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Plotting Attacks on Biofilm

Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD

New Investigator Grant | OREF Total Joint Replacement Research Grant in Memory of Jorge O. Galante, MD.

Patient Care Impact:

More effective treatments for difficult-to-treat periprosthetic joint infections

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Modulating Vascularity

Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD

OREF Career Development Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Therapeutics that improve bone healing in older patients

Oh, My Aching Knees

Rhima M. Coleman, PhD

OREF Soft Tissue Repair and Regeneration Sports Medicine Grant in Honor Of Russell F. Warren, MD

Patient Care Impact:
Better options for repairing cartilage to replace damaged tissue and prevent osteoarthritis

Simulation Program Benchmarks Surgical Proficiency

Matthew D. Karam, MD

ABOS/OREF Surgical Skills Simulation Training for Residents Research Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Safer and more efficient surgical procedures performed by new doctors

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Surgical Decisions

Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD

OREF Prospective Clinical Research Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better tools for patients with spinal metastases to make informed decisions when considering whether to seek surgical treatment

It Takes a Biofilm

Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD

OREF Total Joint Replacement Research Grant in Honor of Jorge O. Galante, MD |OREF Mentored Clinician-Scientist Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better treatment options for patients who develop infections after a joint replacement

Helping Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy

Stephanie Russo, MD, PhD

OREF/ORS Resident Research Project Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better understanding of therapeutic taping as a treatment intervention for children with brachial plexus birth palsy

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Better Answers for Osteosarcoma Patients

Christopher D. Collier, MD

Resident Clinician Scientist Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Drugs that are already available can be used to improve outcomes for osteosarcoma patients

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Shifting the Diagnostic Timetable

Ryan D. Ross, PhD

Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)/OREF Post-Doctoral Fellowship Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better treatment options for patients at risk for implant loosening and failure

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Regenerative Healing: Stem Cells for Service and Delivery

Geoffrey S. Baer, MD, PhD

OREF/National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) Research Grant in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Patient Care Impact:
A new option for treating tendon injury that restores them to their original function

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Making Surgery Safer and Less Costly by Reducing Blood Loss and the Need for Transfusions

Ashley Levack, MD, MAS

RJOS/OREF/DEPUY Research Grant in Women's Musculoskeletal Health

Patient Care Impact:
Tranexamic acid is an evidence-based option to reduce blood loss and incidence of transfusion in patients undergoing periacetabular osteotomy

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Outcome Instrument Improves Care for Youth Overhead Athletes

Manish S. Noticewala, MD

OREF/TAF Resident Research Project Grant

Patient Care Impact:
A better way to evaluate pain, function and performance in youth athletes who participate in sports that require overhead throws

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How Binge Drinking Affects Fracture Healing

Roman Natoli, MD, PhD

Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better fracture healing, even when alcohol has been consumed

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Building a Better Graft

Jeffrey T. Spang, MD

OREF/NSCF Career Development Grant in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Patient Care Impact:
For patients with cartilage damage, better treatments that more closely replicate natural tissues

Insisting on New Possibilities

Martha M. Murray, MD

Research Grant | Resident Research Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Better ACL repair options that are less invasive and preserve anatomy

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The Biology of Fracture Healing

Debbie Yen-Dao Dang, MD, PhD

Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Fracture patients receive medication or similar therapy that improves healing

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Form and Function

Amanda T. Whitaker, MD

OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant

Patient Care Impact:
New potential for cartilage engineering

Xenograft-Derived Bone Scaffold Shows Promise

Daniel N. Bracey, MD, PhD

OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Use of a new technique that replaces the need for bone grafting and its associated risks for patients with bone defects

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Understanding Shoulder Kinematics in Patients with Asymptomatic RCTs

Phillip Williams, MD

OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Targeted therapy for patients with symptomatic rotator cuff tears that could give them a well-functioning shoulder without the need for operative repair

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In Search of a Biologic for Treating Back Pain

Samuel K. Cho, MD

OREF Young Investigator Grant

Patient Care Impact:
Injections or medications that could effectively manage or eliminate back pain

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Synovial Sarcoma Treatment Strategies

Patrick Andrew Holt, MD, PhD

OREF Young Investigator Grant

Patient Care Impact:
For patients with synovial sarcoma, treatments that could shrink tumors and prevent them from spreading, and make chemotherapy more effective

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