Systematic Review Award

The Systematic Review award is given to the best systematic review paper submitted to the journal during a calendar year. All systematic review papers are considered and the award is determined by the editors of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. This award was established to encourage submission of high-quality systematic review papers, which add to the current knowledge of sports medicine.

The Systematic Review Award is given to the author(s) of a paper chosen by a panel of AJSM editors and reviewers and receives $5,000.

Past Award Winners:

2008 

Outcome of Single-Bundle Versus Double-Bundle Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A Meta-Analysis

Richard B. Meredick MD, Kennan J. Vance DO, David Appleby MPH, James H. Lubowitz MD

2009 

Knee Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury–A Systematic Review

Britt Elin Øiestad PT, MSc, Lars Engebretsen MD, PhD, Kjersti Storheim PT, PhD, May Arna Risberg PT, PhD

2010 

Generalized Joint Hypermobility and Risk of Lower Limb Injury During Sports: A Systematic Review

Verity Pacey BAS, Leslie L. Nicholson PhD, Roger D. Adams PhD, Joanne Munn PhD, Craig F. Munns MBBS, PhD, FRACP

2011 

The Clinical Utility and Diagnostic Performance of MRI for Identification of Early and Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review

Carmen E. Quatman MD PhD, Carolyn M. Hettrich MD, MPH, Laura C Schmitt PT, PhD, Kurt P. Spindler MD