10.01.21
The Spine Journal and North American Spine Society (NASS) announced two winners of the 2021 Outstanding Paper Awards at the society's 36th Annual Meeting this week in Boston (through Oct. 2). The awards recognize excellence in unpublished research in spine care. Winning manuscripts receive a $10,000 prize and will be published in the January 2022 issue of The Spine Journal. The winners presented their research during the Outstanding Paper Awards session on Sept, 30.
Award Winners/Presenters:
Outstanding Paper: The Effect of Ketorolac on Posterior Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Fusion: An Interim Analysis from a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Chad F. Claus, DO; Evan Lytle, DO; Michael Lawless, DO; Doris Tong, M.D.; Diana Sigler, RPh; Lucas Garmo, BS; Dejan Slavnic, DO; Jacob Jasinski, DO; Robert W. McCabe, DO; Ascher Kaufmann, M.D.; Gustavo Anton, DO; Elise Yoon, DO; Ammar Alsalahi, M.D.; Karl Kado, M.D.; Peter Bono, DO; Daniel A. Carr, DO; Prashant Kelkar, DO; Clifford Houseman, DO; Boyd Richards, DO; Teck M. Soo, M.D.
Outstanding Paper: Modic Changes are Associated with Activation of Intense Inflammatory and Host Defense Response Pathways - Molecular Insights from Proteomic Analysis of Human Intervertebral Discs
S. Rajasekaran, Ph.D.; Dilip Chand Raja, FNB (Spine); Sharon Miracle Nayagam, MSc; Chitraa Tangavel, Ph.D.; M. Raveendran, Ph.D.; Pushpa Bhari Thippeswamy, FRCR; Niek Djuric; KS Sri Vijay Anand, M.S.; Rishi Mugesh Kanna, FNB (Spine); Shetty Ajoy Prasad, MS.
NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering the highest quality, ethical, evidence-based and value-based spine care by promoting education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from several disciplines, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.
Award Winners/Presenters:
Outstanding Paper: The Effect of Ketorolac on Posterior Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Fusion: An Interim Analysis from a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Chad F. Claus, DO; Evan Lytle, DO; Michael Lawless, DO; Doris Tong, M.D.; Diana Sigler, RPh; Lucas Garmo, BS; Dejan Slavnic, DO; Jacob Jasinski, DO; Robert W. McCabe, DO; Ascher Kaufmann, M.D.; Gustavo Anton, DO; Elise Yoon, DO; Ammar Alsalahi, M.D.; Karl Kado, M.D.; Peter Bono, DO; Daniel A. Carr, DO; Prashant Kelkar, DO; Clifford Houseman, DO; Boyd Richards, DO; Teck M. Soo, M.D.
Outstanding Paper: Modic Changes are Associated with Activation of Intense Inflammatory and Host Defense Response Pathways - Molecular Insights from Proteomic Analysis of Human Intervertebral Discs
S. Rajasekaran, Ph.D.; Dilip Chand Raja, FNB (Spine); Sharon Miracle Nayagam, MSc; Chitraa Tangavel, Ph.D.; M. Raveendran, Ph.D.; Pushpa Bhari Thippeswamy, FRCR; Niek Djuric; KS Sri Vijay Anand, M.S.; Rishi Mugesh Kanna, FNB (Spine); Shetty Ajoy Prasad, MS.
NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering the highest quality, ethical, evidence-based and value-based spine care by promoting education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from several disciplines, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.