ד"ר סלע ירון

UPMC medical mission to Haiti – September 5-12, 2015. A one week surgical and medical treatment of orthopedic trauma cases in Albert Schweitzer Hospital.
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Philadelphia. A mission to Puerto Rico. A Pediatric Upper Extremity congenital anomalies clinic. October, 2014.
Orthopaedic Shoulder & Elbow Clinic at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Tel-Aviv, Israel. January 2011- November 2013.
Orthopaedic Hand Clinic at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel. November 2016- Present.
The Maccabi Health Fund Clinic, Petah-Tikva (2010-2013) & Bene-Beraq (2016-present), Israel.
The Meuhedet Health Fund Clinic, Rehovot, Rishon-Lezion (2011-2013) & Natanya, Israel.
The Clalit Health Fund Clinic, Kfar-Saba, Israel.
The Leumit Health Fund Clinic, Natanya & Petah-Tikva, Israel.
The Assia Medical Private Practice Surgical Group – Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

November 2016 – Present: Clinical Affiliated Faculty – Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, affiliated with The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
January 2017- July 2019: Orthopaedic Specialists – Shoulder, Elbow, & Hand Surgeon - Assia Medical Group.
January 2014 – September 2016: Clinical Affiliated Faculty as a Clinical Instructor - UPMC- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
2011-2013: Orthopedic instructor – Tel-Aviv university Medical school, 5th year medical students.
2007-2010: Orthopedic Instructor; Sheba Academic Nursing School, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.

1. A. Peyser, Y.A.Weil, L. Brocke, Y. Sela, R. Mosheiff, Y. Mattan, O. Manor, M. Liebergall. A prospective, randomized study comparing the percutaneous compression plate and the compression hip screw for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2007 Sep; Vol 88-B,No.9 :1210-17.
Selected to be abstracted in the Year Book of Orthopedics, published by Mosby, 2009.

2. Y. Sela, O. Hershkovitz, N. Sherr-Lurie, U. Givon. Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: treatment strategies according to Age-13 years of experience in one medical center. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2013 Jul 17; 8(1):23.

3. O. Hershkovitch, S. Shapira, Y. Sela, I. Botser – Role of Radiographs in Shoulder Pathology: a Clinical Review. Reports in Medical Imaging, 2014:7, 1-6.

4. Y. Sela, I. Eshed, A. Oran, A. Herman, M. Perry (Pritsch). Rotator Cuff Tears: Correlation between geometric tear pattern on MRI and Arthroscopy and pre- and post-operative clinical findings. Acta Radiol. 2015 Feb;56(2):182-9.

5. Y. Sela, M.E. Baratz. Distal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly Population – A review. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Mar;40(3):599-601.

6. Y. Sela, C. Gannon, M.E. Baratz. Tethering the extensor apparatus limits PIP flexion following K-wire Placement for Pinning Extra-articular Fractures at the Base of the Proximal Phalanx. J of Hand. 2016, Vol. 11(4) 433–437.

7. I Komatsu, Y. Sela, K. Kruse, C.C. Schmidt, M.E. Baratz, JH-C Wang. Novel Approach to Treat Rotator Cuff Tear Using Tendon Derived Stem Cell (TSCs) Sheet. The Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal Volume 26, 2015.

8. Y. Sela, J. Seftchick, W. L. Wang, M. E. Baratz. The Diagnostic Clinical Value of Thumb Metacarpal Grind, Pressure-Shear, Flexion, and Extension Tests for Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. J Hand Ther. 2017 Nov 14. S0894-1130(17)30140-0.

Chapter in books:

1. Y. Sela, M.E. Baratz. Distal Humerus Fractures. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (OKU) Trauma ed. 5, section 4: Upper Extremity, Chapter 24. April 2016.

2. Y. Sela, L K. Papatheodorou, L. Hess, D. G. Sotereanos, M.E. Baratz. Revision Carpal Tunnel Surgery options. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Related Median Neuropathies: Challenges and Complications. Chapter 16, Pages 171-185. 2017.986-4