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ISAKOS Awards

The ISAKOS Fellowship and Awards Program is committed to recognizing and honoring researchers whose work has contributed to better understanding and communication within the fields of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.

Applicants, please note: Presenting authors are allowed one submission per award. Additionally, each abstract may only be applied to one of the following awards. To be considered for an Award or Fellowship, abstracts and award applications must be submitted before September 1st, 2012.

John J. Joyce Award

Sponsored by Smith & Nephew Inc.

In 1981, Dr. John J. Joyce III offered a monetary prize for the best arthroscopy paper read by an orthopaedic surgery resident during the Scientific Program of the 4th Congress of the International Arthroscopy Association in Rio de Janeiro. With characteristic generosity, he endowed a prize to be awarded at every IAA Congress thereafter. John Joyce created the award with the intention to stimulate and reward younger members who contribute high-quality data and presentations. Thus, orthopaedic residents and fellows, with a study related to arthroscopic treatment are encouraged to apply for this award.

  John J. Joyce
 

Richard B. Caspari Award

Sponsored by DePuy Mitek

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

  Richard B. Caspari
 

Scientific Research Award

The Scientific Research Award began at the 2007 ISAKOS Congress in Florence, Italy. There, a monetary prize was awarded to the best scientific paper read at the scientific program of the congress. The Scientific Research Award was created with the intention to stimulate and rewarding abstracts and presentations in the subject of Scientific Research.

 

Albert Trillat Young Investigator's Award

Sponsored by Stryker

In 1989, The International Society of the Knee established a Young Investigator’s Research Award in memory of Professor Albert Trillat. Past president and founder of the International Society of the Knee, Professor Albert Trillat was one of the pioneers in knee surgery and sports traumatology. This award provides recognition for a young researcher who has done outstanding clinical laboratory research contributing to the understanding, care or prevention of injuries to the knee.

Albert Trillat
 

Achilles Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Award

Sponsored by DJO, Inc.

The Achilles Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Award was created to recognize the researchers(s) who have performed the most outstanding clinical or laboratory research in the field of sports medicine, such as the care and prevention of injuries.

 

Nicola’s Foundation Young Researcher Award

Sponsored by Nicola Foundation Research and Teaching Center
The Nicola’s Foundation Young Researcher Award began at the 2009 ISAKOS Congress in Osaka, Japan. Created by Dr. Giuliano Cerulli in memoriam of his young son, the Nicola Foundation Research and Teaching Center is located in Arezzo, Italy. The Nicola’s Foundation was officially recognized as a non-profit organization and operates in the promotion of research and scientific advancement in the field or orthopaedics and traumatology. The Nicola Award is for a young researcher given in the name of Nicola’s Foundation ONLUS. Dr. Giuliano Cerulli created the award as an opportunity for young researchers to showcase their research in the sphere of orthopaedics and traumatology.

 

Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award

Sponsored by The Patellofemoral Foundation, Inc.

The Patellofemoral Research Excellence award was conceived in 2005 by the Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation and ISAKOS President John Bergfeld to encourage research and expertise in the field of patellofemoral disorders. The Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award was established to encourage outstanding research leading to improved understanding, prevention and treatment of patellofemoral pain or instability.



ISAKOS Fellowships

The Patellofemoral Traveling Fellowship

Sponsored by the Patellofemoral Foundation, Inc. and DJO Inc.

The Patellofemoral Traveling Fellowship was conceived in 2005 by the Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation and ISAKOS President John Bergfeld. The Patellofemoral Traveling Fellowship is available on a competitive basis to an orthopaedic surgeon interested in the study and advancement of understanding of the Patellofemoral joint. The purpose of the fellowship is to promote better understanding and communication around the world regarding Patellofemoral pain.

The Upper Extremity Traveling Fellowship

This fellowship was developed by the ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee to promote better understanding and communication regarding injuries or conditions involving the structures of the Upper Extremity. This Traveling Fellowship is available on a competitive basis to an orthopaedic surgeon interested in the study and advancement of understanding of the Upper Extremity.