NEWSLETTER OF TH E AMER ICAN ORTHOPAED IC SOC I ETY FOR S PORTS MED IC I N E

2016 ANNUAL MEETING RECAP

UPDATE

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2 From the President

8 STOP Sports Injuries

9 Society NewsCourse ProposalsJournal App Updates

10 AJSM Impact FactorNames in the News

11 Education Update

12 Washington Update

14 Annual MeetingRecap

17 Research Awards

19 Research Dates

20 Upcoming Meetings & Courses

SPORTS MEDICINE UPDATE is a bimonthly publication of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine—a world leader in sports medicineeducation, research, communication, and fellowship—is a national organization of orthopaedic sports medicine specialists, including national and international sports medicine leaders. AOSSM works closely with manyother sports medicine specialists and clinicians, including family physicians, emergency physicians, pediatricians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, andrehabilitation of sports injuries.

This newsletter is also available on the Society’s website at www.sportsmed.org.

TO CONTACT THE SOCIETY: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 9400 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300, Rosemont, IL 60018, Phone: 847/292-4900, Fax: 847/292-4905.

CO-EDITORSEDITOR Brett D. Owens, MD

EDITOR C. David Geier, Jr., MD

MANAGING EDITOR Lisa Weisenberger

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEC. David Geier, Jr., MD, ChairJonathan F. Dickens, MDLee H. Diehl, MDAlexander Golant, MDGrant L. Jones, MDMichael S. Khazzam, MDMichael J. Leddy, III, MDAlexander K. Meininger, MDArun J. Ramappa, MDSeth L. Sherman, MDChristopher J. Tucker, MD

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPRESIDENT Annunziato Amendola, MD

PRESIDENT-ELECT Charles A. Bush-Joseph, MD

VICE PRESIDENT Neal ElAttrach, MD

SECRETARY Rick D. Wilkerson, DO

TREASURER Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD

UNDER 45 MEMBER-AT-LARGE Joseph H. Guettler, MD

UNDER 45 MEMBER-AT-LARGE Robin Vereek West, MD

OVER 45 MEMBER-AT-LARGE Jeffery Dugas, MD

PAST PRESIDENT Robert A. Arciero, MD

PAST PRESIDENT Allen F. Anderson

EX OFFICIO COUNCIL OF DELEGATES

Christopher C. Kaeding, MD

EX-OFFICIO NON VOTING Greg Dummer, CAE

EX-OFFICIO NON VOTING Bruce Reider, MD

AOSSM STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Greg Dummer, CAE

MANAGING DIRECTOR Camille Petrick

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Sue Serpico

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Mary Mucciante

DIRECTOR OF CORP RELATIONS & IND GIVING Judy Sherr

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Kevin Boyer, MPH

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Lisa Weisenberger

WEB & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Joe Siebelts

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Heather Hodge

MANAGER, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Heather Heller

MANAGER, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Julie Ducey

SENIOR MANAGER, MOC AND FELLOWSHIP EDUCATION

Meredith Herzog

MANAGER, MEETINGS & EXHIBITS Pat Kovach

MANAGER, MEMBER SERVICES & PROGRAMS Debbie Czech

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR Michelle Schaffer

AOSSM MEDICAL PUBLISHING GROUPMPG EXECUTIVE EDITOR & AJSM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Bruce Reider, MD

AJSM SENIOR EDITORIAL/PROD MANAGER Donna Tilton

SPORTS HEALTH/OJSM EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION MANAGER

Colleen Briars

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Hannah Janvrin

CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST 2016

3 TEAM PHYSICIAN’SCORNER

Changingthe Climateat the NIH

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I also realize that AOSSM’s lasting success will be determined not so much by what we have accomplished but, rather, by what we will accomplish. However, with this in mind, it is alsoimportant to recognize that our organization is in a very strongposition in the world of sports medicine thanks to the leadershipand administration over the years. I would be negligent not torecognize and thank our Executive Director for the past 20 years,Irv Bomberger, who has had a significant impact on the successof the AOSSM with his ability to fully understand the issues athand, communicate effectively with all stakeholders, and executethe organization’s strategic plan.

I am excited to be president at this juncture of AOSSM’shistory because the Board and its Medical Publishing Grouprecently adopted strategic priorities. These priorities are rooted inthe mission and values that have guided our organization to thispoint. Our mission is simple: to be a global leader in orthopaedicsports medicine education, research, communication, and fellowship.

Our values provide a clear framework for accomplishingAOSSM’s mission:

� Quality Patient Care—the cornerstone of our patientinteraction

� Teamwork—we lead through example and mentoring� Integrity—we advocate and emulate high ethical conduct

in all we do� Transparency—we embrace open, two-way dialog withour members

� Scientific Excellence—we pursue rigorous evaluation in our work

� Innovation—we drive beyond the status quo in all ourendeavors

Toward this end, the Board adopted 17 new strategic prioritiesthat not only build on our past success as an organization butalso address the challenges our members face, individually andcollectively. These priorities can be grouped in five areas and areencompassed in the objectives outlined below.

Education: Education is AOSSM’s touchstone, and theleadership is taking steps to ensure that remains the case. We willbe assessing ways to expand and re-shape the Annual Meeting tomeet members’ interests at every age and in every practice setting,

including developing the skills of younger members so they canlead our organization going forward. In addition, we want tointegrate other sports medicine professionals into our educationprograms, enhance our surgical skills courses, and expand onlineeducation.

Publishing: The Society’s publishing activities have expandedsignificantly over the last few years and provide a foundation forfurther growth. The leadership will be evaluating ways to betterintegrate digital features to supplement and enhance your use of our journals. We also will be evaluating the opportunity forAOSSM to start publishing other forms of orthopaedic sportsmedicine reference materials.

Research: The Society’s research initiatives have marked a significant rise over the last decade, and the leadership believes research will be critical to the profession’s future growth.Specifically, the Society will be developing think tanks to focusattention on those areas where consensus is lacking andadditional research is needed. We also want to build upon our strong relationship with sports leagues and governing bodies to enhance their support for research within the scientificcommunity. Finally, we want to integrate various researchresources—intellectual and financial—into members’ digital and personal networks to help facilitate their research endeavors.

Membership: AOSSM continues to enjoy strong membershiplevels, and we want to ensure that Society membership remainsan integral and meaningful part of orthopaedic sports medicinespecialists’ professional existence, regardless of age or location.Different members have different needs, and we want to ensurethat AOSSM supports a broad range of those needs and interests.

Certification and Accreditation: Accredited fellowship trainingand subspecialty certification has contributed to the growth and definition of our profession. Certification reflects a level of professional competence and accomplishment that also isbeneficial for ABOS Maintenance of Certification. AOSSM notonly will be promoting those benefits but also assisting fellowshipprograms that want to maintain that high level of accreditation.While ACGME accreditation remains the standard for all

It is an honor to be the 45th president of AOSSM. As someone who was encouraged to go into orthopaedic surgery by John C. Kennedy, MD, when he was my team physicianand later trained by his protégé, Peter Fowler, MD, I am first of all humbled to be in thisposition and second have a keen sense of the history of our profession and the scientific and clinical advancements members helped pioneer.

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TEAM PHYSICIAN’S COR N E R

he National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the largest funders of medicalresearch in the United States. The NIH budget is $31 billion in 2016, of which the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)will receive $533 million (1.7%). Those funds are used to fund the majority ofresearch occurring for all musculoskeletal diseases (rheumatology, orthopaedicsurgery, dental, physical therapy, etc.) and skin diseases (dermatology).

TCHANGING THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLIMATE AT THE NIHRICK WRIGHT, MD, KURT SPINDLER, MD, JO HANNAFIN, MD, PHD, MARTHA MURRAY, MD

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The NeedA search of NIH grants on the NIHReporter website indicated that there were approximately 1,600 grants fundedby NIAMS in 2014. Approximately 160 of those were awarded to orthopaedicdepartments (10%). Of the R01 grantsfunded to orthopaedic departments, onlyeight had a principal investigator who was an orthopaedic surgeon (0.5%), andonly two of those were in sports medicine.Thus, only two of 1,600 (0.1%) NIAMSgrants went to orthopaedic sports medicinesurgeons in 2014. This level of fundingcontrasts sharply with the fact thatorthopaedic surgeons are the physicianstreating problems with the highest burdenof disease in the U.S.—low back pain,neck pain, arthritis, and joint pain. Severalfactors contribute to this funding problem:

1. Few orthopaedic clinician-scientists in the United States

2. Orthopaedic surgeon investigators arecompeting with full-time PhD scientists

3. Lack of orthopaedic surgeonparticipation in the review process(known as study section).

The majority of NIH study sectionreviewers are either PhDs or MDs in other areas of musculoskeletal medicine (see Tables 1 and 2).

What is sorely needed is the orthopaedicsurgeon’s clinical perspective in the studysection reviews when orthopaedic proposalsare under review. Surgeon participants candetermine whether the orthopaedic clinicalproblem being discussed is an importantone, and whether the study has thepotential to contribute in a meaningfulway to the improvement of the care oforthopaedic surgery patients in the future.

An important factor that negativelyaffects the pool of orthopaedic surgeonsavailable to serve as NIH reviewers is the travel and time commitment that will negatively impact clinical revenuegeneration. The typical grant load for one reviewer at a study section is 6 to 10grants. Providing a critical review of these grants can entail 20 or more hours.Serving as a reviewer also involves a two-day trip to Bethesda with time away from family and practice.

To address this growing problem of thedifficulty in recruiting orthopaedic surgeonreviewers for NIH study sections, theAOSSM recently created the Bart MannAward for the Advancement of SportsMedicine Research named in honor of thelong-time AOSSM Director of Researchwho passed away suddenly in 2014. Theseawards will be given to orthopaedic surgeons

who serve on an NIH study section forthe first time. Surgeons interested in theprogram do not need to have had NIHfunding, only a willingness to read grantsand comment predominantly on theirclinical relevance. This article is aimed at providing a basic understanding of theNIH review process to help new reviewersunderstand the job and role they play as a study section reviewer in hopes ofencouraging AOSSM members to applyfor this award and to serve on NIH studysection. All AOSSM members who serveon study sections will be recognized fortheir service at the Annual Meeting and in AOSSM publications.

Overview of the Grants Review ProcessWhen an investigator sends in an NIHgrant, it is submitted to the Center forScientific Review (CSR). CSR is the portalfor NIH grant applications and handlesthe review of more than 70% of these by organizing peer-review groups (studysections). The CSR is organized intoIntegrated Review Groups (IRGs) whichconsist of a cluster of study sections in ageneral scientific area (e.g., musculoskeletalmedicine). Applications are typicallyassigned by central CSR to an IRG andthen the IRG assigns it to a study section

Table 1. Current Reviewers in MusculoskeletalRelated NIH Study Sections by Degree

Table 2. Current Arthritis, Connective Tissue and Skin Study Section Reviewers by Discipline

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thought to have a panel with the bestexpertise to review the grant.

Study sections are scientific reviewgroups made up of external scientificexperts recruited by Scientific ReviewOfficers to provide the first level of review.They meet three times a year and have aslate of appointed members who normallyserve for four or six years. Each studysection consists of approximately 10 to 20members of varying backgrounds.Members may be standing members of astudy section which requires a multi-yearcommitment or may participate as an ad hoc reviewer for a single study sectionbased on reviewer expertise and interest.

The National Institute of Arthritis andMusculoskeletal and Skin Diseases(NIAMS) is one of 27 institutes and centersresponsible for funding studies deemedwithin its realm of interest. These can beprojects reviewed by any study section,but most orthopaedic surgery grants arereviewed in the above noted study sections.

What do I have to do if I agree to review grants for NIH?If you agree to serve on study section, mostcommonly, you will be asked to serve onone study section as an ad hoc reviewer. A typical assignment for service on a studysection would include 3 to 4 primaryreviews (1–2 hours preparation), and 4 to6 secondary or tertiary reviews (1/2–1 hourpreparation). Participation in study sectionusually involves 1 to 2 days at the meetingplus travel time. After a few ad hocexperiences, you may be asked to serve as a permanent member of study section,which would be three meetings a year for3–4 years. Study sections consist of 10–20members of varying background who areassigned primary and secondary reviews.

The Basics of the NIH Grant ReviewAfter a grant is submitted electronicallyand assigned to a study section by theCenter for Scientific Review, it is assignedto three reviewers by the Scientific Review

Officer (SRO) who manages the studysection. The SRO e-mails each reviewer alink to the ERA Commons website wherethey can view their assigned grants to readand score before the meeting. Scoresgenerated before the meeting are submittedvia the Internet to the SRO, whoorganizes the meeting. These pre-meetingscores are called preliminary scores and are tabulated from three reviewers for eachgrant. Grants are then listed in the orderof preliminary scores and the top 50% of grants are usually reviewed at StudySection. The grants which have an averagepreliminary score in the bottom 50% ofthe list are “not discussed” and typicallynot assigned a score or ranking. If anyreviewer feels a grant in the bottom halfshould be discussed, they can petition for it to be moved to the group of grantsto be discussed. Members of the studysection who have a real or possible conflictof interest with a given grant leave theroom when that grant is discussed.

Performing a NIH Grant ReviewInitial Approach (Abstract, Narrative, Specific Aims)There are three sections (two pages) thatcan be particularly useful in reviewing anNIH grant. The first is the Short Abstract—a one-paragraph abstract designed for the lay public to see. This paragraph shouldnot only convince you that the medicalproblem being studied is important, butalso that the aims of this project truly havethe potential to help improve the care of patients with the important disease.The next section is the Narrative, which isa longer abstract of the overall grant. Thisoften has more scientific details, but theprinciple is still the same—you should be convinced the work in the proposal has the potential to impact the current orfuture health care of patients. The last keysection on the initial review is the SpecificAims page. Here is where the applicantsneed to most clearly identify what specificquestions they will ask and try to answer.

It is the questions they are asking, as well as their ability to answer them, that oftenhave the greatest influence on the scoring of the application. The applicants shouldconvince you that while they may not beproposing a clinical trial, there is a clearpath from the work in the proposal tofuture changes in clinical care. This isimportant as these grants are for theNational Institutes of Health, not theNational Science Foundation. After readingthese three sections, you should have agood idea about the grant and its potentialsignificance, as well as the level ofinnovation and some sense of the approach.

Research StrategyFor R01 grants, the Research Strategy is 12pages and has three sections: Significance,Innovation, and Approach. A good grantmakes it easy for reviewers to fill out the“bullet list” for strengths on the review formby highlighting these within the paragraphsor clearly delineating these in some way.When reviewing the grant, don’t focus onthe details methodology if you don’t knowit—there are typically other reviewers withexpertise in a specific scientific technique,like RNASeq, who can comment on thosedetails. As a surgeon on study section, it iskey for you to address questions of clinicalsignificance or surgical technique—evenon grants you may not have been assigned.That function is far more critical thanother elements of the review.

Bookkeeping PagesThe cover page tells you the submittinginstitution, key personnel, and total costsof the proposal. The key personnel andbiosketches provide the reviewers with thebackgrounds of the investigators and theirexperience/ability to carry out the work. It is important to note if the investigatorshave successfully collaborated in the past.Have they published together? Had agrant together? Do any of them have peer-reviewed publications in the general area?The facilities and environment pages areimportant to provide information on

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whether the investigators have theequipment/space to conduct the study,and if the appropriate services are available(clinical trial support, animal surgerysupport, manufacturing facilities,biomechanics, kinematics, etc).

BudgetThe budget is not discussed during thescientific review, but after the scoring is completed, the SRO will ask for anycomments on the budget from reviewers.This is the time to comment on whetherthere are costs that seem exorbitant or if theproposed level of effort for personnel is toomuch/little, or any other budgetary concerns.

Human Subjects/Animal ProtectionThis is also not considered as part of the score or reviewed during the scientificdiscussion. Once the scientific review is completed, the SRO will ask for anycomments from the reviewers. As areviewer, you should check to make sureIRB/IACUC approvals are either pendingor granted, and that for clinical studies,there is a minority/women and childreninclusion plan.

Revision GrantsThe introduction page is for grantscoming back in for another review. Thiscan be because the first submission didn’tscore well enough for funding, or becausethe investigators are looking for additionalyears of funding. In the first case, this onepage provides the applicants the ability torespond to the prior critique, or summarystatement. This is similar to a response to review for a peer-reviewed manuscript.

ScoringThe grant review template includes an overall impact score and statement,followed by scores for the individual areasof significance, investigators, innovation,approach, and environment. For each ofthese five subsections, you will be asked tocomment on strengths and weaknesses inthe proposal. Scores in each area can rangefrom 1 (best) to 9 (worst).

Your Main Job as a Grant Reviewer:Significance and Overall ImpactThe major focus of any NIH grant reviewis to assess the significance of the project.

Does the project address an importantproblem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the project is successful will this information advance importantscientific knowledge or contribute toadvances in clinical practice now or in thefuture? Do the findings from these studieshave the potential to result in changes intreatments or preventive interventions thatdrive the field? The overall impact score ofa grant is based on the reviewer’s opinionof the likelihood that the project will leadto lasting change in the field.

At Study Section: DiscussingApplicationsThe SRO will provide a list of applicationsto be discussed, which is based on thesubmitted preliminary scores. Each grantwill have a primary, secondary, andtertiary reviewer. Occasionally additionalreviewers will be assigned to a grant aswell. At study section, when the grantcomes up for discussion, the primaryreviewer will provide a brief description ofthe project, review the overall significanceand impact, and present their views on the strengths and weaknesses of the grant.The remaining reviewers will then presenttheir views on any additional strengths or weaknesses, or areas where they maydisagree with the primary reviewer’sopinion. After the three reviewers presenttheir views, the floor is opened up fordiscussion by all study section members.This is often when a clinician on the panelmay be asked to comment on clinicalrelevance of the project. After discussion,the study section leader summarizes thediscussion and asks the reviewers to revisittheir scores. All members then assign a final score—if a member wishes to scorea grant outside the range provided by theinitial three reviewers, they must identifythemselves and state why.

From the format of study section and the mechanics of grant discussion and scoring, it becomes clear why havingorthopaedic surgeons on study section

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is critically important. Study sections aremade up of human beings who will scoregrants more highly if they are interested in the subject. With the group discussionformat, how convincing the reviewers are in advocating for the study design,significance and impact of the grantsignificantly impacts whether the researchwill be funded or not. The lack oforthopaedic surgeons in these discussionsto state the significance and overall impactof orthopaedic issues jeopardizes ourability to obtain the millions of dollars in NIH funds that have the potential toadvance orthopaedic research and the careof our patients. Your answer to questions,

including “Will the results of this studyimpact patient care or change practice?”can have a major influence on whether agrant is scored within the funding range.

SummaryServing on an NIH Study Section willbenefit our specialty as a whole, and can also significantly impact the career of surgeons interested in science. Seeingfirst-hand how grants are reviewed anddiscussed in a study section, what elementsare critical, what pitfalls to avoid coupledwith the opportunity to meet mentors and collaborators can be instrumental inestablishing a career in orthopaedic research.

But most importantly, the voice of theorthopaedic surgeon is needed to ensurethe research that NIH is funding has thebest chance of improving the care of ourpatients. This requires the service of surgeonswho could be spending the time for greaterpersonal benefit and compensation.

For More InformationNIH Grant Review Processgrants.nih.gov/grants/peer_review_process.htm

NIH Grant Basicshttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm

Search Engine for Funded NIH Grants (NIH RePORTer)projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm

allopathic and osteopathic residency and fellowship training, the Society also is committed to working with the ABOS,AAOS, and ACGME to refine those standards so theymeaningfully enhance the quality of our training programs.

All of the above priorities are extensions of the work of ourprofession up to this point. Every board member—certainlyevery president—is mindful that their efforts are a continuationof the work of those leaders who came before. This past year,Allen Anderson epitomized that sense of AOSSM leadership andstewardship as he guided the Society through its strategic planningprocess and led the search for a new chief executive while ensuringthe Society continued to produce its full complement of highquality programs and activities. The 2016 Annual Meeting is atestament to his scientific and organizational leadership, along withthat of his program chair, Kurt Spindler, MD. Great job, Allen!

Similarly, the success of our operations depends heavily on ourexecutive oversight. I am pleased to start my tenure as presidentwith Greg Dummer, CAE, who is taking over for Irv Bomberger

as AOSSM’s new Chief Executive Officer. Greg has 25 years ofassociation management experience, including 16 impressive yearsas CEO for the Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening(SLAS). Out of a field of more than 85 candidates vying for theposition, Greg stood out not only for his strong associationmanagement record, but also because his personal values alignedwith our organizational values. His focus, energy, and skills willbe of great service to me and to AOSSM as we continue torealize the opportunities and potential for our profession.

You have entrusted me with both a great opportunity andresponsibility, and I look forward to serving you as AOSSMpresident.

Annunziato Amendola, MD

From the President continued from page 2

The Bart Mann Award for the Advancement of Sports Medicine Researchrecognizes those who contribute to the advancement of our specialty by serving on studysections at NIH. For more information on the award, visit www.sportsmed.org and click on theresearch tab or contact Director of Research, Kevin Boyer at kevin@aossm.org.

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In 2016, the Society continued its relationship with the NCAA to support their YouthClinic Parent Panels. These panels offer parents perspectives on the changing collegiatesports landscape, including our members’ expertise in sports injuries and the associatedconcerns. This June, our representatives were Kevin Hargrove, MD, from OrthopedicSolutions OKC who spoke at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City,and Scott Reynolds, MD, from Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital, at the Men’s CollegeWorld Series in Omaha.

Are you interested in speaking at another NCAA parent panel? E-mail Joe Siebelts at joe@aossm.org to learn more.

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONSFlorida Hospital, Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, Florida

Sports Medicine and MovementLaboratory Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama

SPORTS MEDICINEPRACTICESGoodlife Physical TherapyOrland Park, Illinois

Soost Outdoor Fit BizGillette, Wyoming

Athlete CheckupLos Angeles, California

Sajivam SportsKarnataka, India

KINETIX Health andPerformance CenterPalm Desert, California

Arthritis & Injury Care CentreHalifax, Nova Scotia

All-Pro Physical TherapyLivonia, Michigan

SPORTS AND RECREATIONORGANIZATIONSreCharge KidzDurham, North Carolina

Fit for SportHalifax, Nova Scotia

Alabama Soccer AssociationBirmingham, Alabama

VSN Athletic Performance and FitnessYoungstown, Ohio

Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia

Join STOP Sports InjuriesDid you know more than 1,000 organizations currently collaborate with STOP SportsInjuries? The program was founded on the idea that grassroots efforts could help spreadawareness and information about preventing overuse and trauma injuries in youngathletes—and that certainly seems to be the case. This number includes nearly 800sports medicine practices, which hold local events and share our injury preventioninformation with patients. If you have not already signed up, be sure to visitwww.STOPSportsInjuries.org and click “Get Involved” to learn more.

AOSSM MembersTake Center Stageat the CollegeWorld Series

Welcome to Our New Collaborating Organizations!Thank you to the newest STOP Sports Injuries collaborating organizations for theircommitment to keeping young athletes safe. Interested in having your practice orinstitution listed in the next SMU? Head over to www.STOPSportsInjuries.org andclick “Join Our Team” to submit an application!

Sports Safety Tips Made EasySharing sports injury preventioninformation is easier than ever. Ournewly redesigned site offers visitors a fresh, easy-to-navigate, and mobile-friendly environment while exploringinjury prevention materials—which have also been expanded. Visitwww.STOPSportsInjuries.org to see all the new site has to offer, and be sure to share with your patients!

AOSSM Awards First Ever STOP Sports Injuries AwardCongratulations to Michael ClintonMeyers, PhD, on receiving theinaugural STOP Sports Injuries awardfor his paper, “Incidence, Mechanisms,and Severity of Game-Related HighSchool Football Injuries AcrossArtificial Turf Systems of Various InfillWeights,” during the 2016 AnnualMeeting in Colorado Springs.

This award, established in November2015, recognizes outstanding researchpresented at the Annual Meetingrelated to youth sports injuryprevention, treatment, or rehabilitation,and is voted on by the STOP SportsInjuries Outreach Committee.

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New Journal Apps Updates!The journals appswere recentlyupdated! The newversions have a clean,intuitive design that makes it easier todownload issues, readand navigate througharticles, or sharearticles on socialmedia. Each of theapps is now easilyaccessible on youriPad and iPhone.

The upgrade also includes a new“Help” menu. For more informationand to download the apps, visitwww.sportsmed.org and click on thepublications tab, or contact ColleenBriars, Editorial and ProductionManager, at colleen@aossm.org.

SOCI ETY N EWS

Keep Your Patients In MotionIn Motion is available to be personalizedwith your own practice name and logo.For just $300, you will receive fourpersonalized issues (Spring, Summer,Fall, Winter) and the high and lowresolution PDFs to send to a patient’sinbox, put on your website, or printout and place in your waiting room.For more information, contact LisaWeisenberger, Director ofCommunications at lisa@aossm.org.

Submit your proposal for an instructional course at www.sportsmed.org.Deadline for submissions is August 29, 2016 (Noon) CST.

Abstract submissions for the AOSSM 2017 Annual Meeting openedAugust 1 and close October 3, 2016. Abstracts and IC proposals willonly be accepted at www.sportsmed.org.

Join the Sports Medicine ConversationJoin our youth sports injury prevention TweetChats held monthly the second Wednesday of the month at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT at #SportSafety. AOSSM, AJSM, Sports Health, and OJSM are also all on social media. Learn about the latest news and articles and stay up to date on Society happenings and deadlines.

Facebookwww.facebook.com/AOSSMwww.facebook.com/American-Journal-of-Sports-Medicinewww.facebook.com/SportsHealthJournalwww.facebook.com/STOPSportsInjurieswww.facebook.com/TheOJSM

Twitterwww.Twitter.com/AOSSM_SportsMedwww.Twitter.com/Sports_Healthwww.Twitter.com/SportsSafetywww.Twitter.com/AJSM_SportsMedwww.Twitter.com/OJSM_SportsMed

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Gray Inducted into NATA Hall of FameCongratulations to AOSSM member, Bob Gray, ATC, for beinginducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame in June during their Annual Meeting. Induction into the Hall of Fame is one of the profession’s highest honors and is reserved for distinguished

leaders who have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to NATA.

Burke Recognized by USA HockeyLongtime AOSSM member, Charles “Chip” J. Burke, III, MD, wasrecently given the Walter Yaciuk Award from USA Hockey. The annualaward is presented by the organization’s Coaching Education Program toan individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the program

during many years of service as a volunteer. Dr. Burke has been a longtime coachingeducation program instructor and is well known throughout the hockey community for his extensive contributions to the safety education of USA Hockey coaches. He alsocreated the safety video that is used in all current Level 1–3 clinic presentations, and hasspoken at countless events and given presentations on player safety and concussions at coaching clinics of every level.

Wojtys Receives Kappa Delta Lanier AwardCongratulations to Sports Health Editor-in-Chief and AOSSM member,Edward M. Wojtys, MD, for receiving the 2016 Kappa Delta ElizabethWinston Lanier Award from the AAOS for his nearly three decades ofresearch into the neuromuscular function of the knee and ACL injuries.

The 2015 Journal Citation Reports were released in June and it was another strong yearfor AJSM’s Impact Factor (IF). AJSM’s IF increased from 4.362 to 4.517 for its 2-yearIF, and it increased from 5.084 to 5.501 for its 5-year IF. The journal’s 2-year IF nowranks #3 in both the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Sciences categories (3/74 and3/82) and its 5-year IF is #1 in Orthopaedic Surgery (1/74) and #5 in Sports Sciences(1/82). This accomplishment is especially impressive given that the number of citablearticles increased by 20 and the journal citations increased by 12.6% to 23,400, whilethe percentage of self-citations decreased from 14% to 11.8%.

While the IF is but one metric for measuring the standing of journals, it remains an important indicator of the journal’s standing within the profession. Congratulationsto Executive Editor, Bruce Reider, MD, and the editorial team for their work in makingAJSM a leading publication in an era of burgeoning research and publication.

NAMES IN THE NEWSAOSSM Wins ESSKARAt the recentEuropean Society of SportsTraumatology,Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy(ESSKA)meeting in

Barcelona, AOSSM was awarded theESSKAR for most valuable partnersociety. President Allen Anderson, MD,and several other members attendedthe meeting and also served as faculty.

AJSM Impact Factor Grows Again

SOCI ETY N EWS

Bomberger Officially RetiresCongratulations to AOSSM ExecutiveDirector, Irv Bomberger on hisretirement and exemplary service for 20 years to the Society. His last day in the office was July 29.

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The Football Sports Medicine 2016: The Playbook for the NFL & Beyond course tookplace May 5–7, 2016, in Denver, Colorado, and was a huge success with more than 200 individuals in attendance! Thank you to course chairs Matthew J. Matava, MD,and Andrew M. Tucker, MD, for developing an agenda and assembling faculty todiscuss the latest in evidence-based medicine and emerging therapies for the prevention,treatment, and rehabilitation of football injuries at all levels of play. We were fortunateto have had exceptional education presented by leaders in football sports medicine.

Retired Denver Bronco, Peyton Manning joined the meeting for a conversation withDr. Matava and Dr. Tucker on Thursday, May 5. It was entertaining to hear what it’slike to live the life of such a high-profile athlete before, during, and after his NFL career!

A huge thank you to the course faculty for preparing and presenting hours ofoutstanding education during the course, and to the National Football League, theNational Football League Physicians’ Society, and the Professional Football AthleticTrainers Society for their support.

E DUCATION U PDATE

AOSSM MembersParticipate in AMECRAThree AOSSM committee membersrepresented the Society as faculty at theMexican Association of ReconstructiveSurgery and Arthroscopy’s (AMECRA)XXI International Congress, May 25–28,2016, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.Randhir Mascarenhas, MD, Universityof Texas Health Science Center atHouston; Fotios P. Tjoumakaris, MD,the Rothman Institute and ThomasJefferson University; and Daniel C.Wascher, MD, University of NewMexico, presented the followinginstructional courses, with all threeparticipating in each:� Diagnosis and Treatment

of Athletic Hip and Groin Pain� Complex Knee Ligament

Reconstruction� Controversies in Rotator

Cuff Surgery

This is the main event of AMECRAwhose mission is the development andscientific growth of their membershipas well as other specialists to benefit thehealth of the entire Mexican population.Thank you to Dr. Mascarenhas, Dr.Tjoumakaris, and Dr. Wascher for notonly helping AMECRA to meet theirmission but also for their effortrepresenting AOSSM at thisinternational event!

For more details, visitwww.amecra.org.mx/index.php/congreso-2016/programa-preliminar.

Football Sports Medicine 2016: A Playbook to Keep

Got News We Could Use? Sports Medicine UpdateWants to Hear from You!Have you received a prestigious award recently? A new academic appointment? Beennamed a team physician? AOSSM wants to hear from you! Sports Medicine Updatewelcomes all members’ news items. Send information to Lisa Weisenberger atlisa@aossm.org. High resolution (300 dpi) photos are always welcomed.

Andrew M. Tucker, MD, Peyton Manning, Matthew J. Matava, MD, attendThe Football Sports Medicine 2016: The Playbook for the NFL & Beyond.

Fotios P. Tjoumakaris, MD; Daniel C.Wascher, MD and Randhir Mascarenhas,MD at the AMECRA meeting in Merida,Yucatan, Mexico.

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AAOS Submits Comments on MACRA RuleThe American Association of OrthopaedicSurgeons (AAOS) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and MedicaidServices (CMS) on its proposed rule forthe physician reimbursement frameworkrequired under the Medicare Access andCHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. The new framework—whichreplaces the flawed Sustainable GrowthRate (SGR) formula—is called the QualityPayment Program (QPP) and includes two pathways: the Merit-based IncentivePayment System (MIPS) and AdvancedAlternative Payment Models (APMs).While AAOS expressed support for the efforts to reduce the administrativeburden on clinicians and introduce greaterflexibility in reporting requirements, the comments outlined a number of areasof concern, including performance yeartiming, access to data, infrastructure needs, risk adjustment, and the potentiallynegative impact on smaller or solo practices.

AAOS has been working closely withthe office of Representative Tom Price, MD(R-GA), to communicate with CMS andthe House Ways and Means Committee to address these concerns.The AAOS alsoheld a Congressional briefing on CapitolHill to educate Congressional staffers andhealth care leaders about the importanceof MACRA implementation and the issuesraised by the proposed rule. AAOS Councilon Advocacy Chairman Thomas Barber,MD, presented on behalf of AAOS andstressed key areas of concern.

BPCI Models 2-4 ExtendedCMS recently announced that participantsin the Bundled Payments for CareImprovement (BPCI) initiative will have theopportunity to extend their participationin Models 2-4 through September 30,2018. This extension applies to the first

batch of awardees in Models 2-4 whobegan in October 2013 along with thosewho joined later in 2014.

Sports Medicine Licensure Act AdvancesHR 921, which would clarify medicalliability rules for athletic trainers and medicalprofessionals to ensure they are properlycovered by their malpractice insurance whiletraveling with athletic teams in anotherstate passed out of the House Energy andCommerce Committee Subcommittee on Health in June. The next step is for it to be considered by full Committee.

HHS Announces Initiative to Help Small Practices Prepare for the Quality Payment Program On June 20, 2016 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)announced $20 million to fund “on-the-ground training and education for Medicare clinicians in individual or small group practices of 15 clinicians or fewer” in order to help small practicesprepare for the Quality Payment Program.This program implements the new,bipartisan law changing how Medicarepays clinicians, known as the MedicareAccess and CHIP Reauthorization Act(MACRA). According to the HHS release,these funds “will help provide hands-ontraining tailored to small practices,

especially those that practice in historicallyunder-resourced areas including ruralareas, health professional shortage areas,and medically underserved areas.”

New Proposed Legislation: Doctors Must Report Med Device-Related Deathsand InjuriesRepresentatives Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) recentlyannounced plans to propose a package of bills “aimed at strengthening the Foodand Drug Administration’s (FDA) medicaldevice review process and increasingaccountability for dangerous products.” If approved, the bill would require doctorsto report medical device-related deaths andserious injuries to the FDA. Under currentrules, only medical device manufacturers,importers, and certain user facilities arerequired to report medical device-relateddeaths and serious injuries to the FDA.The proposed act will extend the existingreporting requirements to include “a physician or a physician’s office.”

By Julie Williams, AAOS Senior Manager of Government RelationsWashington Update

AOSSM is looking for individuals whohave had issues with not being able to treat athletes in other states due tocontrolled substance laws. If you havehad this experience and are willing to discuss, please send an e-mail toDebbie Czech at debbie@aossm.org.

AOSSM President, Allen Anderson, MD, Mark Miller, MD, Senator Goodlatte, Patricia Kolowich, MD, andAOSSM Executive Director, Irv Bomberger, met with U.S. Representative Robert Goodlatte in June todiscuss the Controlled Substances Act.

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AOSSM gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following members for their 2015 donations – either directly or via OREF – in support of AOSSM Research!

David Abrutyn MDMark Alan Adams MDSheila Algan MDAnsworth A. Allen MDChristina R. Allen MDWilliam C. Allen MDDavid W. Altchek MDAnnunziato Amendola MDAllen F. Anderson MDChristian Anderson MDJohn A. Anderson MD, MScKyle Anderson MDJames R. Andrews MDMichael J. Axe MDBernard R. Bach Jr., MDGeoffrey Scott Baer MD, PhDChamp L. Baker Jr., MDChamp L. Baker III, MDRobert A. Bane MDCraig H. Bennett MDJohn A. Bergfeld MDEric M. Berkson MDRobert L. Brand MDRobert D. Bronstein MDHoward R. Brown MD, FACS, FAAOSJon E. Browne MDPeter G. Buck MDCharles A. Bush-Joseph MDPaul R. Cain MDJohn Cannizzaro MDSeth A. Cheatham MDNathaniel P. Cohen MDSteven B. Cohen MDBrian J. Cole MD, MBAJerald L. Cooper MDFrank A. Cordasco MD, MSAndrew J. Cosgarea MDJay S. Cox MDEileen A. Crawford MDRalph J. Curtis Jr., MDDiane L. Dahm MDJoseph P. DeAngelis MDJuliet DeCampos MDKenneth E. DeHaven MDDavid T. Dellaero MDPeter F. DeLuca MDMarlene DeMaio MDNatasha N. Desai MD

Jonathan F. Dickens MDCarl A. DiRaimondo MDJeffrey R. Dugas MDPaul D. Fadale MDJohn A. Feagin Jr., MDBrian T. Feeley MDJames D. Ferrari MDGary B. Fetzer MDDavid A. Fischer MDBrian Forsythe MDKevin B. Freedman MDFreddie H. Fu MDBalazs Galdi MDA. Gregory Geiger MDBrian D. Giordano MDJohn P. Goldblatt MDBen K. Graf MDDaniel W. Green MDRaymond Michael Greiwe MDJo A. Hannafin MD, PhDWendell M.R. Heard MDRalph Frank Henn III, MDElliott B. Hershman MDStephen W. Houseworth MD, FACSMichael J. Hulstyn MDStephen S. Hurst MDChristopher L. Ihle MDArlon H. Jahnke Jr., MDDarren L. Johnson MDVictor R. Kalman DOLee D. Kaplan MDRonald P. Karzel MDBryan T. Kelly MDJohn D. Kelly IV, MDPatricia A. Kolowich MDJeffrey Kreher MDRobert E. Leach MDChunbong Benjamin Ma MDJeffrey A. Macalena MDJohn D. MacGillivray MDRobert P. Mack MDGregory B. Maletis MDMichael D. Maloney MDFrank P. Mannarino MDAlan W. Markman MDRichard J. Mason MDMoira McCarthy MDEric C. McCarty MD

Lucas S. McDonald MD, PhDThomas C. McLaughlin MDWilliam P. Meehan MDScott A. Meyer MDLyle J. Micheli MDDavid R. Moore MDMartha M. Murray MDMark C. Mysnyk MDBrian Neff MDBradley J. Nelson MDShane Jay Nho MD, MSRobert Nicoletta MDBarton Nisonson MDCarl W. Nissen MDGordon W. Nuber MDBrett D. Owens MDJonathan David Packer MDChristopher W. Peer MD, MSMark D. Price MD, PhDMichael B. Purnell MDArun J. Ramappa MDAnil S. Ranawat MDT. J. Rasmussen MDScott A. Rodeo MDAnthony A. Romeo MDSeth Rosenzweig MDD. Daniel Rotenberg MDLucien M. Rouse Jr., MDDavid L. Rubenstein MDJohn Paul H. Rue MDJohn B. Ryan MDMatthew J. Salzler MDThomas S. Samuelson MDMary Lynn Scovazzo MDMatthew Scuderi MDRobert M. Shalvoy MDClarence L. Shields Jr., MDTheodore Shybut MDPaul J. Siatczynski MDKenneth M. Singer MDMark A. Slabaugh MDJeffrey J. Soldatis MDJeffrey T. Spang MDKurt P. Spindler MDRobert A. Stanton MDJohn A. Steubs MDDouglas J. Straehley MDMiho Jean Tanaka MDSuzanne M. Tanner MD

Dean C. Taylor MDSamuel A. Taylor MDStephen G. Taylor MDJames E. Tibone MDFotios P. Tjoumakaris MDBradford S. Tucker MDJohn E. Turba MDJames C. Vailas MDGeoffrey S. Van Thiel MD, MBANikhil N. Verma MDPeter Vezeridis MDArmando F. Vidal MDGeorge A. Wade MDJon B. Wang MDDaniel C. Wascher MDThomas L. Wickiewicz MDJohn H. Wilckens MDRick D. Wilkerson DORiley J. Williams III, MDKevin A. Witte DO, MBACorey A. Wulf MDAdam Blair Yanke MDAlan L. Zhang MD

2016 AOSSM Donors (as of 5.1.16) William C. Allen, MDBruce E. Baker, MDKevin P. Black, MDRobert W. Frederick MDAndreas H. Gomoll MDChristopher D. Harner MDVincent K. McInerney MDDavid S. Menche MD Jeffrey J. Soldatis MD

Help AOSSM fund quality research by making a contribution today! www.sportsmed.org/AOSSMIMIS/Members/Fundraising/Donations.aspx

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The meeting began on Wednesdayafternoon with the pre-conferenceworkshop in collaboration with the SportsPhysical Therapy Section (SPTS).

Even before the official start of themeeting on Thursday, attendees were upearly to partake in a host of instructionalcourses led by some of the top experts inthe field. After a strong cup of coffee inthe Exhibit Hall, individuals meanderedto the main Broadmoor ballroom andwere welcomed to the meeting by AOSSMPresident, Allen Anderson, MD, andProgram Chair, Kurt Spindler, MD. Themorning’s session began with a discussionon shoulder instability outcomes with otherresearch being presented on patellofemoral,meniscus, ACL, the overhead athlete, footand ankle, hip arthroscopy, and a rousingdiscussion on the important issues facingthe business of sports medicine. AOSSM

gratefully acknowledges Flexion Therapeuticsfor an educational grant in support ofThursday’s General Session.

More than 100 people were in attendancefor the AOSSM Medical PublishingWorkshop on Thursday which discussedhow to analyze research statistics and howto evaluate economic analysis studies. Inthe afternoon, individuals looking to learnmore about what it takes to serve on a NIHstudy section were engaged and enlightenedduring the free NIH Reviewer Workshop.

The first day concluded with a beautifulevening at the annual welcome reception onthe west lawn of The Broadmoor. Attendeesand their families had the opportunity tosocialize and catch up with colleagues andmeet new ones, while enjoying deliciousfood and treats with the Colorado RockyMountains as the backdrop. AOSSMgratefully acknowledges Topical Gear for

their support of the Welcome Reception.Friday’s session began with discussions

on team physician outcomes and theinduction of Freddie Fu, MD, and K. Donald Shelbourne, MD, into the AOSSM Hall of Fame.

Dr. Anderson’s presidential addressentitled, Spem Successus Alit, whichtranslates from the Gaelic language into“success nourishes hope,” discussed howstanding sure of yourself and your characterleads to success. He also highlighted therecent accomplishments of the Society andespecially the work of retiring AOSSMExecutive Director, Irv Bomberger, whoreceived a special acknowledgementaward. Dr. Anderson further noted theimportance of his family, and especially his father in shaping the type of surgeonand individual he has become andcontinues to evolve into.

Annual Meeting Soars to New Heightsin Colorado SpringsAOSSM’s 2016 Annual Meeting brought together more than 1,200 sports medicine professionals andtheir families for four days of education and fun in Colorado Springs, Colorado from July 7 to 10.

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Concurrent sessions on Friday, includedpresentations on injury prevention, sidelineevaluation and management of acute handand wrist injuries, team physiciancontroversies, and MMA injuries.

A new Friday component of the meetingthis year was the Round Table, Case-BasedDiscussions which were a huge success and included small group interactionswith moderators on ten “hot” orthopaedicsports medicine topics. These discussionswere sold out early and provided anengaging opportunity for members toshare their clinical and treatment insights.AOSSM gratefully acknowledges Smith &Nephew for an educational grant in supportof the Case-Based, Round Table Discussions.

Additionally, individuals took advantageof the industry-sponsored symposiumsand theatre sessions on Thursday and Friday to learn about the latestorthopaedic devices and surgical tools.

During the business meeting on Friday,members were also nominated for theNominating Committee and other newboard members approved, including:

� Nominating CommitteeChamp Baker, Jr., MDBrian Cole, MDDavid Diduch, MDLee Kaplan, MDJohn Kelly, IV, MDWalter Lowe, MDC. Benjamin Ma, MDRobert Marx, MDDavid McAllister, MDClaude T. Moorman, III, MDBeth Shubin Stein, MDJames Tibone, MDThomas Wickiewicz, MD

� Board MembersNeal ElAttrache, MD—Vice PresidentJeffrey Dugas, MD—Member-at-LargeOver 45Robin Vereeke West, MD—Member-at-Large Under 45

� Council ChairsMatt Provencher, MD—Chair, ResearchC. David Geier, MD—Chair, Communications

On Saturday morning attendees headedback to the Broadmoor ballroom fordiscussions and presentations on ACLRoutcomes, hip issues, rotator cuff repair,policy and education, and knee articularcartilage. Live surgical presentations werealso sprinkled throughout the day’spresentations to enhance attendee learning.AOSSM gratefully acknowledges Arthrexand Stryker for their educational grants and in-kind support of the Live SurgicalDemonstrations. We also thank DePuy SynthesMitek Sports Medicine and Smith & Nephewfor their in-kind support of the demonstrations.Stryker also provided an educational grant insupport of Saturday’s General Session.

One of the biggest highlights of themeeting also occurred on Saturday, withPresidential Guest Speaker and formerCleveland Browns Coach, Sam Rutiglianodiscussing his life experiences as a coachand broadcaster during his speech,Character is a Matter of Choice.

Following the speech, Past AOSSMPresident, Dr. Peter Indelicato received the Sports Medicine Leadership Award,one of the Society’s highest honors, for hisoutstanding career in sports medicine. Dr.Anderson then presented the presidentialmedallion and pin to incoming president,Ned Amendola, MD. This ceremonysignified Dr. Amendola’s induction as the2016–2017 AOSSM President.

Guided poster tours were also held onSaturday afternoon with moderators andauthors discussing their research in a moreinteractive space. Awards were given to thetop three posters and include:

1. Poster 57—Perivascular Stem CellsDiminish Muscle Atrophy and Retain

Viability in a Rotator Cuff Tear Model,Claire Eliasberg, BA, Andrew Jensen,MD, MBE, Ayelet Dar, PhD, TomaszJ. Kowalski, MD, PhD, Iain Murray,MD, David R. McAllister, MD, andFrank A. Petrigliano, MD

2. Poster 17—Cumulative Incidence of Osteochondritis Dissecans of theCapitellum in Child and AdolescentBaseball Players, Toshiyuki Wiame,Naoto Suzue, Tetsuya Matsuura, MD,and Koichi Sairyo

3. Poster 45—Subsequent Surgery AfterRevision Anterior Cruciate LigamentReconstruction: Rates and Risk Factorsfrom a Multicenter Cohort, David Ding,MD, MARS Group

The day ended with a fun-filled,family-friendly, Wild West Fest on theBroadmoor’s pool lawn filled with games,music, and even some live animals for thekids to touch and learn from.

The meeting concluded on Sundaywith some final instructional courses andgeneral session presentations on biologics,traveling fellow,s and outcome measures.

AOSSM would like to thank all of oursponsors and exhibitors for their ongoingAnnual Meeting support. We’d also like tothank the Program Committee andProgram Chair, Kurt Spindler, MD fortheir hard work preparing for the meeting.See you next year at the AOSSM AnnualMeeting in Toronto, July 20–23.

All Annual Meeting materials, including abstracts, outlines and posters can beviewed by logging into your MyAOSSM page at www.sportsmed.org and clickingon the Meeting Materials.

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The Society strives to provide you with the best educational experience possible. You should have received an e-mail from the Societyasking for your comments on the meeting and how we can improve for next year. Please be sure to take a few minutes to fill thisevaluation out, so we can continue to make our meetings the best in sports medicine. You can also now login in to the AOSSM websiteat www.sportsmed.org to claim your CME credit. Click on the MyAOSSM tab and then CME. If you have questions, please contact theSociety office at 847/292-4900. Thank you!

2016 AOSSM Annual Meeting in Colorado

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AOSSM presented multiple researchawards during our Annual Meeting inColorado Springs, Colorado. AOSSMannually provides more than $350,000 to research initiatives and projects aroundthe country. Highlights of this year’s award recipients include:

2016 Steven P. Arnoczky Young Investigator GrantThe Young Investigator Grant (YIG) is specifically designed to support youngresearchers who have not received priorfunding, and is supported by individualgiving to the Society. This year it wasrenamed the Steven P. Arnoczky YoungInvestigator grant to honor Arnoczky’slongtime contributions to AOSSM andsports medicine research. This year AOSSMselected Alan Zhang, MD (UCSF),for his research, “Quantitative MagneticResonance Imaging for FemoroacetabularImpingement of the Hip.”

2016 Sandy Kirkley GrantTo honor the memory and spirit of Dr. Kirkley, AOSSM established a grant of $20,000 that provides start-up, “seed,”or supplemental funding for an outcomeresearch project or pilot study. This year’s recipient is Jason Dragoo, MD(Stanford), for “Autologous Stem CellApplication versus Microfracture for theTreatment of Isolated Cartilage Defects.”

Bart Mann Award for the Advancement of Sports Medicine ResearchThis award, in honor of AOSSM’s firstDirector of Research, is given to AOSSMmembers for serving as grant applicationreviewers for the NIH. The award aims tosupport service to the profession, enhanceprofessional development, and providevaluable clinical perspective and expertiseto NIH study sections. Congratulations to Robert Magnussen, MD, MPH, whoserved as a first-time grant reviewer for the NIH Arthritis and Musculoskeletaland Skin Diseases Study Section. Martha Murray, MD, Kurt Spindler,MD, Constance Chu, MD, and BradenFleming, PhD, were also recognizedduring the meeting for their continuingcontributions to the NIH.

2016 AOSSM/Sanofi Osteoarthritis GrantThe AOSSM/Sanofi Osteoarthritis Grantwas awarded to Cecilia Pascual-Garrido,MD (University of Colorado–Denver),for her research titled “Cartilage Repairwith Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)Delivered in a Novel Chondroitin Sulfate/Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel in an EquineAnimal Model.” This grant supports a lab/basic science project and is chosen by the AOSSM Research Committee.AOSSM gratefully acknowledges Sanofi for their support of this grant.

Fellow Research Award—Clinical ScienceThe Fellow Research Award, formerly theAircast Award, is determined by theAOSSM Fellowship Committee. Theaward is given to the best papers in clinicalscience and basic science submitted by asports medicine fellow. Each recipientreceives $1,500 and an award plaque. Thisyear’s winning paper is: “Anisometry ofMedial Patellofemoral LigamentReconstruction in the Setting of PatellaAlta and Increased Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove (TT-TG) Distance,”from author Lauren H. Redler, MD,Kathleen N. Meyers, MS, JacquelineMunch, MD, Elizabeth R. Dennis, MD,Joseph Nguyen, MPH, and Beth E.Shubin Stein, MD.

Cabaud Memorial AwardGiven to the best paper researching hardor soft tissue biology, this award is selectedby the AOSSM Research Committee withwinners receiving $2000. This year’swinning paper is: “Platelet Rich PlasmaActivates Pro-Inflammatory SignalingPathways and Induces Oxidative Stress inTendon Fibroblasts.” Contributing authorsto this research include Joshua L. Hudgens,MD, Christopher Mendias, PhD, ATC,Kristoffer B. Sugg, MD, Jeremy A. Grekin,MS, Jonathan P. Gumucio, BS, andAsheesh M. Bedi, MD.

AOSSM Presents Prestigious Research Awards at Annual Meeting

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Excellence in Research AwardThis award is selected by the AOSSMAwards Subcommittee with principalinvestigators receiving $2,000. This year’swinning paper was from Jason M. Schon,BS, Gilbert Moatshe, MD, Alex W.Brady, MSc, Raphael Serra Cruz, MD,Jorge Chahla, MD, Grant J. Dornan,MSc, Travis Lee Turnbull, PhD, and LarsEngebretsen, MD, PhD, titled “AnatomicAnterolateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee Leads to Overconstraint at any Fixation Angle.”

O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research AwardThe 2016 recipients include Matthew R.Titchenal, MS, Constance R. Chu, MD,Jennifer C. Erhart-Hledik, MS, PhD,and Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD, for theirresearch titled, “Early Changes in theKnee Joint Center of Rotation DuringWalking Following Anterior CruciateLigament Reconstruction Correlate with Later Changes in Patient ReportedOutcomes.” This award is given annuallyto the best overall paper that deals withclinical based research or human in-vivoresearch. The awardee is selected by theAOSSM Research Committee withrecipients receiving $2,000.

Hughston AwardThis year’s recipients of the HughstonAward are Craig R. Bottoni, MD, Eric L.Smith, MD, James Shaha, MD, Steven S.Shaha, MD, Sarah G. Raybin, MD, JohnM. Tokish, MD, and Douglas J. Rowles,MD, for their paper, “Autograft vs. AllograftAnterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction:A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study

with a Minimum 10-Year Follow-up.” Theaward, chosen by a panel of AJSM editorsand reviewers, is given to the mostoutstanding paper published in theAmerican Journal of Sports Medicineand receives $5,000.

AJSM Systematic Review AwardAmelia J. Wiggins, DO, Ravi K. Grandhi,MD, Daniel K. Schneider, MD, DenverStanfield, MD, Kate E. Webster, PhD, andGregory D. Myer, PhD, CSCS, receivedthis year’s award for their paper, “Risk ofSecondary Injury in Younger Athletes AfterAnterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction:A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.”The Systematic Review award is given tothe best systematic review paper submittedto the American Journal of Sports Medicineduring a calendar year, as determined by apanel of AJSM editors and reviewers. Theaward winning authors receive $5,000.

Herodicus AwardThis award given annually by theHerodicus Society and recognizes the bestresident paper accepted for the AOSSMAnnual Meeting Program. The 2016 awardwas given to Ujash Sheth, MD, DavidWasserstein, MD, Rahim Moineddin,PhD, Richard Jenkinson, MD, MSc,FRCSC, Hans Kreder, MD, MSc,FRCSC, and Susan Jaglal, PhD, for theirresearch, “Practice Patterns in the Care ofAcute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Is Therean Association with Level I Evidence?”

T. David Sisk Award for Best Original Research PaperThe winners were selected from the bestpapers in original research submitted

to Sports Health: A MultidisciplinaryApproach. The award includes a $2,500cash prize and a plaque. This year’swinners were Alisha Hak, MSc, KrishanRajaratnam, BSc, MD, FRCSC, OlufemiR. Ayeni, MD, MSc, FRCSC, JaydeepMoro, MD, FRCSC, Devin Peterson,MD, FRCSC, Shelia Sprague, PhD, andMohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC, fortheir study, “A Double-Blinded PlaceboRandomized Controlled Trial EvaluatingShort-Term Efficacy of Platelet-RichPlasma in Reducing Postoperative PainAfter Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Pilot Study.”

T. David Sisk Award for Best Review PaperThis year’s recipient is the paper “A Systematic Review of Failed AnteriorCruciate Ligament Reconstruction WithAutograft Compared with Allograft inYoung Patients,” from David Wasserstein,MD, MSc, FRCSC, Ujash Sheth, MD,MSc, Alison Cabrera, MD, and Kurt P.Spindler, MD. The winners were selectedfrom the best review papers submitted toSports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.The award will include a $2,500 cashprize and a plaque.

T. David Sisk Award for Best International PaperThe winners were selected from the bestinternational papers submitted to SportsHealth: A Multidisciplinary Approach.The award will include a $2,500 cashprize and plaque. This year’s winner of the best international research paper is“Impaired Femoral Vascular Complianceand Endothelial Dysfunction in 30 HealthyMale Soccer Players: Competitive Sports

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and Local Detrimental Effects,” fromauthors Gabriele Cioni, MD, PhD,Andrea Berni, MD, PhD, Gian FrancoGensini, MD, Rosanna Abbate, MD, and Maria Boddi, MD, PhD.

STOP Sports Injuries AwardThis award, established in November 2015,recognizes outstanding research presentedat the Annual Meeting related to youthsports injury prevention, treatment, orrehabilitation. Michael Clinton Meyer,PhD, received the inaugural award for,“Incidence, Mechanisms and Severity of Game-Related High School FootballInjuries Across Artificial Turf Systems of Various Infill Weight,” which analyzeshow the composition of artificial turfsurfaces can lead to injuries in youngathletes. The winner is selected by theSTOP Sports Injuries Outreach Committeeand receives a $1,000 award and plaque.

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine Award for Best Original Research PaperThe first recipients of the this new award,established in 2015 by the AOSSM andEditorial Board representatives frompartner organizations, were Tara Talaie, BS,Stephen J.P. Pratt, BS, Camilo Vanegas,BS, Su Xu, PhD, R. Frank Henn, III,MD, Paul Yarowsky, PhD, and RichardM. Lovering, PhD, PT, for their research“Site-Specific Targeting of Platelet-RichPlasma via SuperparamagneticNanoparticles.”

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine Award for Best Review PaperThe first recipients of the this new award,established in 2015 by the AOSSM andEditorial Board representatives frompartner organizations, were Brandon J.Erickson, MD, Randy Mascarenhas,MD, FRCSC, Bryan M. Saltzman, MD,David Walton, MD, Simon Lee, MD,Brian J. Cole, MD, and Bernard R. BachJr., MD, for “Is Operative Treatment ofAchilles Tendon Ruptures Superior toNonoperative Treatment? A SystematicReview of Overlapping Meta-Analyses.”

2017 Council of Delegates Incoming MembersCongratulations to the new members of the AOSSM Council of Delegates:

Council of Delegates Outgoing MembersAOSSM thanks the outgoing members of the Council of Delegates for their serviceto the Society.

William Ciccone, MDColorado

John Conway, MDTexas

Jeffrey Cusmariu, MD*Alabama

Wiemi Douoguih, MDWashington, DC

Joseph Fitzgerald, MDRhode Island

R. Jeff Grondel, MD*Nevada

Christopher Ihle, MD*Nebraska

Keith Kenter, MDMichigan

Lance LeClere, MDMIL

Russell Linton, MDMississippi

R. Stephen Lucie, MD*Florida

Carl Nissen, MD*Connecticut

Judson Penton, MDLouisiana

Karen Perser, MDMontana

Barry Phillips, MDTennessee

William Prickett, MDArizona

Anil Ranawat, MD*New York

Kirk Reynolds, MDAlabama

Daniel Romanelli, MDNew Mexico

Eric Samuelson, MDNebraska

Brian Sennett, MDPennsylvania

Sarah Shubert, MDMaine

James Slauterback, MDVermont

Jason Snibbe, MACalifornia

William Stewart, MDOklahoma

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