Dr Fulkerson presents the first Patellofemoral Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Alan Merchant at the annual PFF luncheon in New Orleans which was hosted by the Board of Directors.

The International Patellofemoral Study Group met in Ghent Belgium August 29-31, 2013 under the leadership of past PF Foundation traveling fellow, Fredrik Almqvist.

At the May 2013 ISAKOS meeting in Toronto, Dr Shinya Oka was honored with the ISAKOS/PFF Research Excellence Award for his research entitled “A Simulation of the Optimal Femoral Insertion Site in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction.”

The PFF board meeting and luncheon was held in Chicago on March 22, 2013. Nick Sgaglione announced the new AANA PF Surgical Excellence Award to be co funded by AANA and PFF.

Drs Bill Post and Jack Andrish presented live surgical cadaver demonstrations on, respectively, medial patella stabilization and anteromedial tibial tubercle transfer at the July 2012 American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore. A crowd of over 250 orthopedic surgeons attended.