ISAKOS is pleased to announce a new award opportunity for Young Professionals for the 15^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress!

Up to three (3) awards will be given to presenting authors of the highest scoring abstracts submitted by Young Professionals (45 years and under):  

• (1) Highest scoring abstract considered for a podium presentation
• (1) Highest scoring abstract submitted for an e-poster
• (1) Highest scoring abstract submitted for a physical poster

Recipients will receive waived registration to the 2025 ISAKOS Congress and recognition within Congress program materials and signage.

Non-Member Recipients of the award will also receive 1 year of waived membership with ISAKOS (for those applicants who are not currently an ISAKOS Member).  

Eligibility and Application Requirements

To be considered for an award, applicants must submit their abstracts to the 2025 ISAKOS Congress as the presenting author. Applicants must be a Young Professional orthopaedic surgeon.

Young Professionals are categorized as those 45 years of age or under. To confirm eligibility applicants will be asked to provide their date of birth.

Review Process

The review process with follow the 2025 ISAKOS Congress abstract submission protocol and timeline. All abstracts are blindly reviewed by committees of qualified orthopaedic surgeons.

Abstract Grading Criteria

Abstracts are graded on a scale from 0.0 to 12.0 (12.0 being the best) based on the following:

• Scientific Merit (0-6, with 6 points max)
  • Is the problem clearly stated?
  • Are the statistics sound?
  • Are there adequate numbers of subjects?
  • How is the methodology? {are there controls?, is this prospective vs. retrospective?}
  • Is the abstract clear / well written and are the results clear?
  • Are the conclusions supported by the results?
• Originality of Project (0-2)
• Clinical Usefulness (0-2)
• Level of Interest to ISAKOS Members (0-2)

Application Deadline and Award Notification

Deadline to submit applications is September 01, 2024. Applications will be reviewed after the submission deadline, with recipients being notified no later than December 15, 2024.