VJSM Award

About the Award

This award is presented to the most impactful VJSM publications of the year. The Best Picture is awarded to the best overall publication as determined by a nominating committee. The Blockbuster Award is presented to the most downloaded video of the year.

Past Award Recipients

Mert Kahraman Marasli, MD

2026

Blockbuster Award

ACL Graft Selection Based on Age and Sport

Berte Bøe MD, PhD

William L. Johns, MD

2026

Best Picture Award

Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in ACL Reconstruction

Benjamin Miltenberg, MD, Rahul Muchintala, MPH, Sommer Hammoud, MD

Thomas Richaud, MD

2025

Blockbuster Award

How Biofeedback With Surface EMG Can Contribute to the Diagnosis and Treatment of AMI in the Knee

Kevin Lacaze, PT, Alexandre Fassio, PT, Paul Nicolas, PT, Maxime Ourliac, PT, Benoit Hennart, PT, Jason G. Ina, MD, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, PhD, Etienne Cavaignac, MD, PhD

Ryan H. Barnes, MD

2025

Best Picture Award

Arthroscopic Posterior Bone Block Technique for Posterior Shoulder Instability With Glenoid Bone Loss

Steven Dane Swinehart, MD, Hanna Sorensen, BS, Julie Y. Bishop, MD, Grant L. Jones, MD, Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD

Sommer Hammoud, MD

2024

Blockbuster Award

Blood Flow Restriction Following ACL Reconstruction

William Johns, MD, Bright M. Wiafe, BA

Justin W. Arner, MD

2024

Best Picture Award

Arthroscopic Repair of a Type VIII Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior Tear

Michael Nammour, MD, Ryan Murray, MD, and James P. Bradley, MD

Volker Musahl, MD

2023

Best Picture

Video: Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Increased Tibial Slope: When to Perform a Slope-Altering High Tibial Osteotomy

Authors: Gian Andrea Lucidi, MD, Bálint Zsidai, MD, Philipp W. Winkler, MD, Brian M. Godshaw, MD, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, Volker Musahl, MD

Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD

2023

Blockbuster Award

Title of Video: Athrogenic Muscle Inhibition Following Knee Injury or Surgery: Pathophysiology, Classification, and Treatment

Authors: Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, Graeme P. Hopper, MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Lampros Gousopoulos, MD, Thais Dutra Vieira, MD, Mathieu Thaunat, MD, Jean-Marie Fayard, MD, Benjamin Freychet, MD, Hervé Ouanezar, MD, Etienne Cavaignac, MD, Adnan Saithna, MD