Scientific Awards

Recognition for outstanding research

Our scientists have received numerous awards for their outstanding work in sports orthopedics and trauma surgery. A selection of the prizes awarded can be found here.

Scientific Awards

BVOU-medi Award 2014

Valgus bracing in symptomatic varus malalignment for testing the expected “unloading effect” following valgus high tibial osteotomy

(Ph. Minzlaff, T. Saier, PU Brucker, B. Haller, AB Imhoff, St. Hinterwimmer)

AGA-medi Award 2013

Structural and Biomechanical Changes in Shoulders of Junior Javelin Throwers – A multimodal Evaluation as a Proof of Concept for a Preventive Exercise Protocol

(K. Beitzel, JF Zandt, S. Buchmann, KI Beitzel, A. Schwirtz, AB Imhoff, PU Brucker)

Innovation Award 2003 of the German Society for Trauma Surgery

Ex-vivo gene therapy to improve bone formation in osteoporotic rats using muscle derived cells transduced with retroviral vector expressing BMP-4.

(Rose T, Peng H, Kuroda R, Usas A, Lill H, Fu F, Huard J.)

Nominated for Young Investigator Award

The importance of the subchondral bone plate for the development of mechanically induced osteoarthritis.
3rd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Biomechanics, Munich, May 29-31, 2003

(Mayer A., Anetzberger H., Müller-Gerbl M.)

Scientific Award of the Year 2002 of the Association for Orthopaedic Research (AFOR)

Enhancement of the Tendon-Bone Integration of ACL Tendon Grafts with BMP-2 Gene Transfer: A histological and biomechanical Study

(Martinek V., Lattermann Ch., Abramowitch St., Woo SL-Y., Fu FH, Imhoff AB, Huard J.)

Award of the year Turkish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization with different techniques including Laser and Radiofrequency 2nd Turkish Congress of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 6-9th March 2002 Izmir, Turkey

Imhoff A. et al.

Nominated for Best Paper

Subchondral mineralization patterns of the glenoid after tear of the supraspinatus.
16th European Shoulder Congress of SECEC/ESSSE, Budapest, 18-21 September 2002

(Pfahler M., Anetzberger H., Schulz C., Refior HJ)

TUM nomination for the Leibnitz Prize

The Treatment of Cartilage Damage in Sports Today and Tomorrow: Meniscus and Chondrocyte Cultivation, Tissue Engineering and Gene Therapy

(Imhoff A. et al.)

Best doctoral thesis

Clinical and biomechanical studies on posterior femoral condyle transfer at the knee joint, 2001
(Florian Dirisamer) Platelet function and morphology in patients with hyper- and hyporeactive hemostasis systems and membrane receptor blockade, 2001

(Jens Agneskirchner)

Best Paper Award

Age related changes of the glenoid labrumin normal shoulders.
14th European Shoulder Congress of SECEC/ESSSE, Lisbon, 20-23 September 2000

(Pfahler M., Haraida S., Schulz C., Anetzberger H., Refior HJ)

Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award

A dynamic model for motion and stability of the glenohumeral
Joint. Academy for Orthopedic Surgeons / Orthopedic Research Society (AAOS/ORS).
February 22, 1996 Atlanta GA, USA.

(Warner JJP, Debski RE, Fu FH, Imhoff AB, Demirhan M., Patel PR, Woo SL-Y.)

Scientific Prize of the Year 1993 of the German-speaking Association for Arthroscopy (AGA)

15-year results after conservative and surgical treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

(Imhoff A., Minotti O. Schreiber A.)

Poster prices

29th AGA Congress (09/2012), Zurich, Switzerland

“1st Prize for the Best Practical Poster”
Trochleoplasty in combination with MPFL reconstruction for severe patellofemoral instability – a prospective 2-year minimum follow-up study

(Banke I., Kohn L., Meidinger G., Otto A., Beitzel K., Imhoff A., Schöttle P.)