Annual Patellofemoral Foundation Board Meeting and Luncheon – San Diego, CA

2017-03-21T19:54:21+00:00March 21st, 2017|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , , , |

{"file":"/activities/2017_Meeting","place":"shared"} The 2017 Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting was held in beautiful San Diego this past week. The Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation recently held our board meeting and luncheon in San Diego concurrent with the 2017 AAOS meeting.  This year we met at the Oceanaire Restaurant located a few blocks from the San Diego Convention Center. Agenda items included updates on a number of ongoing projects and relationships with partners that include AANA, ISAKOS, and AOSSM.  The upcoming September 8-9, 2017 PFF/AANA Orthopaedic Learning Center course was discussed and significant time was given to ideas for providing residents and fellows with a focused course directed to teaching current and optimized options for treatment. The board was grateful and fortunate that corporate donations continue to support efforts to provide education. Dr. John Fulkerson reviewed the current list of sponsors noting especially the generous DJO Global commitment to donate $250,000 over 5 years.  Continued support from Smith & Nephew, Kinamed was gratefully acknowledged as well as the first year of support from ZipLine Medical. [...]

Kinamed, Inc. provides grant commitment for 2017

2017-02-22T22:19:01+00:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: Activities|Tags: , , |

The Patellofemoral Foundation Board of Directors is honored to announce that Kinamed, Inc. (Camarillo, CA) has again provided financial support to the Foundation for 2017. Vineet Sarin, Ph.D., President of Kinamed, notified the PFF Board of the grant commitment. Kinamed has developed the unique KineMatch Patello-Femoral Replacement -- a true custom implant system fabricated specifically for each individual patient suffering from isolated, end-stage patello-femoral disease. Because the device is precisely manufactured to fit the patient's anatomy using CT data, no resection of femoral bone is required, thus preserving bone stock for the future. The design of the front (articulating) and back (bone fitting) sides of the implant are "decoupled" so that optimization of an intimate, bone-sparing fit, as well as proper kinematics and control of patella tracking, can be achieved. Overstuffing is avoided with a deep groove that accomodates the patella, while thicker medial and lateral margins provide stability. Favorable long-term clinical results have been reported. More information is available at the Kinamed website.

Patellofemoral Online Education released

2021-07-01T20:44:45+00:00March 1st, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

At the March 2010 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans, Dr Fulkerson hosted a luncheon for the board of directors, corporate benefactors, and the ISAKOS travelling fellows at Mr B's Bistro on Royal Street. The newly released Patellofemoral Online Education was highlighted as the fellows met to discuss their April journey to patellofemoral centers in USA, France and England. At the luncheon, Elizabeth Arendt, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at University of Minnesota joined other individual benefactors with a major contribution to the Patellofemoral Foundation. 

The Patellofemoral Foundation gratefully thanks all those who have supported the Foundation’s efforts over this past year

2009-12-30T17:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2009|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

The Patellofemoral Foundation gratefully thanks all those who have supported the Foundation's efforts over this past year, and extends special thanks to the Ronald Grelsamer Family (in memory of Ron's father Philippe); Smith and Nephew Endoscopy; Kinamed; Hartman Newspapers; The Alfred Trillat Fund courtesy of Philippe Neyret and associates (Lyon, France); and DJ Ortho for their exceptional support in 2009.

Kinamed Pledges its Support of PFF

2021-07-01T20:44:46+00:00May 24th, 2009|Categories: PFF Strategic Alliances|Tags: , , |

Established in 1987, Kinamed designs and manufactures implantables and instruments for orthopedics and neurosurgery. Kinamed recently made a generous three-year pledge of support to the Patellofemoral Foundation. Support from Kinamed and all our donors is vital to our ability to fund innovation, research, education and awareness of patellofemoral disease. To become a Patellofemoral Foundation supporter, click here. 

Educational Opportunities

2008-05-06T16:00:00+00:00May 6th, 2008|Categories: Meetings|Tags: , , , , |

The Patellofemoral Foundation (PFF) Board of Directors met in San Francisco at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting on March 6, 2008. Representatives from our major benefactor, Smith and Nephew Endoscopy, attended as well as Lieve Van den Berghe, Vice Preident of DJO International and organizer of the Patellofemoral Consensus Group. The AAOS meeting was a great opportunity for Patellofemoral Board Members to fulfill part of our mission to enhance awareness of patellofemoral problems and provide focused educational opportunities for health care professionals about prevention and proper care of patients and athletes with patellofemoral pain and instability.

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