As readers of this blog will know we have been trying to follow the events and commemoration days which form Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week. You can find out about the events here.

Today is World Pediatric Bone & Joint (PB&J) Day.  The aim of World PB&J Day is to highlight the impact of musculoskeletal conditions on children and educate healthcare providers and the public about children’s musculoskeletal health issues.

The Adolescent Female Athlete Triad is the theme of this year’s World Pediatric Bone and Joint (PB&J) Day. Developed by the multi-disciplinaryPediatric Specialty Group of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI), this is one of a series of educational stories on important bone and joint-related conditions about which kids, adolescents and their parents should be aware. Topics that have been covered include, obesity, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, kids and Vitamin D deficiency.