Applications were reviewed by members of the organization, its Board of Specialty Societies and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation and selected based on scientific merit, according to a March 12 AAOS news release.
Mohan Belthur, MD, who was sponsored by the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, was granted $27,500 for his research related to clinical support tools for fractures in children, and Joseph King III, MD, sponsored by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, was awarded $72,500 for his study on the treatment of proximal humerus fractures.
