Congratulations to Michael McBrayer and DJO for receiving the PFF Distinguished Service Award! The BOD of the Foundation is grateful for almost 2 decades of support for our goals!
Patellofemoral Foundation board members João Espreguiera Mendes and Jason Koh hosted a luncheon for past patellofemoral foundation/ISAKOS traveling fellows and guests at the May 2019 ISAKOS meeting in Cancun. Board members Ryosuke Kuroda and Dan Green also attended Photos Courtesy of PFF Board member Lieve Vanden Berghe
Dr Jason Koh of the Patellofemoral Foundation Board of Directors presents the PFF Research Excellence Award at ISAKOS in Cancun
{"file":"/easyblog_images/414/Lifetime-Achievement/2017","place":"shared"} The Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation were honored to present the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award to Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso MD PhD. Dr. Sanchis-Alfonso works at the Hospital Arnau de Vilanova in Valencia, Spain. Prior recipients of the award, Drs. Elizabeth Arendt and Alan Merchant, attended the celebration luncheon to honor their peer. Dr. Sanchis-Alfonso was introduced by PFF board president, John Fulkerson MD who summarized his career work and significant accomplishments. The attendees were then treated to a heartfelt and poignant speech that was highlighted by an incredible accounting of dates and events that defined his career passion for the patellofemoral joint. He mentioned that he still owns and cherishes his first communication from Dr. Fulkerson!
Dr Lauren Redler receives the AANA/PFF Patellofemoral Surgical Anatomy Excellence Award at the AANA annual meeting in Boston April 14, 2016 from Drs Fulkerson and Tokish.
From left to right: Eric Jania, Eric Dahlinger, John Fulkerson MD, Elizabeth Arendt MD, Bill Post MD, Jason Koh MD, Andy Cosgarea MD From left to right: PFF Board member Dr. Joao Espreguiera , Award recipient Elizabeth Arendt, and PFF Board member Philippe Neyret. Patellofemoral Foundation Board member Dr Jason Koh with Dr Arendt. Dr Elizabeth Arendt receives the Patellofemoral Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual PFF luncheon which was attended by 35 guests. In addition to the Board of Directors, corporate benefactors John Mahoney of Smith and Nephew, Michael McBrayer of DJOrtho, Vineet Sarin of Kinamed, and orthopedic leadership Allan Anderson (President of AOSSM), Philippe Neyret (President of ISAKOS), Matteo Denti (President of ESSKA), Joao Espreguiera (past president of ESSKA) and past presidents Nick Sgaglione and William Beach of AANA attended.
The following study received the 2015 Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award of ISAKOS and the Patellofemoral Foundation at the Biennial ISAKOS Congress in Lyon, France: "Femoral antetorsion is related to the morphology of the femoral trochlea" Liebensteiner M, Ressler J, Seitlinger G, Djurdjevic T, El-Attal R, Ferlic P Dr. Liebensteiner and his team concluded that the morphology of the trochlea is significantly related to femoral antetorsion. Increased antetorsion is associated with a flatter, more dysplastic trochlea.
On March 27, 2015, the 2015 Patellofemoral Foundation Lifetime Achievement were presented to Drs Philippe Neyret of Lyon, France and Scott Dye of San Francisco, California, USA at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting.
Annual meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America in May 2014
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.
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