BONE, CARTILAGE, TENDON,
NERVE and MUSCLE
Joseph A. Abboud, MD
Lessening
the extent of tendon disease or damage for patients with hypercholesterolemia
Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD
Development
of small-molecule inhibitors to reduce the effect of BMP regulators and
increase the rate of bone healing
Hani A. Awad, PhD
Allografts
that reduce scarring and restore gliding and function of repaired flexor
tendons
Nicole S. Belkin, MD
Implants to
treat cartilage pathology
David B. Burr, MD
Exercise
programs that prevent osteoporotic fractures
Laurence E. Dahners, MD
Demonstrated
that braces that allow controlled motion of ligaments resulted in faster,
stronger healing
David R. Diduch, MD
Method to
determine if new techniques involving cells to influence cartilage healing are
effective, ensuring patients receive the best possible treatment for cartilage
injuries
William F. Enneking, MD
Establishment
of the principles for bone banks that provide bone for procedures such as
fusions
William H. Harris, MD
Osteoporosis
treatments that reduce fractures or other injuries
MaCalus V. Hogan, MD
Development
of tissue engineering therapies to heal, repair and regenerate acute or
chronically injured tendons
Xuhui Liu, MD
Decreased
muscle atrophy after injury, immobilization or surgery
Frederick (Rick) A. Matsen III, MD
Assessment
of limbs at risk for compartmental syndrome
Wen-Ning Qi, MD
Better
treatments for peripheral nerve injury by suppressing calcium channels or
rebalancing nitric oxide products
Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD
Employing
biofactors to improve clinical outcomes of tendon-to-bone healing
Stephen B. Trippel, MD
Growth
factors that interact with one another and can be used to treat patients with
skeletal growth deficiencies
Marshall R. Urist, MD
The
development and advancement of Bone Morphogenetic Protein to encourage faster
healing, stronger fusions, and longer-lasting joint replacement
Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, PhD
Bone graft
materials that could be used to target holes left by disease or injury, where
bone reconstitution is difficult to achieve
