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    Mihir M. Thacker, MD

    Orthopaedic Surgeon
    Provider Profile

    波色单双 Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803

    Biography

    Mihir M. Thacker, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. He also serves as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Thacker went to the Seth G. S. Medical College in Mumbai, India and completed his orthopedic residency at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital in Mumbai. He has had extensive subspecialty training through pediatric orthopedic fellowships at National University Hospital in Singapore, Hospital for Joint Diseases/New York University in New York, and 波色单双. He also completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami. Dr. Thacker's major clinical interest is bone and soft tissue tumors. He performs limb salvage surgery for tumors, including using noninvasive expandable (growing) prostheses. He is also interested in hip disorders in children and performs complex hip reconstruction (including surgical hip dislocations and peri-acetabular osteotomies), treatment of complex congenital anomalies, correction of complex deformities, and limb lengthening. Dr. Thacker is active in teaching medical students, residents, fellows and international visiting observers. He is invited to lecture nationally and internationally and is a member of several societies including the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Children's Oncology Group, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society and Lower Limb Reconstruction Society. He is actively involved in research and has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, five book chapters, and several national and international presentations at scientific conferences. Dr. Thacker has been selected by Delaware Today as one of the best surgeons in Delaware among both pediatric surgeons and surgical oncologists and was listed in Best Doctors in America. Provides care in Wilmington, Del. Interests: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery- Pediatric and Adolescent hip disorders (hip preservation and hip arthroplasty in pediatric /skeletal dysplasia patients), growth abnormalities, limb lengthening and deformity correction, skeletal dysplasia, Rasopathies, metabolic bone disorders, Pediatric amputation/prostheses. Orthopedic Oncology- bone/soft tissue tumors, limb salvage surgery. Orthopedic Navigation Global outreach and international medicine

    Fellowship

    • Pediatric Orthopedics - Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 2004
    • Musculoskeletal Oncology - University Of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Ctr., 2005
    • Pediatric Orthopedics - Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2003

    Internship

    • Rotating - Seth G.S. Medical College, 1996

    Residency

    • Orthopedics - Lokamanya Tilak Municipal Medical College Hospital, 1999

    Medical/Dental School

    • MBBS - Seth G. S. Medical College, 1996

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    • Amputation
    • Bone Tumors
    • Ddh
    • Hip Preservation
    • Limb Deformity
    • Limb Lengthening
    • Limb Salvage
    • Perthes Disease
    • Sarcoma
    • Scfe
    • Skeletal Dysplasia

    • Minimally Displaced Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures: Optimizing Follow-up and Minimizing Cost.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2022).

    • Risk Factors for Rebound After Correction of Genu Valgum in Skeletal Dysplasia Patients Treated by Tension Band Plates.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2022).

    • Neuromonitoring for Proximal Fibular Osteochondroma Excision.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2022).

    • Outcomes of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and tibial tubercle osteotomy in syndromic adolescents with patellar dislocation.; Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma; (2022).

    • Risk Factors for Failure of Pavlik Harness Treatment in Infants With Dislocated Hips That Are Evaluated by Dynamic Sonography.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2021).

    • Pediatric Chondroblastoma and the Need for Lung Staging at Presentation.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2020).

    • Cervical spine radiculopathy epidemiology: A systematic review.; Musculoskeletal care; (2020).

    • SUN-476 Risk of Thyroid Cancer in McCune-Albright Syndrome; Journal of the Endocrine Society; (2020).

    • Validation of Pediatric Self-Report Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Measures in Different Stages of Legg-Calv茅-Perthes Disease.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2020).

    • Infantile Tibia Vara (Blount Disease) with Iatrogenic Changes Causing Residual Tibial Deformities.; Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances; (2020).

    • Costello syndrome: Clinical phenotype, genotype, and management guidelines.; American journal of medical genetics. Part A; (2019).

    • Radiographic Analysis of the Pediatric Hip Patients With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME).; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2018).

    • Molecular genetics and metabolism, special edition: Diagnosis, diagnosis and prognosis of Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA.; Molecular genetics and metabolism; (2018).

    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Symptomatic Children With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses of the Hip.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2018).

    • Aneurysmal bone cysts and pathologic fracture associated with supernumerary ring chromosome 6 in two unrelated patients.; American journal of medical genetics. Part A; (2017).

    • Comparing Percutaneous Physeal Epiphysiodesis and Eight-Plate Epiphysiodesis for the Treatment of Limb Length Discrepancy.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2017).

    • Oral glucocorticoid use and osteonecrosis in children and adults with chronic inflammatory diseases: a population-based cohort study.; BMJ open; (2017).

    • Popliteal cysts in children: another look.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B; (2016).

    • Unicameral Bone Cysts in the Humerus: Treatment Outcomes.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2016).

    • CORR Insights (庐) : Higher Pavlik Harness Treatment Failure Is Seen in Graf Type IV Ortolani-Positive Hips in Males.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2016).

    • Nephroblastomatosis or Wilms tumor in a fourth patient with a somatic PIK3CA mutation.; American journal of medical genetics. Part A; (2016).

    • Inter-observer reliability of the ankle-brachial index in a pediatric setting.; Delaware medical journal; (2015).

    • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Report Long-term follow-up of post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Hurler syndrome: clinical, biochemical, and pathological improvements.; Molecular genetics and metabolism reports; (2015).

    • Patient satisfaction surveys: an evaluation of POSNA members' knowledge and experience.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2015).

    • Orthopedic management of the extremities in patients with Morquio A syndrome.; Journal of children's orthopaedics; (2014).

    • Occipitocervical fusion in skeletal dysplasia: a new surgical technique.; Spine; (2014).

    • Correction of lower extremity angular deformities in skeletal dysplasia with hemiepiphysiodesis: a preliminary report.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2014).

    • Cervicothoracic myelopathy in children with Morquio syndrome A: a report of 4 cases.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2014).

    • Treatment of unicameral bone cyst: systematic review and meta analysis.; Journal of children's orthopaedics; (2014).

    • Function and disability in children with Costello syndrome and Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome.; American journal of medical genetics. Part A; (2014).

    • Morquio A syndrome: diagnosis and current and future therapies.; Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER; (2014).

    • Upper cervical fusion in children with Morquio syndrome: intermediate to long-term results.; The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume; (2013).

    • High failure rate of the Pavlik harness in dislocated hips: is it bilaterality?; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2013).

    • Malignant soft tissue tumors in children.; The Orthopedic clinics of North America; (2013).

    • Orthopedic manifestations and implications for individuals with Costello syndrome.; American journal of medical genetics. Part A; (2013).

    • Gait pattern and lower extremity alignment in children with Morquio syndrome.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B; (2013).

    • Benign soft tissue tumors in children.; The Orthopedic clinics of North America; (2013).

    • Distal tibial physeal bridge: a complication from a tension band plate and screw construct. Report of a case.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B; (2013).

    • The lower extremity in Morquio syndrome.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2012).

    • Osteochondritis dissecans of the talar head: natural history and review of literature.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B; (2012).

    • Adolescent Blount disease in obese children treated by eight-plate hemiepiphysiodesis.; Eklem hastaliklari ve cerrahisi = Joint diseases & related surgery; (2012).

    • Current and emerging treatments and surgical interventions for Morquio A syndrome: a review.; Research and reports in endocrine disorders; (2012).

    • Spinal fusion for scoliosis in Rett syndrome with an emphasis on early postoperative complications.; Spine; (2012).

    • Reliability and necessity of computerized tomography in distal tibial physeal injuries.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2011).

    • Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (Morquio A disease): clinical review and current treatment.; Current pharmaceutical biotechnology; (2011).

    • Subtalar fusion in cerebral palsy patients: results of a new technique using corticocancellous allograft.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2011).

    • Limb length discrepancy and congenital limb anomalies in fibular hemimelia.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B; (2010).

    • Cervical spinal canal compromise in a 14-year-old girl with hereditary multiple exostoses.; Pediatric radiology; (2010).

    • Bilaterally dislocated hips treated with the Pavlik harness are not at a higher risk for failure.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2009).

    • Soft tissue sarcomas of the foot and ankle: impact of unplanned excision, limb salvage, and multimodality therapy.; Foot & ankle international; (2008).

    • Imaging in the surgical management of developmental dislocation of the hip.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2008).

    • Intraarticular knee mass in a 30-year-old woman.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2007).

    • Case report. Granular cell tumors of extremities: comparison of benign and malignant variants.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2007).

    • The use of computed tomography to assess acetabular morphology in Morquio-Brailsford syndrome.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2007).

    • Forearm mass in an 11-year-old.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2006).

    • Dynamic lower extremity alignment in children with achondroplasia.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2006).

    • Coxa vara: a novel measurement technique in skeletal dysplasias.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2006).

    • Buttock mass in a 37-year-old woman.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2006).

    • Distal femur replacement is useful in complex total knee arthroplasty revisions.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2006).

    • A safe technique for sternoclavicular stabilization.; American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.); (2006).

    • Recurrent intracortical mass causing elbow pain.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research; (2006).

    • Use of the foot abduction orthosis following Ponseti casts: is it essential?; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2005).

    • Ganglioneuromas of the sacrum-a report of two cases with radiologic-pathologic correlation.; Skeletal radiology; (2005).

    • Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica of the tibial tubercle.; Pediatric radiology; (2005).

    • Minimalistic approach to treating wrist torus fractures.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2005).

    • Current treatment for Ewing's sarcoma.; Expert review of anticancer therapy; (2005).

    • Hinged distraction of the adolescent arthritic hip.; Journal of pediatric orthopedics; (2005).

    • Concurrent intra-medullary and intra-cranial tuberculomas.; Journal of postgraduate medicine; (2004).

    • Ochronotic arthropathy: arthroscopic findings in the shoulder and the knee.; Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association; (2003).

    • Spinal fusion and instrumentation for paediatric neuromuscular scoliosis: retrospective review.; Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong); (2002).