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APMA is pleased to announce the winners of the APMA 2020 Online CECH Summer Series Abstract Competition!
The six categories of awards are as follows:
Outstanding Oral Abstract Presentation
The top three oral abstract presentations as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Conservative versus Surgical Management of Fifth Metatarsal Diaphyseal Fractures: A Retrospective Review Marc D. Jones, DPM, will receive $500 Co-author: Kerry Sweet, DPM
Second place: Avoiding the Deep Plantar Arterial Arch in Transmetatarsal Amputations: A Cadaver Study James H. Whelan, DPM, will receive $250 Co-authors: Caroline Kiser, DPM John Lazoritz, DPM
Third place: Validation of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score for Use in Infracalcaneal Heel Pain Alisha P. Joshi will receive $100 Co-authors: Christopher Collazo, DPM Erin Klein, DPM, MS Lowell Weil Jr., DPM, MBA Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Single Case or Small Case Study/Series)
The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Creation of a Mock Operating Room Environment for Assessment of Orthopaedic Resident Surgical Skills: A Starting Point Toward the Development of Deliberate Practice Stephen J. Merena, DPM, will receive $500 Co-authors: Andrew Kaplan, MD Lara Stone, DPM Mark Charlson, MD James Michelson, MD Elizabeth Ames, MD
Second place: Chinese Foot Binding: A Case Analysis of Biomechanical and Radiographic Pathology and Implications Christina Pratt, DPM, will receive $250 Co-authors: Jian Zeng Wei Dong
Third place: Radiographic Analysis of the Isolated Talonavicular Arthrodesis in the Treatment of Pediatric Pes Valgus Deformities Rizción B. Dagani, DPM, MBA, will receive $100 Co-authors: Andrea D. Cass, DPM José M. Gonzalez, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Large Case Study/Series)
The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Association and Trends of Current Prevention Guidelines in Reducing Hospitalizations for People with Diabetes Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, will receive $500 Co-author: Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Second place: A Prospective Longitudinal Analysis into the Development and Progression of Structural First Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint Pathology: Pilot Data of an Initiated 50-year Investigation Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, will receive $250
Third place: A Literature Review Exploring the Use of Botulinum Toxin A Injection Therapy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Treatment Ebony Love, DPM, will receive $100 Co-authors: Michelle Garcia, DPM, MS Ziad Labbad, DPM, MD, CPed
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Resident):
The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Plantar Fascia Release for Plantar Hallux Ulcer Blake Hale, DPM, will receive $500 Co-author: David Millward, DPM
Second place: A Novel Surgical Approach to the Correction of Rigid Hammertoe Deformity in a Patient with Diabetes and Dorsal Digital Ulcerations Adi Pajazetovic, DPM, will receive $250 Co-authors: Dylan Kaumaya, DPM Amanda Figliuzzi, DPM David C. Hatch Jr., DPM
Third place: End-to-Side Nerve Transfer for Management of Chronic Anterior Leg Compartment Muscle Weakness Lisa M. Harrison, DPM, will receive $100 Co-authors: Yen N. Tran, DPM Shawn Christopher Ward, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Student)
The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Effects of Pentoxyfylline on Healing Times in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Zackary Clor will receive $500 Co-authors: Katie Landry, DC Derek Talbot, DC Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Second place: Implementation of a Dedicated Treatment Algorithm to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Lower Extremity Hematomas Will Improve Patient Outcomes Sarah E. Chmielewski will receive $250 Co-authors: Windy Cole, DPM Stacey B. Coe, CCRP
Third place: Peroneocalcaneas Muscle and Other Anomalous Variants in the Lateral Compartment of the Lower Extremity: A Cadaveric Case Report Alexander M. Kramer will receive $100 Co-authors: Ashley A. Schneider Lindsey N. Bustos Dy Chin, MS Jarrod Shapiro, DPM Mathew J. Wedel, PhD
Attendees’ Choice Award
The winner as selected by APMA Online CECH Summer Series participants:
Toenail Dust as an Occupational Hazard in Podiatry: A Systematic Review Komal Saini will receive $250 Co-authors: Melody Khosravi Jannani Krishnan Tiffany Tran Dyane E. Tower, DPM, MPH, MS Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH, MA
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