Awards

Award Presented

R.I. Harris Lecturer, The 56th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, London Ontario

Peter J. Fowler, President Elect, AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE

R. Tait MacKenzie Medallion for best scientific paper at the AnnualSymposium of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine : K. Dainty"Hydro versus Standard Therapy after Full Thickness Rotator Cuff \Repair" ( Chief Advisor R. Litchfield)

J.C. Kennedy Research in Sport Medicine Award Ontario Medical Association Sport Med '01, Toronto.: J. Adlington"Proprioception in MDI of the Shoulder" ( Chief Advisor A. Kirkley)

A. Kirkley, Travelling Fellowship of the AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE / EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY, KNEE SURGERY AND ARTHROSCOPY

Presentation Details

An RCT Comparing the Effectiveness of Functional Knee Bracing to Neoprene Sleeve Use following ACL reconstruction.
Birmingham T, Bryant D, Giffin JR, Kirkley A, Kramer J, Litchfield R, Fowler P, Donner A.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sport Medicine Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, July 2007
World Congress of Physiotherapy, Vancouver, BC. June 2007.
Thirty-third Annual meeting of the Herodicus Society, Florence Italy, May 24, 2007.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia PRESENTATION June 2007.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego California PRESENTATION Feb. 2007.
AOSSM 2008 Specialty Day. San Francisco, California. March 8, 2008

Case Series: Acromioclavicular joint repair using a tendon autograft reconstruction reinforced with the clavicle hook plate
McCabe M, Litchfield R, Willits K, Drosdowech D.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, June 2008

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Kirkley A, Birmingham T, Litchfield R, Willits K, Giffin JR, Fegan B, Wong C, Griffin S, D’Ascanio L, Donner A, Pope J, Fowler ,P.. Herodicus Society Annual Meeting Washington, DC April, 2008. ESSKA Annual Meeting, Portugal May 2008

The effect of surgical timing meniscal reparability during ACL reconstruction
Akindolire J, Willits K, Shelton W, GiffinR, Bryant D, Kirkley A.
Arthroscopy Association of North America Washington DC, April 2008
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons San Fransico Ca, March 2008

Medial opening wedge HTO: A prospective cohort study with 3D gait analysis and 2-year follow-up.
Birmingham TB, Fowler PJ, Willits K, Litchfield RB, JenkynTR, Giffin JR
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: 2008 Specialty DaySan Francisco, California, March 2008

Haglunds syndrome and insertional achilles tendinopathy: open vs. arthroscopic surgery.
K. Willits
Arthroscopy Association of North America 26th fall course. Orlando, Florida. Nov 1-3, 2007.

Musculoskeletal clinical trials: an exercise in perseverance.
Willits K.
AOSSM Sport Medicine Travelling Fellows Symposium. Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ontario. July 10, 2007.

Prediction of ACL hamstring autograft size using preoperative MRI.
Wotherspoon S, Neligan M, Willits K, Giffin JR, Spouge A, Fowler P, Bryant D
Sport Med 2007, Ontario Medical Association Toronto, Ontario, January 2007.
JC Kennedy Research in Sport Medicine Award
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 62nd Annual Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 2007.

The role of ultrasound in predicting outcomes of non-operatively treated achilles tendon ruptures.
Snider M, Willits K, Fowler P, Giffin JR, Bryant DM, Spouge A
Sport Med 2007, Ontario Medical Association Toronto, Ontario, January 2007.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 62nd Annual Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 2007.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons San Fransisco, Ca March 2008

The protective effects of axial compression on the posterior cruciate ligament.
Stabile KJ, Giffin JR, Harner CD
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), 6th Biennial Congress Florence, Italy, May 2007.

Changes in knee joint moments and muscle activity during walking after combined ACL reconstruction and HTO.
Kean C, Birmingham TB, Garland J, Jenkyn TR Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 62nd Annual Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 2007.

The role of ultrasound in predicting outcomes of non-operatively treated Achilles tendon ruptures. Snider M, Willits K, Fowler P, Giffin, R, Bryant D, Spouge A.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 1-3, 2007.

Prediction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Hamstring Autograft Size Using Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Wotherspoon S, Neligan M, Willits K, Litchfield R, Fowler P, Giffin R, Bryant D, Spouge A
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia PRESENTATION June 2007.
Sport Med 07, Ontario Medical Association Meeting Toronto, January 2007.

Immediate anatomical changes following medial opening high tibial osteotomy using radiostereometric analysis.
DaSilva JJ, Yuan X, Pape D, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Arthroscopy Association of North America, 25th Annual Meeting Hollywood, Florida, May 2006.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 61st Annual Meeting Toronto, Ontario, June 2006.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 2006.

Impact of medial opening or lateral closing wedge tibial osteotomy on bone resection during total knee arthroplasty: A cadaveric study.
Whitehead TS, Willits KR, Bryant D, Giffin JR, Fowler PJ
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 61st Annual MeetingToronto, Ontario, June 2006.

Outcome of medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy in patients 55 years and older.
Whitehead TS, DaSilva JJ, Bryant D, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 61st Annual MeetingToronto, Ontario, June 2006.

Test-retest reliability of isolated subscapularis strength measures.
Rush T, Litchfield R, Forwell L, Kramer J.
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 22nd Annual Closed Meeting, West Palm Beach, Florida POSTER PRESENTATION November 9-12, 2005
Canadian Orthopaedic Association 2006 Meeting, Toronto, Ontario POSTER PRESENTATION June 2-4, 2006.

A RCT to determine the effectiveness of RESTORE to augment moderate to large rotator cuff tears Bryant D, Litchfield R, Drosdowech D, Holtby R, Willits K, Guyatt G. (Poster).
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007 Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. Feb 14-17, 2007.

Outcome of posterior ankle arthroscopy for hindfoot impingement. Retrospective series and early prospective results.
Willits K, Sonneveld H, Amendola A, Griffin S, Giffin JR, Fowler PJ.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario. June 2-4, 2006.
Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 3rd Annual Specialty Day Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. June 5, 2005.

Early changes in biomechanical and self-reported measures of knee function after medial opening wedge HTO.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Giffin JR, Fowler PJ
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), 5th Biennial Congress Hollywood, Florida, April 2005.

Changes in lower limb alignment and knee joint load after medial opening wedge HTO for patients with varus gonarthrosis.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 60th Annual Meeting Montreal, Quebec, June 2005.

Reliability and sensitivity to change of knee joint adduction moments during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Birmingham TB, Hunt MA, Specogna AV, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, 39th Annual Meeting Montreal, Quebec, June 2005.

Clinical outcome after combined ACL reconstruction and medial opening high tibial osteotomy.
DaSilva JJ, Graveleau N, Litchfield RB, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 31st Annual Meeting Keystone, Colorado, July 2005.

Graft choice in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy – A comparison of autograft and allograft.
Gallagher JA, RushTB, Giffin JR, Fowler PJ
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 31st Annual Meeting Keystone, Colorado, July 2005.

Dynamic lower limb alignment and knee joint load during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jones IC, Giffin JR, Jenkyn TR
International Society of Biomechanics, 20th International Congress Cleveland, Ohio, July 2005.

Test-retest reliability of hop tests following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Reid A, Birmingham TB, Stratford P, Alcock G, Giffin JR
The Canadian Physiotherapy Association - Orthopaedic Division, 17th Annual National Symposium
London, Ontario, October 2005. (Poster)

In vivo micro-computed tomography: Analysis and arthrography for longitudinal assessment of a pre-clinical rodent model of osteoarthritis.
McErlain D, Schwartz N, Henry JL, Litchfield R, Holdsworth D. 10th Annual Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada POSTER PRESENTATION, May 28 – 30, 2004

Different trial averaging methods for reporting peak adduction moment in patients with osteoarthritis.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Specogna AV, Giffin JR
Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMA), 9th Annual Meeting Lexington, Kentucky, April 2004. (Poster)

Knee adduction impulse during walking: a new method of reporting joint loading in patients with varus gonarthrosis.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, 38th Annual Meeting Calgary, Alberta, June 2004. (Poster)

Radiographic measures of knee alignment in patients with varus gonarthrosis: Effect of different patient positions and associations with dynamic joint load.
Specogna AV, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Hunt MA, Jones IC, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, 38th Annual Meeting Calgary, Alberta, June 2004.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 30th Annual Meeting Quebec City, Quebec, June 2004. (Poster)

Evaluation of measurement resolution and marker error in gait analysis laboratories.
Jenkyn TR, Birmingham TB, Jones IC, Giffin JR
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, 38th Annual Meeting Calgary, Alberta, June 2004.

Effect of age on changes in function and knee joint loads after a high tibial osteotomy.
Hunt MA, Birmingham TB, Jenkyn TR, Jones IC, Giffin JR, Fowler PJ, Vandervoort AA
Aging and Physical Activity, 6th World Congress London, Ontario, August 2004.

Outcome following simultaneous ACL reconstruction and high tibial osteotomy.
DaSilva JJ, Giffin JR, Graveleau N, Fowler PJ, Litchfield RB, Amendola N
Linvatec Resident and Fellows Conference, 12th Annual Meeting Palm Island, Florida, October 2004.
Best Overall Paper
Canadian Orthopaedic Residents Association, 30th Annual Meeting Toronto, Ontario, November 2004.
Sandy Kirkley Award - Best Clinical Paper