2025 ISAKOS Congress in Munich, Germany

Richard B. Caspari Award


History of the Award

Richard B. Caspari was an innovator, teacher and leader in the field of Arthroscopy. Beginning at the 2003 ISAKOS Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, a monetary prize in honor of Richard B. Caspari was awarded to the best upper extremity paper read at the scientific program of the congress.

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Past Winners

Purpose of the Award

The Richard B. Caspari Award was established with the intention of stimulating and rewarding abstracts and presentations in the subject of the upper extremity.

Application Requirements

To be considered for the Richard B. Caspari Award, applicants must first submit an abstract related to upper extremity for the ISAKOS Congress followed by the online award application. Applicants are required to provide their curriculum vitae, and agree to provide a manuscript following the Journal of ISAKOS criteria if selected as a finalist.

Abstracts and award applications must be submitted before September 10, 2024.

Review Process

All abstracts submitted for the Richard B. Caspari Award will be reviewed by members of the ISAKOS Shoulder Committee. Four finalists will be chosen based upon the quality of the abstract. The four finalists will be invited to submit a blinded and unblinded manuscript prior to the ISAKOS Congress and must follow the Journal of ISAKOS criteria by the deadline given. The finalists’ manuscript will be judged using a 30 point scoring system based on the quality of the manuscript (10 points), the concept originality and importance (10 points, and experimental design and execution (10 points).

Award

Registration to the ISAKOS Congress will be waived for the four finalists. The first and second place winners will be announced at the ISAKOS Congress, and presented with a framed certificate and an honorarium. The first place presentation will receive US $2,000 with the second place presentation receiving US $1,500. Both first and second place manuscripts will be submitted for possible publication in Journal of ISAKOS.

Note: Individuals are only permitted to receive one award per Congress, per abstract. ISAKOS award recipients, if not already an ISAKOS Member, are required to become an ISAKOS Member prior to receiving their award. One year of Membership dues will waived.