Paper Writing Contest Winners

2006-2007

First Place: Jason Emerson, D.O.

“Anatomic Bow of the Radius: A Radiographic Review of the Skeletally Immature Radius.”

Second Place: Christian D. Linz, D.O.

“Dorsal Nail Plate Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly.”

2005

Sponsor-Synthes, Inc

First Place: David C. Harkins, D.O.

“Technique of Internal Fixation of Capitellum Fractures.”

Second Place: William Robert Campbell, D.O.

“Basil Thumb Joint Arthroplasty with Tendon Interposition: A Technique Modification.”

2004

Sponsor-Hand Innovations, Inc

First Place: Rory C. Dunham, D.O.

“Primary Semi-Constrained Arthroplasty for Unreduced Posterior Dislocations of the Elbow”

Second Place: Michael Bagley, D.O.

Mt. Clemens General Hospital

“Tendon Injuries in the Industrial Setting”

2003

Sponsor – Hand Surgery Section, AOAO

First Place: Randa Bascharon, D.O.

St. James Hospital and Medical Centers/Olympia Fields

“Four-Corner Arthrodesis: A Comparison of Two Fixation Techniques”

Second Place: Brian Chalkin, D.O.

Tulsa Regional Medical Center

“Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint APL Tendon Interposition: Results of a Simplified Technique”

2002

Sponsor – Wright Medical Technology

First Place: Rex Cooley, DO

Doctors Hospital of Stark County

“Radiation Exposure in Mini C-Arm Fluoroscopy”

Second Place: Eric Hedlund, DO

Mt. Clemens General Hospital

“Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy for the Treatment of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears and Ulnar Impaction Syndrome”

2001

Sponsor – Hand Biomechanics Lab, Inc. (Manufacturer of the Wrist Jack)

First Place: M. Sean O’Brien, DO

Hillcrest Health Center, OK

“Management of Severe Irreducible Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna in Children”

Second Place: Mario Sachetti, DO

Hanover, PA

“Tendon Interpositional Arthroplasty for the Painful Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint”

2000

Sponsor – Hand Biomechanics Lab, Inc. (Manufacturer of the Wrist Jack)

First Place: Robert J. Nowinski, DO

Grandview Hospital

“Treatment of Comminuted Fracture Dislocation of the AO Wrist Fusion Plate”

Second Place: Kenneth Rauschenbach, DO

“Use of the Ulson Device in Management of Unstable Fractures of the Distal Radius”

1999

First Place Tie:

Marko F. Krpan, DO

McHenry, IL

“Endoscopic CTR: A Prospective Review of 192 Wrists”

Chad M. Rutter, DO

York, PA

“Endoscopic vs. Open CTR: A Comparison”

1998

First Place: David E. Reinhardt, DO

Memorial Hospital, York, PA

“Intra-articular Distal Radius Fractures Closed Reduction & Casing vs. External Fixation”

Second Place: Peter T. McAndrews, DO

Ingham Regional Medical Center

“The Effects of Cyclic Tensile Loading on S-35 Uptake By Tendon Cells: An In Vitro Examination of Lading Frequency and Amplitude”

Third Place: Michael J. Crovetti, Jr., DO

Ohio University at Grandview Hospital

“Common Hand Emergencies: Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatmen ”