Research Grant Recipients

The AOFAS / OEF Research Grants Program is supported by the Outreach & Education Fund with generous contributions from individuals and industry.  For more information, please visit the Research Grants Program page.
 


2013



2013

2013


2012​

 

Josh Baxter, PhD; Jonathan Deland, MD
A biomechanical comparison of a novel spring ligament reconstruction technique with previously reported techniques

Mark C. Drakos, MD; Jeremy LaMothe, MD; Josh Baxter, PhD
Syndesmotic disruption:  changes in tibiofubular motion and ankle contact stresses

Zijun Zhang, MD; Lew Schon, MD
Adipogenesis of adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells in foot fat pad

Schmid Timo, MD; Fabian Krause, MD
Ankle joint pressure in pes cavus after lateralizing supramalleolar and calcaneal osteotomy

2012 Robert Laughlin, MD; Greg Boivin, DVM
Excersice effect on diabetic (db/db) mice Achilles tendons​
2012 Thomas Clanton, MD; Norman Waldrop, III, MD
Radiographic evaluation of plantar plate injury: An invitro biomechanical study
2012 Erik Nilssen, MD; Elizabeth Russell, PhD​
Clinical and biomechanical outcomes following gastrocnemius recession vs plantar fasciotomy for plantar fasciitis: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical tool​
2011
Paul T. Fortin, MD; Kevin Baker, MS
The effect of a bisphosphonate pretreatment on the enhancement of osseous incorporation and chondrocyte viability of fresh osteochondral allografts
 
2011
Gregory Gutierrez, PhD; Kenneth J. Mroczek, MD
Proprioception and neuromuscular control following ankle instability surgery
 
2011
Kevin L. Kirk, DO; James R. Ficke, MD
Early vs delayed weight-bearing after microfracture for osteochondral lesions of the talus
 
2011
Deborah Nawoczenski, PhD, PT; Benedict F. DiGiovanni, MD
Biomechanical factors impacting foot function and muscle performance following gastrocnemius recession
 
2010
Samuel B. Adams, MD; Lew C. Schon, MD
Metabolic profiling and cytokine analysis of synovial fluid in healthy and end-stage post-traumatic ankle joints
 
2010
John G. Anderson, MD; Donald R. Bohay, MD
Gastrocnemius recession versus Achilles tendon debridement with flexor hallucis longus transfer for chronic noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy: A prospective randomized controlled trial
 
2010
Brad Blankenhorn, MD; Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD
Three-dimensional non-invasive kenematic analysis of the transverse tarsal joint and determination of the role of the plantar fascia on the transverse tarsal locking mechanism
 
2010
Scott J. Ellis, MD; Howard Hillstrom, PhD
In-vivo comparison of plantar pressures in pes rectus, pes planus, and the adult acquired flatfoot using supine, vertical posture, and gait measurements
 
2010
Lorenzo Gamez, MD; Brian Silvia, MD
Investigation into genome-wide differential expression between diabetic and non-diabetic patients in healing of ankle fractures
 
2009
Jonathan T. Deland, MD; Irvin Oh, MD
Plantar pressure analysis in forefoot after different amount of lateral column lengthening: A biomechanical study
 
2009
John G. Kennedy, MD; Carl W. Imhauser, PhD; Padhraig F. O’Loughlin, MD
The biomechanics of cartilage damage and repair at the ankle joint
 
2009
Fabian Krause, MD; Karsten Schwieger, PhD
Ankle joint pressure in pes cavus after common hindfoot osteotomies
 
2009
Amar Patel, MD; Judith F. Baumhauer, MD; Deborah Nawoczenski, PhD, PT
Effectiveness of Morton’s extension carbon foot plate in the non-operative treatment of hallux rigidus
 
2008
Timothy C. Beals, MD; Chris Pelt, MD
A biomechanical analysis of a tensioned suture device in the fixation of a ligamentous Lisfranc injury
 
2008
Wayne S. Berberian, MD; Frank Liporace, MD
Early surgical treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures through a combined medial and lateral approach
 
2008
Nicholas Forsyth, PhD; Nicola Maffulli, MD
Can human bone marrow-derived stem cells differentiate into tendon-forming cells?
 
2008
Tricia Hubbard, PhD, ATC; Robert B. Anderson, MD
Lower extremity kinetics and kinematics during stair climbing
in patients with ankle osteoarthritis
 
2008
Victor Valderrabano, MD, PhD; Olaf Buettner, MD
Stiffness and histology analysis of the ankle joint cartilage
 
2007
Mark A. Glazebrook, MD; Timothy R. Daniels, MD; Alastair Younger, MD
Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS) multi-centered randomized case controlled trial on clinical and radiographic outcome of total ankle arthroplasty vs. ankle ankle arthrodesis
 
2007
Sandra E. Klein, MD; John V. Marymont, MD;  Francis H. Gannon, MD; Kevin E. Varner, MD
The intraosseous innervation of the talar dome: A histologic study
 
2007
Michael S. Pinzur, MD; Avinash Patwardhan, PhD
Load Transfer in Transtibial Amputation with Distal Tibio-Fibular Bond Bridging
 
2007
Smita Rao, PhD, PT; Benedict F. DiGiovanni, MD; Deborah Nawoczenski, PhD, PT
Enhancing conservative management of patients with midfoot arthritis
 
2007
Stacie Ringleb, PhD; Claude D. Anderson, MD; Marlene DeMaio, MD
Development of a method to quantify subtalar joint instability
 
2007
Lew C. Schon, MD; Su-Young Bae, MD, PhD; Stuart D. Miller, MD
Quantitative and qualitative description: Effects of bone marrow derived growth factors and cytokines on autogenous mesenchymal stem cells of various aspiration sites
 
2006
Steven L. Haddad, MD; Cary Templin, MD
The effect of continuous irrigation during burring on thermal necrosis and fusion strength in rabbit arthrodesis model
 
2006
Jeffrey Houck, PhD, PT; Judith F. Baumhauer, MD
Effect of Bracing and strengthening exercise on foot kinematics and functionin subjects with stage II PTTD
 
2006
Robin Queen, PhD; James A. Nunley, MD
Second and third MT stress fracture: gender, kinematics, kinetics and plantar plate difference as they relate to stress fracture
 
2006
Lew C. Schon, MD; Gregory P. Guyton, MD
Inflammatory cytokines expression in degenerative tendonosisquantitative description and relation to whole tendon mechanical stimuli
 
2005
Robert S. Adelaar, MD; Aaron T. Scott, MD; Travis M. Hendry, MD; Jennifer Wayne, PhD
The effect of medial calcaneal osteotomy and lateral column lengthening on forefoot pressures
 
2005
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD; Mark S. Myerson, MD
Biomechanical and Anatomic Analysis of Minimally Invasive Deltoid Ligament Reconstruction
 
2005
James W. Brodsky, MD; Fabian E. Pollo, PhD
Hindfoot motion after reconstruction for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
 
2005
Timothy R. Daniels, MD
Ankle arthrodesis vs. Ankle arthoroplasty for End Stage ankle arthritis: a prospective functional comparison
 
2005
Johnny T.C. Lau, MD; Timothy R. Daniels, MD
A randomized controlled trial of 1st MTP joint fusion compared to 1st MTP hemiarthroplasty in severe hallux rigidus
 
2005
Simon Lee, MD; George B. Holmes, Jr, MD; Johnny L. Lin, MD
Evaluation of the effect of preoperative varus and valgus knee alignment on postoperative foot and ankle alignment, function, and outcome after total knee replacement
 
2005
David J.G. Stephen, MD; Wade Gofton, MD
Prospective randomized clinical pilot study to evaluate the effects of the medial distal locking plate for high energy intra-articular fracture of distal tibia
 
2004
Thomas O. Clanton, MD; Jeremy Britten, MD
Strength of the Achilles Insertion Site After Partial Retrocalcaneal Exostectomy: A Biomechanical Study
 
2004
James A. Nunley, MD; Farshid Guilak, PhD
The impact of Interleukin 17 on the Production of Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin E2 in Normal and Osteoarthritic Human Ankle and Knee Cartilage
 
2004
Charles L. Saltzman, MD; Jason M. Wilken, PhD, MPT
The Effect of Walking Speed on Forefoot Motion and Loading in Patients with Ankle Arthordesis or Arthoplasty
 
2004
Brian C. Toolan, MD; Rebecca A. Cerrato, MD; Rex Haydon, MD, PhD
Augmentation of Achilles Tendon Healing Using Gene Therapy with BMP 14 in a Rat Model
 
2003
Michael E. Brage, MD; Scott T. Ball, MD; David Amiel, PhD
The effect of intra-articular fractures on fractures on cartilage in humans
 
2003
Andrew J. Elliott, MD; James C. Otis, PhD
The additional stability achieved by adding the inferior extensor retinaculum tissue to the brostrom lateral ankle ligament reconstruction
 
2003
William Ledoux, PhD; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD
Investigation of midtarsal locking
 
2003
Nelson Fong SooHoo, MD
Design and implementation of a prospective foot and ankle outcomes database
 
2003
Yuki Tochigi, MD, PhD; Charles L. Saltzman, MD; J. James Rudert, PhD; Thomas D. Brown, PhD
The role of the ankle articular surfaces in controlling joint motion
 
2002
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD
MRI Evaluation of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Kinematics
 
2002
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD
Reliability and Validity of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Clinical Rating Scale
 
2002
Mark A. Glazebrook, MD
Experimental Overuse Achilles Tendinopathy: Establishment and Histological Validation of a Rat Tendonosis Model with Characterization of Molecular Cross Linking, Collagen Types I and III, Biomechanical Properties and Effect of Mechanical Stress
 
2002
Michael P. Schaefer, MD
The Effect of Foot Orthoses on Posterior Tibialis, Tibialis Anterior, and Peroneus Longus Muscle Electromyographic Activity During Walking and Running
 
2001
Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD
The Effect of Variation in Rocker Sole Design on Gait Characteristics and Planter Pressures with Walking in a Total Contact Cast
 
2001
Kenton R. Kaufman, PhD; Kota Watanabe, MD; Harold B. Kitaoka, MD
Ankle Joint Stability: Ligamentous and Articular Constraints
 
2001
David S. Levine, MD; James C. Otis, PhD
The Effect of Achilles Tendon Stretching on Weightbearing
  
2001
James A. Nunley, MD
Identification of Potential Donor Rotational Bone Grafts using Vascular Territories in the Foot and Ankle
 
2001
Rita M. Patterson, PhD
Kinematic Analysis of the Normal and Flatfoot Deformity
 
2000
Thomas O. Clanton, MD
Tendon Transfer Fixation in the Foot and Ankle: Biomechanical Comparison of Traditional Fixation Versus Bioabsorbable Screw Fixation
 
2000
Steven D. Steinlauf, MD
Gastrocnemius Recession For The Correction Of Equinus Deformity in the Adult
 
2000
Anthony D. Watson, MD
Normal Human Talonavicular Joint Kinematics in Gait
 
1999
Nicholas A. Abidi, MD; Rocky S. Tuan, PhD
Clinical Pathophysiology of Plantar Fasciitis
 
1999
Jorge I. Acevedo, MD; Lew C. Schon, MD
Comparative Biomechanical Analysis of Fusion Techniques for Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis
 
1999
Sheldon S. Lin, MD; Gregory H. Sirounian, MD
Comparison of Plantar Pressure Changes and Foot Ulcer Healing Times in DM Patients Wearing TCC and Pneumatic Walking Brace
 
1999
Eyal A. Melamed, MD; Mark S. Myerson, MD
Botulinum Toxin Injections for Prevention of Contracture in Augmentation of Tendon Repair
 
1998
Sheldon S. Lin, MD; J. Russell Parsons, PhD
Delayed Fracture Healing in Diabetes Mellitus BB Wistar Rats: Model and Potential Txt
 
1998
Neil Sharkey, PhD; Paul J. Juliano, MD; Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD
Achilles Tendon Lengthening for Reduction of Forefoot Ulceration in the Diabetic Patient
 
1998
Thom A. Tarquinio, MD; Douglas E. Parsell, PhD
Biomechanical Evaluation of Suture Anchor Strength for Reattachment of Achilles Insertion
 
1997
Michael E. Brage, MD; Louis F. Draganich, PhD
The Effects of Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity on the Tibiotalar Joint Contact Characteristics
 
1997
Lisa T. DeGnore, MD
Biomechanics of Lisfranc Joint
 
1997
Zong-Ping Luo, PhD
Biomechanical and Immunohistochemical Study of the MCL of the Big Toe MTP Joint
 
1997
Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD
Review of Technique and Demonstration of Experimental Flatfoot Model