William D. Bugbee, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif., received the 2015 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award for his team's 15 years of research on optimizing the process and effectiveness of osteochondral allograft transplantation for cartilage repair.
By restoring articular cartilage, surgeons can relieve patient pain, and delay or prevent arthritis. Dr. Bugbee conducted scientific and clinical studies with the aim of improving the process, indications and outcomes associated with allograft transplantation in cartilage repair: from optimizing the viability and delivery of tissue for surgical use and to improving the understanding of cartilage and bone remodeling following the procedure.
"Our research efforts in the field of osteochondral allograft transplantation have led to innovations in tissue banking, new insights into the biology of osteochondral allografts, improvements in surgical techniques and a better understanding of the clinical indications and outcomes related to this procedure," said Dr. Bugbee. "As a result of these endeavors, osteochondral allograft transplantation has been widely adopted in the orthopaedic community and has emerged as an important treatment option for patients with articular cartilage injury."
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