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APMA is pleased to announce the winners of the APMA 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting 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 Education Committee:
First place: Transarticular Delta Screw Configuration for Primarily Ligamentous Lisfranc Injuries—Spencer R. Arndt, DPM, will receive $500
Co-authors: Kristen M. Brett, DPM Kyle W. Abben, DPM
Second place: Augmenting the Deltoid Ligament with Posterior Tibial Tendon Transfer: A Novel Technique—Hummira H. Abawi, DPM will receive $250
Co-authors: Yumna Siddiqui, DPM Stephanie Wu, DPM Jones Thomas, DPM Ian B. VanderGulik, DPM
Third place: Surgical Repair of Atraumatic Tibialis Anterior Tendon Ruptures with Extensor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer: A Case Series Reviewing Surgical Technique and Intermediate Outcomes—Danielle L. Nack, DPM will receive $100
Co-authors: Kristen M. Brett, DPM Kyle W. Abben, DPM
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 Education Meeting Committee:
First place: Short-Term Outcomes with Minimally Invasive Midfoot Charcot Reconstructive Surgery—Sara Mateen, DPM, will receive $500
Co-authors: Michael Thomas, DPM Asma Jappar, DPM Stephanie Wu, DPM, MSc Norman Siddiqui, DPM
Second place: Synovial Sarcoma of the Rearfoot: A Case Study—Joan Jerrido, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors: Tae Won Kim, MD Raj Patel, DPM Daryl Silva, DPM
Third place: Incorporation of FHL Tendon into the Achilles Tendon to Improve Function—Jason R. Miller, DPM, will receive $100
Co-authors: Krista J. Kotzeva, DPM Ryan Tonucci, DPM Jessica Somma, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Large Case Study/Series): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Education Meeting Committee:
First place: Opioid Prescribing Approaches in Limb Salvage Surgery, “One Size Fits All” versus “Patient-centric and Procedure-Focused,” among Podiatric Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study—Brandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH will receive $500
Co-authors: Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA Dyane E. Tower, DPM, MPH, Ms, CAE
Second place: 30-Day Readmission Following Outpatient Transmetatarsal Amputation in the Geriatric Population: An ACS NSQIP Analysis—Dominick J. Casciato, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors: Karen Kirkham, MD Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS
Third place: Are Intramedullary Fibular Nails Cost Effective from a US Payer’s Perspective?—Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, will receive $100
Co-authors: Adenike Adeyemo Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Resident): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Education Meeting Committee:
First place: Incidence of Concomitant Injuries Occurring with Talus Fractures: An ACS-NSQIP Database Study—Abad Majeed, DPM, will receive $500
Co-authors: Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH Jeffrey R. Baker, DPM Waleed Mirza, DPM Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Second place: Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Implant Arthoplasty: A Case Series Highlighting Treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease in the Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joints—Michaela Heys, DPM, will receive $250
Co-authors: Kristen M. Brett, DPM Garrett Nelson, DPM Kyle Abben, DPM
Third place: A Rare Case of Gabapentin- Induced Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Extremity—Varsha Atuluru DPM, will receive $100
Co-author: Aria Mansoori, DPM Paul J. Carroll, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Student): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Education Meeting Committee:
First place: The Effect of Felt Padding Thickness on Gait and Plantar Pressure—Priya Patel, will receive $500
Second place: The Approach to the Pigmented Foot Lesion: An Advanced Case of Malignant Melanoma and Literature Review—Whitney E. Branham, will receive $250
Co-authors: Stephen Isham Elena Ion Evelyn G. Heigh-Rosen, DPM
Third place: Pain Medication Intake During Immediate Postoperative Period May Not Predict Patient Reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lateral Ankle Instability—Vishnupriya Bodempudi, MBS, will receive $100
Co-authors: Ali Khavari, DPM Ojiugo D. Onwukwe Jasmine Magsino Phuong M. Tran Payal Sethi Paul Kim, MD Brandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA
Outstanding American Public Health Association (APHA) Foot and Ankle Health Section Student Poster Abstract and Arthur B. Helfand, DPM Award winner as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Education Meeting Committee:
A Novel Postoperative Opioid Educational Intervention Entitled the Ten Principles of Opioid Prescribing in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Four-Year Pre-Post, Mixed Methods Mega-Study—Camille P. Ryans, DPM, MPH, will receive $250 and the Arthur B. Helfand, DPM Award
Co-authors: Brandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA Jeffrey M. Robbins, DPM Dyane E. Tower, DPM, MPH, MS, CAE
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