{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"OrthoDigest","title":"Episode 97: Trauma Edition — Vol. 1, Issue 14 (2026-04-11)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":874,"description":"Today's trauma edition covers four diverse studies spanning pediatric ballistic injuries, open elbow fractures, innovative bone graft techniques, and incidental anatomical discoveries. We examine outcomes from thirty-four pediatric ballistic femur fractures, explore the challenges of open supracondylar humerus fractures in children, review a novel technique for processing devitalized bone fragments into autologous demineralized bone matrix, and discuss the clinical implications of incidentally discovered heterotaxy syndrome during trauma imaging.\n\n\n\"Pediatric and adolescent ballistic femur fractures: treatment, outcomes, and costs from a level-one trauma center.\" — Jodoin Z et al., Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol — https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-026-04730-0\n\"Open supracondylar humerus fractures in children: Associated injuries and clinical outcomes.\" — Emet A et al., J Child Orthop — https://doi.org/10.1177/18632521261435431\n\"The fate of comminuted extruded or devitalized fragments of bone in Gustilo type III open fractures and an innovative form of treating them.\" — Yu L et al., Bone Joint J — https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.108B4.BJJ-2025-0542.R1\n\"Incidental Heterotaxy Syndrome With Polysplenia and Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis Identified During Trauma Evaluation.\" — Ahmed Z et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.104094","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Fy3Dok22tN2ECwQqF8pWKhSMfGyY8UtHppU1XPNNv4c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjFj/NmM4NmMxMzVhM2Qw/N2IyMjA0YzE1MGFh/MWFiYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}