THE KNEE SOCIETY'S SCIENTIFIC Awards

The Knee Society annually presents three (3) scientific awards for papers submitted from the various training programs or from practicing orthopaedic surgeons, both members and non-members, for presentation at the Specialty Day Meeting of The Knee Society (during the AAOS Annual Meeting).

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

THE 2027 CYCLE WILL BEGIN IN THE FALL  

  1. Members and non-members are eligible to submit.

  2. 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. Only one (1) abstract submission is allowed per Presenting Author. A second submission must have a different Presenting Author.

  3. 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.

  4. Review the complete Policies and Procedures.

    *Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) is the official journal of The Knee Society.

The 2026 Scientific Award Winners

The Knee Society Chitranjan S. Ranawat Award:
Surgeon-performed, Intraoperative Adductor Canal Blocks are Non-inferior to Anaesthesiologist-performed Adductor Canal Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Presented by: Simon Garceau, MD, FRCSC

The Knee Society John N. Insall Award:
Reduced Reinfection Rate with Intraosseous Vancomycin Administration at Reimplantation in Two-Stage Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Presented by: Stephen J. Incavo, MD

The Knee Society Mark B. Coventry Award:
Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Cemented vs. Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasty – The KneeFix Trial
Presented by: Simon W. Young, MD