Richard B. Caspari Award

History of the Award

Richard B. Caspari was an innovator, teacher and leader in the field of Arthroscopy. Beginning at the 2003 ISAKOS Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, a monetary prize in honor of Richard B. Caspari was awarded to the best upper extremity paper read at the scientific program of the congress.

Past Winners
2011 First Place Winner, Hirotaka Sano, JAPAN | View Abstract
2011 Second Place Winner, Andri Lubis, INDONESIA | View Abstract

2009 First Place Winner, Mark Haber, AUSTRALIA | View Abstract
2009 Second Place Winner, Roderich Heikenfeld, GERMANY | View Abstract

Purpose of the Award

The Richard B. Caspari Award was established with the intention of stimulating and rewarding abstracts and presentations in the subject of the upper extremity.

Application Requirements

To be considered for the Richard B. Caspari Award, applicants must first submit an abstract related to upper extremity for the ISAKOS Congress followed by the online award application. Applicants are required to provide their curriculum vitae, and agree to provide a manuscript following the Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery criteria if selected as a finalist.

Abstracts and award applications must be submitted before September 01, 2012.

Review Process

All abstracts submitted for the Richard B. Caspari Award will be reviewed by members of the ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee. Five finalists will be chosen based upon the quality of the abstract. The five finalists will be invited to present at the ISAKOS Congress and must submit a manuscript following the Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery criteria by the deadline given. The finalists’ presentations at the ISAKOS Congress will be judged using a 40 point scoring system based on the quality of the abstract (10 points), the concept originality and importance (10 points), experimental design and execution (10 points) and clarity of the presentation (10 points).

Award

Registration to the ISAKOS Congress will be waived for the five finalists. The first and second place winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at the ISAKOS Congress, and presented with a framed certificate and an honorarium. The first place presentation will receive US $2,000 with the second place presentation receiving US $1,000 and both will be submitted for possible publication in the Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.