<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/orthopediatrics.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>A leg up: Trine team’s device seeks to reduce X-rays, trial and error in pediatric femur surgery </title><pub_date>04/15/2024</pub_date><image_large><img src="/news/2024/images/orthopediatrics-media.jpg" alt="OrthoPediatrics device"/></image_large><summary>The process of inserting a metal rod, known as an intramedullary nail, into a child’s broken femur to facilitate healing can add to what is already a traumatic experience, requiring multiple X-rays and attempts to properly lock the nail in place.</summary><sitee>Trine.edu</sitee><type>News Story</type><topics/><programs>Biomedical Engineering</programs><programs_c/><related/><trine_highlight/><trineonline_highlight/><highlight_name/><highlight_major/><highlight_year/><highlight_quote/></item>