AIOD Research Grants - 2005
Research
Grants in the field of orthopaedic trauma surgery is jointly offered
by
Objective
The
objective of these grants is to encourage the development of clinical
or basic research interests of young investigators in orthopaedic
trauma surgery.
Topics
The
principal investigator should be an orthopaedic trauma surgeon or
a trainee in a recognized orthopaedic or trauma training program.
Grants will be offered in 2005 exclusively to AIOD/FOT/AADO/JABO
members, including one year Research Grants at up to 25,000 US$
and Young Researcher´s Educational Grants at 5,000 US$. The
grant proposals should focus in the following topics:
- Biology of fracture healing, including the treatment
or enhancement of fracture repair
- Osteoporosis and augmentation of fracture fixation
in osteoporotic fractures
- New technologies in fracture fixation, including
computer-assisted surgery
- Prophylaxis and treatment of infections
in fractures
Applications
Pre-proposal applications should consist of three
areas:
- research question and background,
- clinical relevance, and
- research design.
Applications should be submitted electronically to
research.committee@aiodnet.org
by the latest 10 August, 2005. Authors of selected
pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full-length grant application
by 31 October, 2005.
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