The EFORT Congress Scientific Awards

A congress is always as good as its presentations are. In this regard the EFORT congress can ever rely on the experts all over Europe and even worldwide.

The EFORT Congress Scientific Awards are selected among the many high-quality abstracts submitted to the congress. Among the traditional Free Paper and Jacques Duparc (poster) Awards, in 2018 EFORT introduced the Michael Freeman Award. The latter was created in memory of Professor Michael Freeman, one of the founding fathers of EFORT and EFORT President 1994 to 1995, to honor his lifetime contribution to both the European and the International Orthopaedic Community after he passed away in September 2017.

Virtual EFORT Congress 2020 | Scientific Awards Winners

The 40 best-rated free papers, 20 each in orthopaedics and trauma, were given the option of competing for the EFORT Free Paper Award. Among all submitted presentations, the EFORT Award Committee has chosen the winners in each of the two categories. Winners also receive a financial reward (gold: EUR 750; silver: EUR 500; bronze: EUR 250).

The Virtual EFORT Congress 2020 winners are as follows:

EFORT FREE PAPERS AWARDS - ORTHOPAEDICS

GOLD Orthopaedics Abstract:

SILVER Orthopaedics Abstract:

BRONZE Orthopaedics Abstract:

  • Risk Of Revision In Total Hip Arthroplasty With Ceramic-On-Polyethylene And Metal-On-Polyethylene Bearings – Results From A Common Database From Four Countries
    Authors & Institutions:

    Claus Varnum | Denmark (1), Alma Becic Pedersen (2), Johan Kärrholm (3), Ola Rolfson (3), Anne Marie Fenstad (4), Ove Furnes (4), Geir Hallan (4), Antti Eskelinen (5), Keijo Mäkelä (6), Søren Overgaard (7)

    1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vejle Hospita | Vejle | Denmark
    2. Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Epidemiology | Aarhus | Denmark
    3. Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg | Gothenburg | Sweden
    4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital | Bergen | Norway
    5. Coxa Hospital of Joint Replacement | Tampere | Finland
    6. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital | Turku | Finland
    7. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital | Odense | Denmark

    Topic: Pelvis, Hip & Femur

EFORT FREE PAPERS AWARDS - TRAUMA

GOLD Trauma Abstract:

SILVER Trauma Abstract:

BRONZE Trauma Abstract:

The 10 best-rated poster abstracts submitted to the Virtual EFORT Congress receive the Jacques Duparc Award, which includes a grant of EUR 250 and a certificate to acknowledge the work for each of the awarded abstract.

The Virtual EFORT Congress 2020 winners are as follows:

In memory of Professor Michael Freeman, one of the founding fathers of EFORT and EFORT President 1994 - 1995, and to honour his lifetime contribution to both the European and the International Orthopaedic Community, EFORT recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution made to the EFORT Congress with the Michael Freeman Award. The award is handed out for excellence in knee biomechanics and kindly supported by Medacta International SA. The award comes with a financial reward of EUR 3,000.

The EFORT Virtual Congress (VEC) 2020 winner is:

As the final scientific highlight of our VEC programme, EFORT will run a LIVE session focusing on the presentation of SIX selected research projects among all the competing posters (24 candidatures) submitted by our National Member Societies within this initiative.

Each selected Best National Paper is allocated 5-minutes for oral presentation which will be followed by a 3-minutes discussion with the moderators. A specific Q&A section will collect in real time questions from the audience that will be used to drive an interactive exchange during the discussion. At the end of the session, attendees from the audience will be asked to vote online to choose the best oral presentation.

The Virtual EFORT Congress 2020 participants for the oral session are as follows: