About the Grant
AOSSM in coordination with and generous support from Arthrex, The Aircast Foundation, The Forum, and J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, is offering one grant of up to $200,000 to support a clinical research project investigating return to play after musculoskeletal injury. Studies investigating clinical outcomes related to accelerated return to play utilizing innovative technology and techniques are strongly encouraged and will be a factor in the review process.
Past Grant Recipients
Christian Lattermann, MD
2024
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Development of a MPFL Reconstruction Return to Play Decision- Making Tool
Ryan M. Degen, MD
2022
University of Western Ontario
Post-Operative Functional Recovery in Patients with FAI
Mark V. Paterno, PT, PhD
2019
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Validation of an Evidence-Based Return To Sport Decision Tool After ACL Reconstruction
Kristin Archer, PT, PHD, DPT
2018
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Improving ACL Reconstruction Return To Play Outcomes Through Psychologically Informed Rehabilitation