Top 3 papers are selected for the following awards:
• The Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD Award (with a $1,000 honorarium).
• The John N. Insall, MD Award (with a $1,000 honorarium).
• The Mark B. Coventry, MD Award (with a $1,000 honorarium).
Any and all of these awards are granted at the discretion of the Program Committee of The Knee Society.
Submission Process
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Members and non-members are eligible to submit.
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A paper submitted for consideration to The Knee Society may not also be submitted to The Hip Society, whose cycle and process is similar. If a study is relevant to both hip and knee, submitters must choose only one Society to submit to.
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Submitted papers must:
• Be blinded.
• Highlight quality basic science or clinical research specifically related to the knee joint.
• Be completely original work and not be submitted to, and/or published in whole or in part in, any journal or via electronic media platform prior to presentation at Specialty Day.
• May be previously presented, in whole or in part, if the new submission represents an important contribution.
All submissions must be submitted via The Knee Society portal, which is now closed.
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The deadline to submit a full manuscript in consideration for an award was November 18, 2024.
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Review the complete Policies and Procedures.
*Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) is the official journal of The Knee Society.
The 2025 Scientific Award Winners
The Knee Society Chitranjan S. Ranawat Award:
Factors That Predict Outcome 5-years Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Presented by: Mohamed Yousef MD, PhD
The Knee Society John N. Insall Award:
Functional versus Mechanical Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Presented by: Simon W Young MD, FRACS
The Knee Society Mark B. Coventry Award:
Does Matching the Native Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) Improve Outcomes in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Presented by: R. Michael Meneghini, MD
