Dr. Ben Shore from Boston Children's joins the show to discuss his recent research on trauma, infection, discharge planning, neuromuscular hips, and more. The lightning round covers Vitamin D deficiency, scoliosis bracing, guided growth, and shared decision making. This episode is sponsored by Depuy Synthes Spine. Your hosts are Craig Louer from Vanderbilt, Carter Clement from Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Julia Sanders from Children's Hospital Colorado, and Josh Holt from University of Iowa. Music by A. A. Aalto.

References:

Watkins et al. The Reliability of Intraoperative Hip Arthrography in Cerebral Palsy Hip Reconstruction. JPOSNA 2023. https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-595

Flaugh et al. Barriers to Discharge After Hip Reconstruction Surgery in Non-ambulatory Children With Neurological Complex Chronic Conditions. JPO Sept 2022.

Upasani et al with CORTICES Study Group. Practice Variation in the Surgical Management of Children With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. JPO 2022.

Montgomery et al. Minimizing Surgeon Radiation Exposure During Operative Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. JPO 2023.

Lightning Round

Karkenny et al. Pediatric Fractures: Does Vitamin D Play a Role? JPO 2023.

Catanzano et al. Cast or Nail? Using a Preference-Based Tool for Shared Decision-Making in Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture Treatment. JPO 2023.

Zapata et al. Early brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis may change the paradigm to improve curves. Spine Deformity 2023.

McGinley et al. Faster Rate of Correction with Distal Femoral Transphyseal Screws Versus Plates in Hemiepiphysiodesis for Coronal-Plane Knee Deformity: Age- and Sex-Matched Cohorts of Skeletally Immature Patients. JBJS 2023.