Research Development Committee

AAOS Research Symposia: Fracture Repair: Challenges and Opportunities

• Principal Investigators: Thomas A. Einhorn, MD, Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, Karen Lyons, PhD
• Dates: April 25-28, 2007, Miami Beach, FL
• Participants: Orthopaedic surgeons, Young Investigators, researchers, industry representatives, government representatives, and other medical specialties (by invitation only).
• Purpose of Workshop: The 2007 AAOS Research Symposium on Fracture Repair: Challenges and Opportunities will convene leaders in the field of fracture healing research and establish the current knowledge of the cellular, molecular and engineering aspects of bone repair and regeneration.
• Overview of Topics:
  • Tissue Response and Cellular Recruitment after Skeletal Injury
  • Cell Signaling During Formation and Repair
  • Emerging Technologies in Fracture Repair
  • Critical Issues in Translational and Clinical Research for the Study of New Technologies to Enhance Bone Repair
• Publications: Manuscripts detailing the research presented at the symposium will be published in a supplement of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) in early 2008. The future research directions established at the symposium, as well as the symposium proceedings, will be published in a simultaneous Current Concepts Review article in JBJS.
• Final symposium agenda
• JBJS Supplement (February 2008): "Fracture Repair: Challenges, Opportunities, and Directions for Future Research
• In the News:
• NIH/NIAMS Announcement
• Fracture repair symposium addresses challenges and opportunities (June 2007)
• Young Investigator Attendees:
• Celine Colnot, PhD (University of California)
• Anthony E. Johnson, MD (McDonald Army Health Center)
• Phillip Leucht, MD (Stanford University)
• Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD (University of California, Berkeley)
• Patrick W. O’Donnell, MD, PhD (University of Minnesota)
• John Wixted, MD (University of Massachusetts)
• Terri A. Zachos, DVM, PhD (Michigan State University)
• Grant Support From the Following:
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
• Industry Sponsors
  
  • Gold Level:
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Silver Level:
  • DePuy
  • Kyphon
  • Medtronic
  • Stryker
  • Synthes
  • Bronze Level:
  • BioMimetic Therapeutics

  For more information on this research symposium, please contact Erin L. Ransford, AAOS Manager of Research Development, at ransford@aaos.org or (847) 384-4319.