-665, 2015.
Silva M, Paredes A, Sadlik G. Outcomes of ORIF More than Seven Days After Injury in Displaced Pediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop, 37(4):234-238, 2017.
Silva M, Kazantszev, M, Aceves-Martin B, Delfosse, EM. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Is Surgeon Experience a Surrogate for the Need of Open Reduction? J Pediatr Orthop B, 27(2):103-107, 2018.
Silva M, Delfosse E, Park H, Panchal H, Ebramzadeh E. Is the "Appropriate Use Criteria" for Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Really Appropriate? J Pediatr Orthop, 39 (1):1-7, 2019.
Lang PJ, Panchal H, Delfosse EM, Silva M. The Outcome of In-Situ Fixation of Unstable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop B, 28 (5):452-457, 2019.
Silva M, Delfosse EM, Aceves-Marin B, Scaduto AA, Ebramzadeh E. Telehealth: A novel approach to the treatment of non-displaced pediatric elbow fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B, 28 (6):542-548, 2019.
Silva M, Day MJ, Aceves Marin B, Ebramzadeh E. Sagittal Plane Residual Deformity in Pediatric Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop, 40 (7):e547-e553,2020.
