OJSM Douglas W. Brown Award

The OJSM awards were established in 2016 to honor the best original research and clinical papers published in the journal during the previous calendar year. All published papers are eligible for this award. The winners receive a plaque and a waived article processing charge for the future published paper of their choice. The awards are named for William A. Grana, MD, and Douglas W. Brown, MD, AOSSM Past Presidents.

Past Award Winners
2021 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Blood–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Implantation Versus Microfracture for Large, Full-Thickness Cartilage Defects in Older Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial and Extended 5-Year Clinical Follow-up Hong-Chul Lim, MD, Yong-Beom Park, MD, PhD, Chul-Won Ha, MD, PhD; Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA; Beom-Koo Lee, MD, Hwa-Jae Jeong, MD, Myung-Ku Kim, MD, Seong-Il Bin, MD, Chong-Hyuk Choi, MD, Choong Hyeok Choi, MD, Jae-Doo Yoo, MD, for the Cartistem Research Group, Jung-Ro Yoon, MD, Jun-Young Chung, MD Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Tenodesis Versus Tenotomy for Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Hongzhi Liu, MD, Xinqiu Song, MM, Pei Liu, MD, Huachen Yu, MD, Qidong Zhang, MD, Wanshou Guo, MD
2020 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: Two-Year Results of a First-in-Human Study Martha M. Murray, MD, Leslie A. Kalish, ScD, Braden C. Fleming, PhD, BEAR Trial Team, Benedikt L. Proffen, MD, Kirsten Ecklund, MD, Dennis E. Kramer, MD, Yi-Meng Yen, MD, PhD, and Lyle J. Micheli, MD Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper How Much Do Psychological Factors Affect Lack of Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? A Systematic Review Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MD, MBA, Joshua Adjei, MD, Ryan C. Rauck, MD, Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD, Kelechi R. Okoroha, MD, Nikhil N. Verma, MD, Answorth A. Allen, MD, and Riley J. Williams III, MD
2019 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Quadriceps Strength Deficits After a Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Trial Robert P. Runner, MD, Stephanie A. Boden, MD, William S. Godfrey, MD, Ajay Premkumar, MD, Heather Samady, MD, Michael B. Gottschalk, MD, and John W. Xerogeanes, MD Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper Fixed- Versus Adjustable-Loop Femoral Cortical Suspension Devices for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Biomechanical Studies Darby A. Houck, BA, Matthew J. Kraeutler, MD, Eric C. McCarty, MD, and Jonathan T. Bravman, MD
2018 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root and Meniscofemoral Ligaments as Stabilizing Structures in the ACL-Deficient Knee: A Biomechanical Study Jonathan M. Frank, MD, Gilbert Moatshe, MD, Alex W. Brady, MS, Grant J. Dornan, MS, Ashley Coggins, BS, Kyle J. Muckenhirn, BS, Erik L. Slette, BA, Jacob D. Mikula, BS, and Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper The Role of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis and Best-Evidence Synthesis Brian M. Devitt, MD, FRCS, FRACS, Stuart W. Bell, FRCS, Clare L. Adern, PhD, Taylor Hartwig, BExSc, Tabitha J. Porter, BAppSc, Julian A. Feller, FRACS, and Kate E. Webster, PhD
2017 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Functional Outcomes After Double-Row Versus Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Trial Stephen J. Nicholas, MD, Steven J. Lee, MD, Michael J. Mullaney, DPT, Timothy F. Tyler, MSPT, ATC, Takumi Fukunaga, DPT, ATC, CSCS, Christopher D. Johnson, MPT, and Malachy P. McHugh, PhD Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews on the Topic of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Michael J. Anderson, MD, William M. Browning III, DO, MS, Christopher E. Urband, MD, Melissa A. Kluczynski, MS, and Leslie J. Bisson MD
2016 William A. Grana Award for Best Original Research Site-Specific Targeting of Platelet-Rich Plasma via Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Tara Talaie, BS, Stephen J.P. Pratt, BS, Camilo Vanegas, BS, Su Xu, PhD, R. Frank Henn III, MD, Paul Yarowsky, PhD, and Richard M. Lovering, PhD, PT Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper Is Operative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Ruptures Superior to Nonoperative Treatment? A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-analyses 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. Bach Jr, MD